OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-eight Mississippi high school students are preparing to make a positive impact in communities across the state, thanks to an innovative leadership program sponsored by the University of Mississippi’s William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Rising sophomores and juniors were chosen from a pool of 150 applicants to attend the third annualRead the story …
Winter Institute Summer Youth Program Inspires High School Students to Lead Communities
June 13, 2012 by
Rethinking Leadership: Fourth Principal Corps Cohort Begins Career-Changing Journey
June 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nine Mississippi teachers with aspirations of becoming K-12 leaders make up the fourth cohort of the Principal Corps at the University of Mississippi. The select group includes Lisa Attkisson and Ashley Bullock, both of Brandon, Cora Bunker of Hillsboro, Ore., Dave Miller of Los Angeles, LaMarcus Norman of Greenville, Emily Cooke SchulerRead the story …
High School Science, Math Teachers Learning How to Use High-Tech LIGO E-Lab in Workshop
June 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A select group of Mississippi high school teachers are learning how to use the same e-lab and laser interferometers used by University of Mississippi researchers in their on-going studies of gravitational waves and black holes. Five physics instructors participated in the two-day professional development workshop hosted by UM’s Department of Physics andRead the story …
Bruce Levingston Aims to Use New Post to Raise University’s Profile in the Arts
June 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford has been called the “New South Arts Mecca,” and the University of Mississippi is taking steps to build on that reputation and ensure support for the arts in the future by gaining the expertise of an internationally recognized pianist. Bruce Levingston, one of the country’s leading figures in contemporary music, hasRead the story …
Where Are The Rebels?
June 12, 2012 by
Weekly Summer Update OXFORD, Miss. – With the 2011-12 Ole Miss Athletics season officially in the books, several members of the Rebel women’s golf team will be in action all throughout the summer. Stay up to date on the Rebels competing in various amateur tournaments with our weekly “Where Are The Rebels?” weekly update. RisingRead the story …
Wiggins Invited To WBCA Center For Coaching Excellence Session
June 11, 2012 by
Wiggins Will Join 30 Other Coaches In The Session OXFORD, Miss. – First-year head women’s basketball coach Adrian Wiggins has been selected as one of 30 coaches to attend the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) fourth session of the Center for Coaching Excellence, held today through Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University in NewRead the story …
‘Cornbread Nation 6’ reveals evolution of Southern food
June 11, 2012 by
Published in association with the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Culture at the University of Mississippi, “Cornbread Nation 6” offers six chapters rich with food lore, including a perennial barbecue debate (is it a lost art or found science?), a disturbing journey through the food supply of slaves and aRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss remembers Pilkington’s tireless support
June 11, 2012 by
During his 33-year teaching career at the University of Mississippi, John Pilkington influenced hundreds of students, inspired colleagues and filled key leadership roles. Read the story
Ninth Annual Oxford Shakespeare Festival Opens June 15
June 11, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – She loves him, he loves her not. She loves him, he loves her, now. William Shakespeare’s “All’s Well that Ends Well” kicks off the 2012 Oxford Shakespeare Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday (June 15) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center at the University of Mississippi. This summer marks the ninth season forRead the story …
Huffington Post: Leigh Anne Tuohy: ‘The Blind Side’ Mom, On The Power Of Kindness
June 11, 2012 by
Leigh Anne Tuohy is the Tennessee firecracker played by Sandra Bullock in her Oscar-winning performance in the 2009 film The Blind Side. In case you missed the movie, Tuohy and her husband Sean were driving one evening when they saw 16-year-old Michael Oher in a tee-shirt and shorts at a bus stop — in theRead the story …