Chancellor of the University of Mississippi explained

Post:	Chancellor
Body:	University of Mississippi
Insigniasize:	200
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the University of Mississippi
Incumbent:	Glenn Boyce
Incumbentsince:	2019
Formation:	1848
First:	George Frederick Holmes
Website:	https://chancellor.olemiss.edu

The chancellor of the University of Mississippi is the chief administrator of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The position was previously referred to as "president" until chancellor Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard suggested the change in 1858.^[1]

Chancellor John Davis Williams, who served during the Ole Miss riot of 1962 and most of the civil rights movement, attempted to remain neutral, stating "My business is to educate the students sent to me."^[2]

List

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Denotes those who were referred to as president

Portrait	Name	Term	Notes
	scope=row style="background:#FFFFCC;"		1848–1849
	scope=row style="background:#FFFFCC;"		1849–1856
	scope=row style="background:#FFFFCC;"		1856–1861	Title changed to chancellor in 1858
	scope=row		1865–1874
	scope=row		1874–1887
	scope=row		1887–1891
	scope=row		1892–1906
	scope=row		1907–1914
	scope=row		1914–1924
	scope=row		1924–1930
	scope=row		1930–1932
	scope=row		1932–1935
	scope=row		1935–1946
	scope=row		1946–1968
	scope=row		1968–1984		^[3]
	scope=row		1984–1995		^[4]
	scope=row		1995–2009		^[5]
	scope=row		2009–2015		^[6]
	scope=row		2016–2019		^[7]
	scope=row		2019–present		^[8]

References

Works cited

• Book: Cohodas, Nadine. 1997. The Band Played Dixie. Free Press. 9780684827216. Cohodas.

External links

• List & Biographies of the Chancellors of the University

Notes and References

1. [#Cohodas|Cohodas (1997)]
2. News: May 31, 1983. John Williams, Ole Miss Head in Desegregation Crisis in '62. June 8, 2021. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025953/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/31/obituaries/john-williams-ole-miss-head-in-desegregation-crisis-in-62.html. live.
3. Web site: Porter Lee Fortune, Jr.. University of Mississippi. August 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514001705/http://www.olemiss.edu/info/chan/FORTUNE.html. May 14, 2011. live.
4. Web site: R Gerald Turner. Bloomberg. June 8, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608180935/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1422041 . 2021-06-08 .
5. Web site: Robert Khayat. University of Mississippi School of Law. August 1, 2022. May 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518224207/https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/robert-khayat/. live.
6. News: Gallman. Stephanie. McLaughlin. Eliott C.. March 26, 2015. Donors, alums rebel against decision to ax Ole Miss chancellor. CNN. May 27, 2021. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108133335/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/us/university-mississippi-ole-miss-dan-jones-ouster/index.html. live.
7. News: Harris. Bracey. November 9, 2018. UPDATE: Ole Miss Chancellor Jeff Vitter resigning, will serve as tenured professor after Jan. 3. Clarion Ledger. May 27, 2021. May 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527200628/https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/09/ole-miss-chancellor-jeff-vitter-resigning/1942195002/. live.
8. News: Fowler. Sarah. October 4, 2019. Who is Glenn Boyce? 5 things to know about the new Ole Miss chancellor. Clarion Ledger. May 27, 2021. May 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527200623/https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2019/10/04/glenn-boyce-new-ole-miss-chancellor-5-things-know/3863042002/. live.