OXFORD, Miss. – Love it or hate it, Wal-Mart is one of the largest corporations in the world.
Southern Studies to Host Conversation on ‘Wal-Mart, Evangelicals and Extreme Capitalism’
October 8, 2009 by
Arizona Pharmacy Practitioner Slated for Annual Waller Lecture
October 8, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Distinguished pharmacy practitioner Marie A. Chisholm-Burns plans to discuss the important role pharmacists play in overall patient care for the 2009 Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at the University of Mississippi. Marie Chisholm Burns
Future SEC Academic Leaders Receive Training at UM
October 7, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – About 40 academic leaders from across the Southeastern Conference have converged at the University of Mississippi this week for help with developing their management and organization skills.
Engineering Majors Help High School Students Master Math, Prepare for Statewide Competition
October 7, 2009 by
Coaching last year helped Clarksdale team to state finals OXFORD, Miss. – As a product of Clarksdale’s public schools, Donyell Myles remembers the challenges he and other students faced in their pursuit of a higher education. Donyell Myles (left) of Clarksdale coaches Roschelle Ollie of Clinton on MathCounts problems and how to tutor students. BothRead the story …
Former New York Times Editor To Speak at Overby Center
October 5, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times, is to discuss the decline of financially-embattled newspapers and its impact on American society Friday (Oct. 9) at the University of Mississippi. Howell Raines
Grant Funds Free Legal Services for Mississippi Residents
October 2, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Funding from the Mississippi Bar Foundation will enable students at University of Mississippi School of Law to continue to provide free legal aid to some of the thousands of lower-income Mississippi residents. Earlier this fall, the Civil Legal Clinic received an $80,000 grant from the Mississippi Bar Foundation. Grants totaling $715,000 haveRead the story …
Scholar to Discuss Women’s Status In Iran for Annual Howorth Lecture
October 1, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The status of women in Iran is to be explored Thursday (Oct. 8) when a renowned women’s rights scholar visits the University of Mississippi as guest lecturer for the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.
Ole Miss Business Day Oct. 8 Offers Networking, Recruitment Opportunities
September 30, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi is helping businesses to identify and recruit some of the country’s best talent, a venture that provides huge benefits to both employers and students.
LIGO Exhibit Provides Hands-On Learning
September 30, 2009 by
Marco Cavaglia, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and principal investigator on the Ole Miss LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) Team shows area school children the exhibit, “Astronomy’s New Messengers: Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves.”
Acclaimed Novelist John Brandon Is New Grisham Writer-in-Residence
September 29, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Barry Hannah calls, always answer. A year ago, novelist John Brandon did. Now he is the 2009-10 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. John Brandon