Chancellor Robert Khayat announced to the department of journalism advisory board Friday morning that Becky and Ed Meek, former assistant vice chancellor for public relations and marketing and associate professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi, are the donors of $5.3 million to fund the creation of the new School of Journalism at Ole Miss.
"The concept for the school is so exciting," Ed Meek said in a university press release. "It's going to create an academic program in journalism that stays ahead of the curve, looks into the future and returns to the curriculum an interdisciplinary approach that will give students a wide range of options."
Approval for the Edwin Meek School of Journalism is still pending with the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. A press conference to announce the donation will be held today at 11:30 a.m. on the steps of Farley Hall. Check out Monday's edition of The Daily Mississippian for updates.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Ed and Becky Meek revealed as donors for new School of Journalism
