A senior in the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media got a backstage pass to the SEC Championship in December as a Title IX ambassador for SEC/CBS Sports. While the LSU Tigers were taking on the Georgia Bulldogs on Dec. 3, Loral Winn, a journalism major and distance runner on the OleRead the story …
Journalism Student Works as Title IX Ambassador for Championship Game
SEC initiative gives young women a window into world of professional sports media
February 14, 2023 by
Applied Behavior Analysis Celebrates First Graduating Class
New master's degree to address state, nationwide need in education
February 7, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Graduates of a new University of Mississippi program for education majors are primed to assist schools in teaching the rising number of students diagnosed with autism and behavioral disorders across the state. Between 2000 and 2016, the number of students in Mississippi diagnosed with autism rose from 1 in 150 to 1Read the story …
Students Learn ‘Real Politics’ in Washington, D.C., Winter Session
UM applied politics course takes participants to nation's capital to see changemakers in action
February 6, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eleven University of Mississippi students spent their winter break learning about the people who work behind the scenes of the American government in Washington, D.C. Lead by Jonathan Klingler, assistant professor of political science, the students of Pol 391: Applied Politics met not with candidates, but with the people who make candidates’Read the story …
Law School Names Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
UM graduate aims to create more inclusive environment for all students and employees
February 2, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Quinn Tucker, a four-time graduate of the University of Mississippi, returns to campus this month as the School of Law‘s inaugural assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion. Following a strategic plan for increasing DEI efforts in the school, Dean Susan Duncan began a search for the new position last fall.Read the story …
Speaker Series to Spotlight Diversity, Inclusion in Leadership
Lott Institute, Army ROTC collaborate to bring civilian and military leaders for campus chat
January 31, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three female leaders of the Army, Navy and Air Force will visit the University of Mississippi next month to lead a discussion on diversity and inclusion in the armed services. Lt. Gen. Maria R. Gervais, Brig. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser and Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore will speak on campus beginning at 2:30Read the story …
Grant Boosts Study of COVID PK-12 Tech Use, Future Application
University researchers probe technology spending, use during pandemic
January 30, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Virtual and hybrid learning is a boon to student prosperity and continues to be a priority for state and local leaders. That is the main takeaway from state-funded research conducted by University of Mississippi education professors who analyzed the impacts of virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, the Governor’sRead the story …
‘Friends of Theora’ on Display at University Museum
Exhibit demystifies life and personhood of famous Mississippi artist
January 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Think of Theora Hamblett and you’ll likely see bright, multicolored trees from a bird’s eye view, or maybe a self-taught spinster whose visions inspired her to create art that would hang in the Museum of Modern Art. But that’s not all Hamblett was. A new University of Mississippi Museum exhibit, “Friends ofRead the story …
University Professor, Emerita Honored in Governor’s Arts Awards
Honors recognize arts, patronage and arts-based community development
January 12, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor and a professor emerita will be honored for their literary and community work next month when they receive the Mississippi Arts Commission’s 35th annual Governor’s Arts Awards. The commission is awarding Ann Fisher-Wirth, retired UM English professor, the 2023 Excellence in Literature and Poetry Award, and RalphRead the story …
Professor’s Photo Fronts Washington Post Photo Issue
Story of father’s unsolved lynching gets national spotlight through art
December 26, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As Dorothy Williams stood before a blank field holding the American flag that belonged to her father, Vanessa Charlot thought of her own connections to Williams’ story. Charlot’s photo of Williams is receiving national notice after featuring as the cover image on the Nov. 27 edition of The Photo Issue of theRead the story …
Professor Awarded CAREER Grant to Study Pure Mathematics
$400,000 National Science Foundation grant to fund research of L-functions, high school outreach
December 21, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The mathematics behind prime numbers, which have been studied since the time of the ancient Greeks and which form the foundation of secure data transfer in computer science, is dictated by a highly complex set of objects called L-functions. Yet the academic world’s understanding of these functions and their utility is stillRead the story …