OXFORD, Miss. – A young women’s mentorship program created by University of Mississippi junior Georgia Zeleskey aims to give a “big sister” to young girls growing up in college towns. After explosive growth in just two months in Oxford, she hopes to spread that mentorship across the Southeastern Conference. The goal of the program isRead the story …
Student Gives Oxford Youth a ‘Big Sister’
Big Sis Oxford program provides mentorship, looks to Starkville expansion
December 8, 2022 by
Queer Mississippi on Display at J.D. Williams Library
Graduate students gather, curate LGBTQ+ materials for exhibition
December 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eleven University of Mississippi graduate students have curated an exhibition of LGBTQ+ Mississippi materials as a part of a multidisciplinary study on the history of the queer South. Amy McDowell, associate professor of sociology, and Eva Payne, assistant professor of history, are leading the cross-listed course Queer Mississippi, in which students studyRead the story …
Students Top Regional Ethics Competition, Eye National Title
Ethics Bowl competitors sharpen research, ethical knowledge, communication skills
December 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of five University of Mississippi students recently navigated a series of ethical challenges to capture the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. Now they’re setting their sights on the national championship competition, coming up in March 2023. More than 200 universities and colleges across the nation competed in 12 regionalRead the story …
Ole Miss, MSU Cadets Leg 100 Miles for Egg Bowl Run
ROTC students relayed from Starkville to Oxford to deliver game ball
November 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – ROTC cadets from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University relayed the Egg Bowl game ball nearly 100 miles across the northern Mississippi gridiron Monday (Nov. 21) for the 10th annual Egg Bowl Run. The Bulldogs met the Magnolia Battalion at Calhoun City Square, where they passed the ball off beforeRead the story …
Funding to Support New Accountancy Students
$1.4 million grant to assist first-generation and minority students
November 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi has received a $1.4 million funding initiative from the U.S. Department of Education that will help as many as 40 minority and first-generation college students earn degrees in the field over the next three years. The Minority and First-Generation Educational Initiative ScholarshipRead the story …
Building a More Competitive Mississippi
Vision session brings together university, state, national leaders
November 11, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi has the ingredients it needs to thrive in a high-tech economy, but the state’s leaders must embrace technology to ensure success, business and policy leaders agreed Tuesday (Nov. 8) at the University of Mississippi. More than 60 leaders gathered at Ole Miss for the second annual Mississippi Competes Vision Session, aRead the story …
10 Things First-Generation Students Should Know
University bridges gap for first-time college students
November 8, 2022 by
University programs and communities are helping to bridge the resource gap for first-generation college students, who may not have the institutional knowledge that legacy students get from their families. Ashleen Williams, faculty adviser for the First-Generation Student Network, and Annette Kluck, dean of the Graduate School, talk about 10 ways students can find the helpRead the story …
Hidden Library Tour Reveals Little-Known, Possibly Haunted Areas
J.D. Williams Library is more than just books, librarians say
October 28, 2022 by
The Well of Souls; a cold, dark mezzanine lined with cages; a haunted bathroom – these are just some of the secrets of the J.D. Williams Library. A crowd of more than a dozen students, professors and university staff members crowded in the front entrance of the library on a recent Wednesday afternoon to seeRead the story …
Speaker Series Spotlights Leadership
Lott Institute, Army ROTC organize lecture series
October 28, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Experts in the field of leadership in civilian and military life will speak next month at the University of Mississippi as the first of a collaborative speaker series created by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute and the Army ROTC program. Maj. Gen. William Freeman Jr., Col. Andrew Robertson and Carl Biersack willRead the story …
Letter-writing Campaign Honors James Meredith
Second book in the works; committee still accepting submissions
October 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During the signature event of the University of Mississippi‘s celebration of the 60th anniversary of integration, campus representatives presented the university’s first African American student with a book of nearly 100 letters from people whose lives he touched. The “Dear Mr. Meredith” compendium was the result of months of submissions from students,Read the story …