Michael Conroy. Photo by Chris Conroy Photography. OXFORD, Miss. – A renowned economist and labor activist visits the University of Mississippi Tuesday (April 8) to lecture on how ethical accountability is gaining momentum in the world’s economy.  

OXFORD, Miss. Thirty high school students are to be accepted in a selective four-week summer intensive Chinese language program scheduled for July at the University of Mississippi.

OXFORD, Miss. – Limited funding is a challenge faced by many individuals and organizations. The solution may be a grant, but a well-written proposal is a necessary step in landing such an award.

  Charles Reagan Wilson. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – It’s an experience most Southerners who have traveled beyond the South can relate to: When people find out you’re from a Southern state like Mississippi, they instantly develop an opinion about you – especially if there’s even a hint of a Southern drawlRead the story …

  Ross Haenfler shows off his book, ‘Straight Edge: Clean Living Youth, Hardcore Punk, and Social Change.’ UM photo by Deborah Purnell. OXFORD, Miss. – Clean-living youths or violent gang members? That’s the question National Geographic asks Ross Haenfler about Straight Edge lifestylers on its upcoming special “Inside Straight Edge” premiering at 9 p.m. WednesdayRead the story …

  Gregory Schirmer OXFORD, Miss. – Gregory Schirmer, professor of English, has been honored as this year’s top teacher at the University of Mississippi.  

  Chancellor Robert Khayat (right) thanks Jamie Houston for his bequest to the University of Mississippi Foundation. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – To show support for the University of Mississippi and its MomentUM campaign, UM alumnus Jamie Houston of Ridgeland has planned a bequest through the University of Mississippi Foundation to createRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s most outstanding students received recognition as the school hosted its 65th Honors Day Convocation on April 3, where Gregory Schirmer was honored as the 2008 Elsie M. Hood Teacher of the Year. Last years recipient of the award, David Willson, UM band director, was the keynote speaker.

OXFORD, Miss. – Annual Red & Blue Week at the University of Mississippi kicks off Monday (April 7) with various events culminating in Saturday’s Grove Bowl.

  Christopher Brady shows off his woodblock print “Type A” as it is being measured March 29, 2007. The piece has been certified as a world record. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – After University of Mississippi art student Christopher Brady stretched his woodblock print thesis project “Type A” outdoors March 29, 2007,Read the story …