Jake McGraw OXFORD, Miss. – Despite the gloomy weather outside, Jake McGraw was all smiles Wednesday morning (March 25) when he walked into the Lyceum and was greeted by a roomful of people congratulating him on being named the University of Mississippi’s latest Truman Scholar. “Jake McGraw continues a strong tradition at Ole Miss byRead the story …

This photo of the aurora borealis is part of ‘The World at Night,’ on display at the University of Mississippi J.D. Williams Library March 31-April 30. LeRoy Zimmerman/TWAN. OXFORD, Miss. – Astronomy and art intersect in two stellar exhibits at the University of Mississippi to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. The year commemorates theRead the story …

Ole Miss produced its 25th Rhodes Scholar in 2008.  Since 1998, it has produced two Rhodes Scholars, as well as six Truman Scholars, eight Goldwater Scholars, a Marshall Scholar, six Fulbright Scholars, one Udall Scholar and one Gates Cambridge Scholar.

OXFORD, Miss. – The Class of 2009 at the University of Mississippi has announced its senior project, a campus marker to commemorate the first 2008 presidential debate, between U.S. Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama. The class is raising money for the marker, which will be erected on the lawn of the Gertrude C. FordRead the story …

Some 1,200 high school students expected to attend two special performances University of Mississippi senior theatre students Whitney Merritt as Scout Finch and Alex Mauney as Atticus Finch rehearse their lines for the upcoming production of “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Photo by Robert Jordan OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi theatre arts students are slatedRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Thirty-four years ago, a desperate shoot-out between FBI agents and American Indians near Wounded Knee, S.D., left an American Indian and two federal agents dead. Four members of the American Indian Movement were indicted on murder charges, and one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted and is serving consecutive life sentences in a federalRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A project at the University of Mississippi to archive the professional papers of the late Andrew G. Haley, considered the world’s first space law practitioner, has uncovered some notable correspondence from U.S. presidents, a famous science fiction writer and well-known international politicians. Michael Dodge, who graduated from the UM School of LawRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Cultural clashes and connections both foreign and domestic will be the focus during the second annual meeting of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation March 27-28 at the University of Mississippi. The gathering opens Friday with representatives from the Kettering Foundation presenting “Public Thinking on Racial and Ethnic Tensions: Russia-U.S. Comparisons.”Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – More than 25 years ago, Claude Rives attended his first Ole Miss-LSU football game. Rives, a native of Shreveport, La., was invited by friends who were University of Mississippi alumni. Attending that matchup became an annual event for the group, and each time Rives returned to Oxford, it felt more and moreRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Spring has sprung at the University of Mississippi, and the award-winning landscape makes the perfect backdrop for Spring Visit Day March 28, planned especially for prospective students. One of the major recruiting events held each year, the day offers special programs to give the visitors a firsthand look at Ole Miss. “ManyRead the story …