OXFORD, Miss. – Is labor on the rise in Mississippi? This question is to be addressed by labor leaders and pro-business attorneys Wednesday (April 8) at the University of Mississippi. The free, public discussion “Is Labor on the Rise?” is set for 5:30 p.m. in Overby Center Auditorium, Room 147. It is sponsored by UM’sRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Students elected to serve as the 2009-10 Associated Student Body officers at the University of Mississippi were inaugurated Tuesday (March 31) in a ceremony in the historic Lyceum. They are Artair Rogers, a junior public policy leadership major from Guntown, president; Richard McKay, a junior accountancy major from Philadelphia, vice president; MartinRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Noted historian Paul E.J. Hammer delivers the 37th annual James Edwin Savage Lecture Monday (April 6) at the University of Mississippi. His lecture, “The Uncertain Succession: James VI of Scotland and the Crown of Elizabeth I,” is a free, public event at 7:30 p.m. in Bondurant Hall Auditorium. “We are delighted thatRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi physicist encourages everyone to view a live 24-hour webcast from astronomical observatories around the world Friday and Saturday (April 3-4). “The celebrations of the International Year of Astronomy are reaching their peak with the live webcasts,” said Marco Cavaglia, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and principal investigatorRead the story …

Ole Miss Concert Singers   OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Concert Singers, under the direction of guest conductor Dennis Shrock, presents a performance of “Messiah” Monday (April 6) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The 8 p.m. concert is part of the university’s Artist Series, in its 71st season.Read the story …

Fisher-Wirth OXFORD, Miss. – An award-winning University of Mississippi author has scheduled a promotional appearance in support of her latest book. Ann Fisher-Wirth, professor of English, is slated to read from “Carta Marina: A Poem in Three Parts” (Wings Press, 2009) Monday (April 6) at Off Square Books in Oxford. She will autograph copies beginningRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Clarinetist Michael Rowlett, assistant professor of music at the University of Mississippi, performs a campus concert Sunday (April 5).

OXFORD, Miss. – In 1969, as hatred and violence spread across the South, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that public schools be fully integrated.

OXFORD, Miss. – Ever more connected, the world’s population may continue to rely on the proverbial “chewing gum and bailing wire” for cyberspace security. So says Andrew Odlyzko, a University of Minnesota mathematician and former telecommunications researcher, who is slated to deliver the annual Dalrymple Lecture Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. “WeRead the story …

Gregory Schirmer OXFORD, Miss. – Outstanding students from all disciplines and the top teacher on campus are to be recognized Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi’s 66th annual Honors Day Convocation. The convocation begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Selected students are to be presented with MarcusRead the story …