It is a pleasure to be with you today and to give you an update on the Newseum and a few thoughts about the newspaper business. The Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue opened about a year and a half ago. In our first year, we attracted more than 700,000 visitors—pretty good for a museum that chargesRead the story …
Business Student Chosen as ‘Best in the Nation,’ Receives Risk Management and Insurance Internship
December 11, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jennifer Rose Adams of Columbus, a senior risk management and insurance major at the University of Mississippi, has been selected from a national pool of applicants for a three-week paid internship in Bermuda in summer 2010. This opportunity comes as a result of her outstanding performance in one of her previous internshipRead the story …
Yelverton Becomes Development Officer for UM Business School
December 11, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Longtime University of Mississippi staff member Karen Yelverton has joined the University Development team to seek private funds for the School of Business Administration.
Externships Allow Communicative Disorders Students to Gain Experience, Help Schoolchildren
December 9, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students who earn practical experience in their desired fields generally graduate better prepared and more marketable than peers who have only classroom experience. That’s the hope of some University of Mississippi communicative disorders graduate students who are externing in north Mississippi school districts this semester.
Country of Georgia Native Travels to Mississippi to Learn Education Policy
December 8, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Determined to become a more effective advocate for public education in her home country of Georgia, Nino Jakhaia traveled more than 6,000 miles to study this academic year at the University of Mississippi.
Fall Semester in London is Eye-opener for Junior Business Marketing Major
December 7, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Being the youngest of three sisters, Emily Scheuer of Tupelo found it difficult to be the first in her family to do anything. That is, until now. A junior business marketing major at the University of Mississippi, Scheuer spent the fall semester studying abroad in London.
Art Professor Aids Ugandan Orphanage
December 4, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi art professor Brooke White graduated from Cornell University in 2003, she embarked on a worldwide excursion to study the landscapes of third-world nations plagued by war and political strife.
12th Annual ‘Books & Bears’ Program Thanks Campus Physical Plant Personnel
December 4, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Custodians, groundskeepers and other Physical Plant employees are key to making the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus look beautiful and run smoothly for more than 17,000 students, faculty and staff.
International Studies Major Studying In Ecuador, Living with Native Family
December 3, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An entire academic year may seem like a long time for a college junior to spend out of the country, but University of Mississippi student Scarlett Andrews of Carthage, Tenn., is doing just that.
United Way Campaign Nears Completion of $130,000 Goal
December 2, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Although the 2009 University of Mississippi United Way campaign officially ends Friday (Dec. 4), year-end donations are welcome.