OXFORD, Miss. – Kristen Vise of Jackson, a junior studio art major at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this month after studying during the spring semester at Ulster University School of Art and Design in Belfast, Ireland, and traveling throughout Europe this summer. Kristen Vise of Jackson, a junior studio artRead the story …
Attorney Jack Dunbar Named School of Law Alumnus of the Year
August 12, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While Jack Dunbar already has been recognized numerous times for his professional achievements, none of those honors compare with being named the 2010 Alumnus of the Year of the University of Mississippi School of Law. Aleita Sullivan, president of the Law Alumni Chapter board of directors, congratulates Jack Dunbar on being named theRead the story …
Public Hearing on Legislative Redistricting Scheduled for Aug. 19 in Fulton Chapel
August 12, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is hosting a state Senate Elections Committee hearing on legislative redistricting Aug. 19.
Adopt-A-Crappie Program Benefits Spawning Research Efforts
August 11, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fishermen will soon have an opportunity to track crappie as they move throughout Sardis Reservoir with the new Adopt-A-Crappie program.
English Professors Become First Husband-and-Wife to be Awarded Mississippi Arts Commission Grants
August 10, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly aren’t the only married couple employed at the University of Mississippi, nor are they the first faculty members to author books. They are, however, the first husband and wife to simultaneously receive Mississippi Arts Commission individual artist grants.
Real Estate Finance Student Earns Prestigious Scholarship
August 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lauren Hughes of Atlanta (30317), a May 2010 graduate of the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the Louisiana/Alabama/Northwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Lauren Hughes receives the 2010 SIOR Turner-Heggeman Memorial Scholarship from Ken Cyree (left), business school dean at the University ofRead the story …
Clinton Resident Among 109 UM Students to Study Abroad this Spring
August 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Leigh Cummins of Clinton, a senior at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this fall after spending the spring semester traveling to several countries, making new friends from around the world, becoming fluent in Spanish and earning 16 credit hours toward her bachelor’s degree.
Professor Tapped to Lead State’s Speech and Hearing Organization
August 6, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi speech pathologist has been selected as the next president of the Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association.
21 Exceptional Students Receive Scholarships from Honors College, Special Academic Opportunities
August 6, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen students from Mississippi, two each from Alabama and Tennessee, and one each from Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada enter the University of Mississippi this fall on prestigious scholarships as members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.
Summer Institute Trains High School Students To be Powerful Force for Community Improvements
July 30, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After spending 10 days learning about community organizing, strategic planning and active citizenship, 27 Mississippi high school students are brimming with ideas and enthusiasm to improve the quality of life in their respective hometowns.