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Also Known As	Ole Miss
Date	1844 - present
Areas Of Involvement	public education
Notable Alumni	Eli Manning • Jeanne Shaheen • Donna Tartt • Thad Cochran • Mahesh Bhupathi • Roger Wicker
Related People	James Meredith

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