Preparations under way for Census 2010 OXFORD, Miss. – The first U.S. Census, in 1790, counted 3.9 million people. While that number is significantly lower than the nearly 300 million Americans recorded on April 1, 2000, it’s still much greater than the 2,844,658 Mississippians counted in Census 2000. Despite the fact that the decennial countRead the story …

Chancellor Robert Khayat presents Mary Margaret and Jim Bennett with a plaque in honor of their gift to the Ole Miss First Scholarship program. UM photo by Harry Briscoe. OXFORD, Miss. – Jim and Mary Margaret Bennett of Pearl will continue to fund the Faye Evans Bennett Ole Miss First Scholarship through a bequest toRead the story …

Amanda Proctor OXFORD, Miss. – Amanda Proctor, a third-year law student at the University of Mississippi, has a way with words according to the American Bar Association. Proctor, who is ranked first in her class at the UM School of Law, placed first in the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence 2008 Law Student Competition thisRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – An unexpected e-mail message from Amazon.com has led to an unusual marketing opportunity for a University of Mississippi theatre arts professor. Jim Shollenberger, a faculty member since 1978, has written and directed multiple films over the years, but this was the first time that he had been contacted by a major WebRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Living Blues magazine’s Living Blues Symposium returns to Oxford and the University of Mississippi Feb. 26-27, 2009. Focused on documenting the blues, the symposium includes dedication of the Living Blues Trail Marker by the Mississippi Blues Commission, an address by David Evans as the Early Wright keynote speaker, a sampling of someRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – On the heels of a highly successful fall season – including a sold-out performance of the Christmas favorite “Oliver!” – the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is set to open its spring series. “The fall season offered the University of Mississippi many once-in-a-lifetime moments,Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Allen Clark’s students at the University of Mississippi have different reasons for studying Arabic. Some want to increase their career prospects. Others want to maintain ties to their native tongue and culture. And some are Muslims who want to read the Holy Qu’ran in its original form. Then again, their interest couldRead the story …

Vitor Cardoso works at the console in the control room of LIGO’s Livingston Laboratory. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – Visiting physicist Vitor Cardoso is glad to be at the University of Mississippi as a 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar for several reasons, the main one being his options in researching gravitational waves. With UM’s strength in hisRead the story …

Medical Marketing Economics advises international pharmaceutical firms from near the Oxford Square. The firm’s partners include (front, left to right) Bill Lobb, Brian Reisetter and Mick Kolassa and (back row) Doug Paul and Kevin Patterson. OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi pharmacy graduate, who gained national attention by predicting the 2004 flu vaccine shortageRead the story …