OXFORD, Miss. – The 50th anniversary of James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at the University of Mississippi is still months away, but the event is commemorated in a special exhibit on display at Gallery 130 in Meek Hall through Feb. 29. “Not Everyone (can carry the weight of the world)” is aRead the story …
Exhibit Uses Sounds and Sights to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of University’s Integration
February 22, 2012 by
BCS and Conference Realignment to Be Reviewed
February 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Sports Law Review, a student organization of the University of Mississippi School of Law, is hosting a spring symposium next week on “The Bowl Championship Series and Conference Realignment.” The event is slated for 1-2:30 p.m. March 2 in the Robert C. Khayat Law Center, Room 1078. The event isRead the story …
Orpheus Descends on Paris Yates Chapel
February 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two live performances of “Orpheus Descending” by Tennessee Williams are scheduled for Sunday and Monday (Feb. 26 and 27) at the University of Mississippi. Backed by Mississippi cultural leaders, the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and The Infinite Theatre of New York are bringing their popular production to Williams’ home state. TheRead the story …
UM History Professor to Be Honored
February 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Humanities Council has announced recipients for its 2012 Public Humanities Awards, which include a University of Mississippi history professor. Elizabeth Anne Payne has been recognized for her outstanding contributions as a Mississippian to the study and understanding of the humanities. Recipients will be honored at a public ceremony and banquetRead the story …
First Female Registrar Mamie B. Franks Dies
February 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mamie B. Franks, the first female registrar at the University of Mississippi, is being remembered as a trailblazer, mentor and caring administrator throughout the Ole Miss family. Franks, 84, died Wednesday (Feb. 15) at her home in Oxford after a long illness. Beginning as an employee in the Student Counseling Center, FranksRead the story …
Army ROTC Program Receives Prestigious MacArthur Award as National Recognitions Continue
February 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Mississippi has a proven track record of developing leaders, including 20 graduates who have attained the honor of becoming general officers and other positions of distinction. So when the department won one of eight MacArthur Awards earlier this month, the honorRead the story …
New Pharmacy Education, Research Building Brings Students and Faculty Under One Roof
February 20, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy students look forward to being able to stay in closer touch with classmates when they relocate to Jackson, thanks to a new facility being dedicated this week at the UM Medical Center The School of Pharmacy dedicates its new education and research building at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb.Read the story …
Overby Center Program to Review RFK’s 1967 Trip to Delta
February 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The impact of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s historic 1967 trip to investigate hunger and poverty conditions in the Mississippi Delta will be the subject of a panel discussion Tuesday (Feb. 21) at the University of Mississippi. Hosted by the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, the program is set forRead the story …
Educational Leadership Professor to Read, Sign Book at Campus Bookstore
February 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – RoSusan Bartee, an associate professor of leadership and counselor education at the University of Mississippi, will sign copies and read from a volume of essays on diverse forms of capital and their relationship to education at noon Wednesday (Feb. 22) at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Ole Miss Student Union.Read the story …
Livingston, Snook Receive Paragon Awards at iLearning Event
February 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi teachers received the 2011 Paragon Awards at the iLearning Event hosted recently by Ole Miss Online in the Johnson Commons Ballroom. Carol Livingston, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education, and Jennifer Snook, instructor in sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, were honoredRead the story …