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(November 15, 2011) . . . breaking news . . . Is a Racial Divide Forming on USM Campus? HATTIESBURG – The
Hattiesburg American’s breaking news links reported on 14-Nov-2011 that several sorority students at USM were
placed on sorority probation after a photo showing them dressed in blackface and costumes, reportedly in an effort to
reflect the 1980s characters in the Huxtable family on the television sitcom The Cosby Show, became public. The
costumes were worn as part of a 1980s- themed costume party that occurred off campus.
(November 17, 2011) Saunders Quiet, Students Angry Latest Race Controversy at USM Stirring Debate, Thought As
Mary Margaret Halford’s 15-November-2011 report for The Student Printz entitled “Students on probation after
blackface incident” points out, some USM students are angry about events involving Phi Mu sorority members
attending an off-campus party in blackface, an attempt to portray cast members of the retired television sitcom, The
Cosby Show. One of those is senior news-editorial major Amber Grubbs, who spoke with Halford:
(December 1, 2011) They're baaack! The Mississippi Department of Technology, that is.
(December 15, 2011) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 15-December-2011 USMNEWS.net Source Says
Brooks Moore is Next Administrator Out A USMNEWS.net source recently indicated to USMNEWS.net that another
high-level USM administrator may be headed out of the revolving administration door at USM as early as
16-Dec-2011. That tip refers to USM’s associate dean of students, Brooks Moore.
(December 19, 2011) A NEW KIND OF DEAN Katherine Mangan recently wrote a news story for The Chronicle of
Higher Education entitled "Business Schools are Hiring a New Kind of Dean." In the first paragraph she states,
"Faced with stagnant enrollment, pressure to expand overseas, and the demands of recruiters for more-relevant
training, business schools today are searching for a new kind of dean: one who has broad leadership skills rather
than narrow expertise in areas like economics or finance, according to a new report."