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==Return to the governorship==

==Return to the governorship==

At the inaugural address of his second, nonconsecutive gubernatorial term, Bilbo announced the relocation of the [[University of Mississippi]] from Oxford to the state's capital, [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]].<ref name=msencyclopediabio/>

At the inaugural address of his second, nonconsecutive gubernatorial term, Bilbo announced the relocation of the [[University of Mississippi]] from Oxford to the state's capital, [[Jackson]].<ref name=msencyclopediabio/>

Bilbo's totalitarian handling of the state's education system sparked controversy; his proposals included establishing the position of a commissioner of higher education and "thorough reorganization," which upon their defeat, resulted in the dismissal of college presidents and faculty members by the college board at his behest.<ref name=msencyclopediabio/> As a result, the accreditation of Mississippi's colleges were revoked by a number of agencies for a span of two years.

Bilbo's totalitarian handling of the state's education system sparked controversy; his proposals included establishing the position of a commissioner of higher education and "thorough reorganization," which upon their defeat, resulted in the dismissal of college presidents and faculty members by the college board at his behest.<ref name=msencyclopediabio/> As a result, the accreditation of Mississippi's colleges were revoked by a number of agencies for a span of two years.