The Season: Ole Miss Football 2012 Premieres Next Thursday

Award-Winning Show Returns For Second Season VIDEO: “The Season: Ole Miss Football 2012 – SEC Media Days” OXFORD, Miss. – The start of the fall semester at Ole Miss brings with it a certain buzz in the air and things like Frisbee tossing in the Grove, lost college freshmen and sounds of the Pride ofRead the story …

Professor Offers Tips to Help College Students Earn Better Grades

OXFORD, Miss. – With the start of a new school year, college students are focused on being back in class, seeing their friends and, of course, homework and grades. Ken Sufka has nine tips for both new and returning students in his book, “The A Game: Nine Steps to Better Grades.” Sufka, a University ofRead the story …

ClintonNews.com: New UM dorms are “living learning communities”

As students move back to campus at the University of Mississippi, more than 850 of them are getting keys to the state’s newest residence halls. Read the story

WMC-TV: Ole Miss seeks nathional anthem performers

Calling all singers. A local athletic department is searching for patriotic performers. While some athletes are preparing for the upcoming season, game day organizers are planning for auditions. Read the story

Service Learning Inspires Ole Miss Graduates to Begin Teaching Careers in Belize

OXFORD, Miss. – What began as a week of service learning in Belize has turned into a career-starting event for two recent education graduates at the University of Mississippi. Claire Kennedy and Alexandra Phares, both of whom received master’s degrees in education in May, recently moved to Belize, where they will lead classrooms at theRead the story …

National, Local Leaders Celebrate Service at UM

… Wendy Spencer visits campus OXFORD, Miss. – A national community service leader praised the spirit of volunteerism that defines the Oxford and University of Mississippi community during a visit to campus today (Aug. 22). Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, met with university and Oxford officials about the accomplishmentsRead the story …

Director General of Taipei Economic & Cultural Office to Discuss U.S.-Taiwan Relations Aug. 23

OXFORD, Miss. – Daniel Liao, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas, will discuss U.S-Taiwan relations Thursday (Aug. 23) at the University of Mississippi. The free public lecture begins at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Overby Center for Southern Politics and Journalism. “Dr. Liao’s talk will focus onRead the story …

Time: How Retirees Can Help a College Town Thrive

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Sun Herald: UMMC planning for Children’s Heart Center

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Veteran Communicator Danny Blanton Hired as UM Director of Media and Public Relations

OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 24 years of experience in military, corporate, political and nonprofit sector public relations, Danny N. Blanton has returned to the University of Mississippi as his alma mater’s director of media and public relations. “Ole Miss has been a part of my life for the past 30 years,” said Blanton,Read the story …