OXFORD, Miss. – Five grants totaling more than $5.7 million will help the University of Mississippi School of Education boost the state’s public education system by enhancing its existing programs and establishing a new curriculum in early childhood education. Among the monies from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation in Jackson is a grant forRead the story …
School of Education Receives $5.7 Million from Hearin Foundation
Funds will help enhance programs, tackle early childhood education
October 24, 2012 by
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Celebrates 50 Years at UM
Prestigious organization recognizes academic excellence internationally
October 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following the 50th anniversary commemorating the leadership of James Meredith to integrate the University of Mississippi, another golden anniversary was celebrated quietly Monday (Oct. 22), this one by the campus chapter of an international organization that recognizes the leadership and academic excellence of a diverse group of students. Phi Kappa Phi isRead the story …
Family’s Donation Shares Slice of Parchman’s History
Collection helps fill the gap on prison's history
October 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was more than 80 years ago when Martha Alice Stewart walked into the Mississippi State Penitentiary, known as Parchman Farm, to assume her role as the head nurse. She was one of few to get an inside glimpse between the walls that make up the most notorious penitentiary in the South.Read the story …
Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss sets early ed focus
October 24, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi’s School of Education is developing a curriculum that could impact early education across the state. Read the story
Student Receives Presidential Scholarship From National Foundation
Student honored at NCPA convention in San Diego
October 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation selected Samantha Arrants to receive a Presidential Scholarship and recognized her at an awards ceremony Sunday, Oct. 14, during NCPA’s annual convention in San Diego. The University of Mississippi pharmacy student received an award certificate during the ceremony, and her School of Pharmacy dean will receiveRead the story …
Hugh Freeze Press Conference – Oct. 22, 2012
October 23, 2012 by
A clip from coach Hugh Freeze’s Monday press conference
Education Program Leads State in National Board Teacher Preparation
Curriculum helps participants best national pass rate by 20 percent
October 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For 172 Mississippi educators, the University of Mississippi’s World Class Teaching Program is a means to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, an organization dedicated to fostering excellence in the classroom. This year’s record enrollment makes the 10-year-old program the largest of its kind in Mississippi andRead the story …
Washington Post: Joe York says barbecue boils down to hard work
October 23, 2012 by
When he attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi, Joe York, 35, had no idea he was about to become a documentarian of living anthropology. Read the story
Education Student Honored For Achievements in Play Therapy
Tupelo native near completing Ph.D. and becoming registered play therapist
October 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lacy Crumrine has been fascinated with play therapy since she benefitted from it as a child, and the Tupelo native is on the verge of writing a dissertation on the subject and becoming a registered play therapist. Crumrine, the October Education Student of the Month at the University of Mississippi, received herRead the story …
Cora Norman to Deliver Lecture in Her Honor
Talk to examine history of Mississippi Humanities Council
October 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cora Norman, founding director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, will deliver the lecture named in her honor Thursday (Oct. 25) at the University of Mississippi. The Cora Norman lecture, “Remembering the Council Through the Years: Challenges, Individuals and Accomplishments,” which is free and open to the public, is set for 4 p.m.Read the story …