UM faculty in the development and athletics departments emailed back and forth about Tartt’s reply, trying to work out whether the businessman’s email meant school officials should stop reaching out to him in pursuit of donations. Until we see real change back to core Ole Miss values, no money from this alumnus. “Hopefully you are able to get the faculty, socialist (sic) and folks fighting Christianity to give to your campaign. “Are you crazy? Ole Miss no longer hold (sic) the values that made it so mighty and great!” the 1984 alumnus wrote on March 28, 2020. While officials worked to fulfill the initial public-records request, one of its subjects, Tartt, responded to a UM fundraising email, perhaps shattering any illusions that he planned on giving another dime to the university any time soon. McKinley said she would handle the request, and Norton thanked her, saying that it was “a difficult time for getting such a request.” … It obviously is someone who knows the operation of our school.” “(Network Manager) Jack Lawton told me yesterday that he just cannot get the information for all those categories given what we are having to do right now to prepare for this emergency. “Erica, would it do any good if I just resigned as dean? Would the person then relent? We have so much we are trying to do right now,” Norton wrote. Do you think our journalism is essential? Give today and support our work.