OXFORD, Miss. – Auditions for Oxford Shakespeare Festival’s 2012 season are set for Feb. 25 at the University of Mississippi. The auditions begin at 9 a.m. in Isom Hall, Rooms 202 and 302. Sign-up begins at 8:30 a.m. in the hallway. Callbacks will be 1:30-5 p.m. that day.
New International Programs Adviser Hired
February 13, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi Office of International Programs has hired a new international student adviser. H. Regina George, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in American Studies and a minor in German, will serve as primary point of contact for international students and OIP’s student programs and services, as wellRead the story …
February Science Cafe Focuses on How Cancer Drugs Work
February 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The effectiveness and deficiencies of various cancer treatment drugs is the focus for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fourth meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 1120 North Lamar Ave.Read the story …
Video: Environmental Film Series
February 11, 2012 by
Environmental Studies Director, Dr. Ann Fisher-Wirth has teamed with Dr. Andy Harper, Media & Documentary Projects Director, on an Environmental Film Series aimed to open students to a discussion about environmental issues the world is dealing with today. The series will also offer a lecture by the internationally acclaimed environmental activist, biologist and author SandraRead the story …
Mississippi’s Political Change to Highlight Spring Season at the Overby Center
February 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the Republican Party controlling the Legislature and holding nearly all statewide offices for the first time since Reconstruction, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics is hosting two programs dealing with partisan developments during its spring season. The season kicks off at 11 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 16), when the foundingRead the story …
Ole Miss PMBA Program Ranked Among Nation’s Finest
February 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. News & World Report has named the Professional MBA program at the University of Mississippi as one of the top 14 in the nation. According to U.S. News, a strong online master’s in business degree program performs well across all of their indicator rankings for online education. A program made theRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Music, film fests share billing in Oxford this weekend
February 9, 2012 by
A special edition of Thacker Mountain Radio kicks off both the fourth annual Oxford Music Festival and the ninth annual Oxford Film Festival at 6 tonight at Oxford’s Lyric Theatre. Read more.
Economist Carl Riskin to Lecture on Inequality in China
February 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While China experienced an explosive economic growth in the late 1980s, it seems the nation did not escape the growing inequality of income that has led to staggering poverty there in the past couple of decades, a noted economist says. Carl Riskin, author of “China’s Political Economy: The Quest for Development sinceRead the story …
Mississippi College Goal Sunday Helps College-Bound Students
February 8, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi higher education graduate students are volunteering their time and counsel this month to help high school students apply for financial assistance and college admission. It’s all part of the third annual Mississippi College Goal Sunday, a nonprofit program designed to help high school students get theirRead the story …
Sun Herald: Lafayette County Approves Tennis Project
February 8, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Lafayette County will partner with the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi in an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility. Read more.