UM Students Plan Special Program Sept. 21 to Kick Off Presidential Debate Week
OXFORD, Miss. - While mostly media will occupy the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the first 2008 presidential debate Sept. 26, a few lucky University of Mississippi students will...
View ArticleUM, American Heart Association Host Seminar on Reinventing Health Care
OXFORD, Miss. - The American Heart Association, in partnership with the University of Mississippi, is convening a panel of top business, government and health leaders to examine the nation's health...
View ArticleExpert Panelists Discuss President's Role in Righting the Economy
OXFORD, Miss. - With gas prices again on the rise and financial markets around the world trying to recover from recent shocks with stocks, voters are wondering how a new president can make a...
View ArticleHundreds Gather for Debate Week Kickoff, Watch Drawing of Names for Student...
OXFORD, Miss. - The excitement that has been building for months at the University of Mississippi officially kicked into high gear Sunday evening, as more than 300 people gathered at the steps of the...
View ArticleOxford Freshman Wins Debate Ticket for Policy Writing Skills
OXFORD, Miss. - The second time was the charm for University of Mississippi freshman Taylor McGraw, who won a coveted ticket to Friday's presidential debate by winning The Daily Mississippian's policy...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: Barbour, Khayat Plan News Conference to Welcome Media to the...
Gov. Haley Barbour, who saw Mississippi through the worst natural disaster in American history, and University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert C. Khayat, who has brought about positive change and...
View ArticleStatement by Commission on Presidential Debates
Oxford, Miss., September 24, 2008 - "The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is moving forward with its plan for the first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss....
View ArticleLocal, International Journalists Intrigued with Debate and University
OXFORD, Miss. - The first presidential debate hosted by the University of Mississippi is a source of interest for journalists across the country - and across the pond. Ben Ferguson, host of Radio...
View ArticleAmerican Education Needs an Overhaul, National Panel of Experts Concludes
OXFORD, Miss. - The next president needs to overhaul America's outdated educational system, one that is inequitable, unaffordable and inaccessible. That is the consensus of a national panel of...
View ArticleDebate Transcript
LEHRER: Good evening from the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. I'm Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS, and I welcome you to the first of the 2008...
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