University of Mississippi students Claire Graves, Brent Caldwell, Nickolaus Luckett and Lauren DeLap are to be available for questions at 3:45 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 25) in Farley Hall, Room 125. Delve into the minds of these four Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College students and the passion they bring to this election. They offer four distinctRead the story …

Arguably no state in the country has been more defined by the issue of race than Mississippi. Named after Mississippi’s former governor and JFK Profiles in Courage Award recipient, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi is a groundbreaking organization formed to reconcile past injustices. Former Gov. Winter joins RoseRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – President George W. Bush has made some bizarre remarks, and popular culture has deemed these slips of the tongue as Bushisms. “They misunderestimated me,” Bush reportedly said once in Bentonville, Ark., and “Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?” Bush was quoted in Florence, S.C.

Harry Smith OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students, along with other members of the local community, have been invited by CBS News to be on the Oxford campus Friday morning to be part of the network’s “The Early Show,” which will be broadcast live from inside the Student Union. “We wouldRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Jackson businesswoman Melanie Dowell gave corporate culture advice and interviewing tips to MBA students at the University of Mississippi, her alma mater, last week as part of the Otho Smith Lecture Series.

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OXFORD, Miss – Honors students from the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and from the University of Mississippi come together Thursday (Sept. 25) to discuss what’s important to the average citizen when it comes to politics. The free, public event, “What Matters to You?” is being hosted by UM’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors CollegeRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Jason Bouldin has painted portraits of a number of distinguished leaders, but he can’t imagine himself being asked to paint the president’s portrait. “I’m not in that league,” he said with a laugh. But if presented with such an opportunity, Bouldin most likely would begin the creative process with his usual handshake.

OXFORD, Miss. – The exhibit “Partisan Ditties: The Art of Music Politic,” featuring facsimiles of political sheet music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is on display Sept. 24-Nov. 23 at the University of Mississippi Museum. Co-hosted by the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and the museum, the display wasRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Do you remember hearing your grandparents talk about a distant cousin from County Clare? Since a large number of Irish immigrants made their way into the Mid-South years ago, many local residents can trace their ancestry back to such Gaelic roots.