OXFORD, Miss. – Robert A. Herring III was in 11th grade when one of the most significant moments in Mississippi and American history took place just outside his front door. An eye-witness to the events surrounding James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi, Herring has donated three scrapbooks to the university’s Department of ArchivesRead the story …
Two Tallahatchie County Residents Memorialized with Ole Miss Scholarship
September 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When the late Bernice and John Denley Jr. were raising their family in Tallahatchie County following the Great Depression, money was tight and making even a meager living on their farm was difficult. But one belief the couple held and passed on to their children was that getting an education is anRead the story …
Legacies of the Battles of Ole Miss: The Meredith Crisis and the 1965 Southern Literary Festival
September 27, 2012 by
It’s always a useful exercise for any individual to examine strongly held beliefs to seek to understand how he came to hold them. And for some of us it’s equally important to attempt to record this process of self-discovery in writing. That’s what I seek to do in this essay with regard to my retrospectiveRead the story …
REBELS: James Meredith & the Integration of Ole Miss
September 26, 2012 by
“Rebels: James Meredith & the Integration of Ole Miss” tells the incredible true story of one man’s mission for equality and a state that would do everything in its power to stop him.
REBELS: James Meredith & the Integration of Ole Miss
September 26, 2012 by
On October 1st 1962, James Meredith became the first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi. His journey to Ole Miss began with the state of Mississippi’s denial and open defiance to the federal court’s mandate of his admission and ended on the night of September 30th as thousands of armed protestors rioted againstRead the story …
Student Leaders Sought to Continue Ole Miss’ Legacy of Service
September 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dynamic individuals interested in fighting poverty through education are encouraged to apply for a number of full-time, yearlong positions with the North Mississippi Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, project at the University of Mississippi. The positions, which begin in November, will be based in Crenshaw, Clarksdale, Oxford, Corinth and Columbus.Read the story …
Physicists’ Use of Black Hole Studies to Measure Photon Mass Published in Physical Review Letters
September 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, has determined the best constraint on the mass of photons so far, using observations of super-massive black holes. The research findings appear in the September issue of Physical Review Letters, one of the most prestigious, peer-reviewed academic journals in the field.Read the story …
Dr. Dan Jones Named 2012 Mississippi College Alumnus of the Year
September 25, 2012 by
An outstanding higher education leader and prominent healthcare advocate, Dr. Dan Jones will be honored as Mississippi College’s 2012 Alumnus of the Year at Homecoming festivities this fall. Read the story
Murphree Family Creates Scholarship to Support UM Pharmacy Students
September 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Margaret Murphree was a firm believer in the importance of education. “My mother believed in education, both as a means of improving one’s self and as a way to get ahead in life,” said Robert Murphree, Margaret’s son and a University of Mississippi alumnus. “I largely owe my own education to myRead the story …