OXFORD, Miss. – Val Cuthbert recently found himself posing the question: “How do you leave something behind to make the world better than you found it?” He and his wife, Beth, have answered that question by creating a family trust endowment to benefit the University of Mississippi. The majority of their new endowment, which carriesRead the story …
University Museum Educational Series Teaches Fifth Graders about Trees
December 31, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fifth-graders can learn all about the importance of trees beginning Jan. 9 through an educational series sponsored by the University of Mississippi Museum. “Trees are Terrific: Restoring Our Own Trees through Service,” is part of the Saturday Science Days program at the museum. It is geared to teach students everything about treesRead the story …
Master’s in Criminal Justice Program Offers Opportunities for Professionals
December 30, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new program at the University of Mississippi allows law enforcement professionals to pursue a master’s degree while holding onto their jobs. The Master of Criminal Justice Executive Cohort Program is designed for students from such backgrounds as criminal justice, homeland security, public safety and the military. It offers four two-week residenciesRead the story …
Law Alumnus’ Alternate Personality Comes Out in Music
December 30, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Thurston Wilkes III, known to friends as Tad Wilkes, thought about seeing his name up in lights, the name on his birth certificate just didn’t seem quite right for a country musician. He decided a pseudonym would be the way to go and settled on the appropriately down-home Moon Pie Curtis.Read the story …
Museum Hosts Exhibit of Bold, Eclectic Paintings by Faculty Artist
December 29, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With subjects ranging from Jell-O to iced tea, Lou Haney describes her paintings as bright, big, absurd, funny, weird, sarcastic and sincere. Haney, an assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, exhibits her paintings at the University Museum beginning Jan. 12. Free to the public, the exhibit runs through MarchRead the story …
New Law Dean’s Office at UM to Bear Name of First African-American Dean
December 29, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In 1996, the University of Mississippi lost an inspiring man when Louis Westerfield, the first African-American dean of the law school, died. Westerfield’s legacy lives on through all the students whose lives he touched, and several of them are leading an effort to name the dean’s office in the new School ofRead the story …
Author of Book on American Indian Civil Rights Pioneer Sets Public Reading
December 28, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Easily mistaken as a quote from the 1960s, the words of Ponca chief Standing Bear nearly a century earlier were frequently cited during the turbulent civil rights era: “That hand is not the color of yours, but if I pierce it, I shall feel pain. If you pierce your hand, you alsoRead the story …
Prestigious Fellowship Aids Study of Physical Activity Among Delta Schoolchildren
December 28, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Abigail Gamble, believed to be the first University of Mississippi doctoral student to receive a prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dissertation fellowship, is using the award to study the physical activity of schoolchildren in the Delta. “We would like to determine how state, district and school-level policy, and the built environment ofRead the story …
Law Hall of Fame Honors Five Alumni
December 24, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five distinguished University of Mississippi law alumni have been selected for the inaugural class of UM Law Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 2008 to recognize outstanding alumni of the law school who have brought honor to their alma mater. The first set of inductees will be recognizedRead the story …
Social Work Students, Athletes Team Up to Give Young Cancer Patient a Day to Remember
December 24, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Ole Miss football and basketball teams took time away from practice and studying earlier this month to give a 9-year-old boy “the best day of his life.” Jacob Partlow, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August, is the son of Olevia Partlow of Baldwyn. Olevia graduated withRead the story …