Students, alumni, faculty, staff invited to submit letters by April 13 OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is seeking nominations of faculty and staff who deserve special recognition for rendering outstanding service to students. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends have until April 13 to submit nominations for the 15th annual Thomas Frist StudentRead the story …

Application deadline is March 12 for students and general public OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Philosophy and Religion offers a travel opportunity to Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic May 11-23 to examine religious implications of the Holocaust. The study abroad affords students three academic credit hours for the course RELRead the story …

Entry deadline for teams or individuals is March 6 OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, regardless of major, who think they have a great idea for an innovative business are invited to enter a competition that could help turn their dream into a reality. Sponsored by the School of Business Administration, the fifth annualRead the story …

Classic love story first presented in 1841 Maria Bylova, Principal Dancer, Russian National Ballet as Myrtha in Giselle. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – The Russian National Ballet Theatre will perform the classic love story “Giselle” Tuesday (March 3) at the University of Mississippi’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts. First performed in 1841, “Giselle” tellsRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Promoting dialogue and community building around improved race relations throughout Mississippi is the goal of “Welcome Table: An Era of Dialogue on Race,” an initiative of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi. The specific goals of the Welcome Table project vary from place to place, dependingRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Following a thorough inspection by a committee of peer evaluators, the University of Mississippi is expected to receive a vote of reaffirmation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools later this year. A SACS site team completed its weeklong visit to the campus Thursday (Feb. 26). During an exit visit, universityRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The state’s farmers markets will be discussed in noon programs the first two Mondays in March at the University of Mississippi. Sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, a special two-part “Green” Brown Bag lunch and lecture series examines community markets. The discussions areRead the story …

Click the image to view a video of Dr. Kellum. OXFORD, Miss. – Gloria Dodwell Kellum has worn many hats since joining the University of Mississippi faculty in 1966 and she has been instrumental in helping the university mark a number of milestones. As an administrator, she chaired UM’s sesquicentennial celebration, directed two major capitalRead the story …

Journalist’s address is keynote of Black History Month observance Roland Martin documents his visit to the university’s civil rights monument earlier in the afternoon. UM photo by Tobie Baker. {audio}images/stories/audio/rolandmartin022509.mp3{/audio} Award-winning journalist Roland Martin delivered the University of Mississippi’s Black History Month keynote address Wednesday evening at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. BeforeRead the story …

20-year-old program has been presented worldwide OXFORD, Miss. – Mention the word “epilepsy,” and the mind almost automatically jumps to images of someone quaking uncontrollably, caught in the throes of a seizure. But as people with epilepsy and their families know, there’s much more to living with the condition than seizures. To help illuminate thisRead the story …