OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2016-17 Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors afforded students at UM. The inductees were honored Friday (April 7) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. A committee in accordance with policy developed by theRead the story …
Ten UM Seniors Inducted into Hall of Fame
Recipients honored for achievement, service and potential for success
April 7, 2017 by
UM Museum Hosts Lafayette County Master Gardeners Series
Lectures set for Thursdays throughout April
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette County Master Gardeners are hosting the Master Gardener Spring Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series on Thursdays this month at the University of Mississippi Museum. With a theme of “Garden Survival,” the lectures are set for noon in the museum’s Speakers Gallery. The free series also features plant exhibits and opportunitiesRead the story …
Mississippi: The Dance Company Presents ‘In Real Time …’ this Weekend
Performance includes piece that garnered invite to regional gala
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s resident modern dance company is set to perform seven works, including one that earned the troupe an invitation to a regional dance gala, this weekend in Meek Hall Auditorium. Mississippi: The Dance Company presents “In Real Time …” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (April 7-8) and 2Read the story …
Sullivan Award Recipients Honored with Celebration of Service
Honorees have joined efforts to help people across the community
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior Miller Richmond, Oxford resident Jo Ann O’Quin and UM alumnus Donald Cole were honored Wednesday (April 5) with 2017 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards in celebration of their volunteer work and service within the LOU community. The awards are presented annually by the university’s McLean Institute for Public ServiceRead the story …
WMC Weather Road Show to Visit University Thursday
Event features educational presentations, tours of emergency vehicles
April 4, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Memphis television station WMC-5 will bring its Weather Road Show to the University of Mississippi on Thursday (April 6) to educate the university and Oxford communities about severe weather preparedness. The station’s storm tracking team, the American Red Cross, National Weather Service and city of Oxford’s Emergency Management Department will all beRead the story …
UM Lecture Series to Examine ‘The Radical South’
Presenters to challenge conventional notions of the region throughout April
April 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and Center for the Study of Southern Culture are co-sponsoring a series of lectures, discussions and presentations in April examining “The Radical South – Expanding Southern History and Identity.” The series challenges the conventional stories of the South with topicsRead the story …
PLATO Offers Students Personalized Learning
Program tailors lessons based on individual student needs
March 30, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts is implementing a method of personalized learning for students in large courses. The Personalized Learning and Adaptive Teaching Opportunities Program, or PLATO, uses adaptive and interactive lessons to personally engage students in classes such as biology, chemistry, writing and rhetoric, and mathematics, all ofRead the story …
Rebel Man Swim and Run 5-K is for Athletes of All Levels
Registration open until day of the race
March 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management will host the Rebel Man Swim and Run 5-K on April 9. The race, previously known as the Rebel Man Triathlon, starts at 9 a.m. at the Turner Center. The event was changed this year because campus construction made theRead the story …
UM Faculty Present Research at Universities and Slavery Conference
Harvard gathering allows scholars to share findings and pursue collaborations
March 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group shared their ongoing research at the Universities and Slavery: Bound by History conference earlier this month at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Universities from around the world attended the conference, including representatives from Stanford University and the universities ofRead the story …
UM Museum Readies Major Exhibition Honoring Kate Freeman Clark
Curators hope to broaden awareness of painter's works and raise support for conservation
March 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The largest exhibit in more than two decades featuring works by acclaimed Mississippi painter Kate Freeman Clark is set to debut March 28 at the University of Mississippi Museum. “Lasting Impressions: Restoring Kate Freeman Clark” includes more than 70 paintings from the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery and several artifacts from theRead the story …