Commercial Dispatch: UM Athletes Help Smithville

SMITHVILLE — After collecting household goods the past two weekends, University of Mississippi Athletics personnel delivered Tuesday a load of items to the Smithville community as part of the Rebel Relief Project. More than 25 Ole Miss representatives worked with the United Way of Monroe County and citizens of Smithville and the surrounding areas to unloadRead the story …

MS Business Journal: Sustainability Leaders Recognized

The Oxford/Lafayette Sustainability Leadership Award for Business was recently presented to Joel Miller, chef and proprietor of Ravine restaurant. The awards program is designed to showcase innovation and solutions, which in turn educate and inspire others. The annual Sustainability Leadership Awards (SLA), now in their second year, are a joint program of the University ofRead the story …

The Republic: Faulkner Conference Focuses on Place

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WAPT: State Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Wednesday

OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates will make a joint appearance on Wednesday at the University of Mississippi. Read the story.

DM: Ole Miss and Ethiopia Explore Exchange Program

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Clarion Ledger: Program Keeping Doctors in Mississippi

After he completes his medical training, Brent Smith (a resident with the University of Mississippi Medical Center) plans to return to his hometown in the Delta and become a family doctor. “I had always known that I wanted to go back to Cleveland,” the 27-year-old resident at Baptist Medical Center said. “It’s getting closer and closerRead the story …

Professor Receives National Achievement Award

OXFORD, Miss. – Dale Flesher, professor and Arthur Andersen Alumni Lecturer in the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, is recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Clarion Ledger: Former UM Student Pens Opinion Column on Education Spending

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Longtime Accountancy Professor Dale Flesher Chosen for Distinguished Research Award

OXFORD, Miss. – During 34 years at the University of Mississippi, Dale Flesher has spent his fair share of time in the classroom teaching accounting principles and mentoring students. He also has carved out a legacy of research and writing, which includes some 50 books and more than 300 articles published in over 100 differentRead the story …

CA: Ole Miss had role in Booker T. Washington High winning video

A University of Mississippi student will have a big smile on her face Monday when President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis. Lauryn DuValle, a 24-year-old senior theater arts major from Memphis, served as mentor for the short film produced by BTW to make the school’s caseRead the story …