OXFORD, Miss. – Before arriving at the University of Mississippi two weeks ago, incoming freshmen Eumetria Jones and Jemiah Johnson each expected their summer session experiences to be more or less a breeze. Jones and Johnson are among 25 African-American students participating in the Mississippi Bridge STEM Program, a monthlong event designed to give themRead the story …
Incoming UM Freshmen Find Summer Bridge Program to be ‘STEM-ulating’
Talented students adapting to academic rigor, cultural awareness of campus life
July 19, 2018 by
UM Conference Explores ‘Faulkner and Slavery’
Annual event to draw hundreds from around globe to Oxford, region
July 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Faulkner and Slavery” is the theme for the University of Mississippi’s 45th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, coming up July 22-26. Five days of lectures, panels, tours, exhibits and other presentations will take up the question, “What did slavery mean in the life, ancestry, environment, imagination and career of William Faulkner?” Besides fourRead the story …
UM Police Officers Participating in Tactical Active Shooter Training
Effective response and preparedness key components of curriculum
July 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Officers with the University of Mississippi Police Department soon will undergo training on how to respond quickly and effectively to possible active shooter situations. The training, which is mandatory for all UPD officers, is being conducted at the Buddy East Range and Shoot House from 4 to 10 p.m. July 17 andRead the story …
MOST Conference Draws Record Number of College-bound Students
More than 500 expected for the annual three-day recruiting and empowerment event
July 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An annual three-day event aimed at recruiting African-American high school seniors in the state to the University of Mississippi is expected to draw a record number of students this month. The 2018 Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent, or MOST, Conference targets prospective UM students with leadership activities, academic offerings and campus resources,Read the story …
Three UM Professors Co-Host Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Participants armed to apply for National Science Foundation funding
July 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi faculty members in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology co-hosted a recent grant proposal writing workshop that drew scholars from nine institutions across the country to Oxford. The Summer Course on Grant Writing in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, known as SCG, has been funded through summerRead the story …
Bridge Program Giving Incoming Freshmen Preview of STEM
UM summer session courses offer future scholars head start on academic success
July 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Up to 25 incoming freshmen at the University of Mississippi are getting a head start on science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors, thanks to a summer session program. The Mississippi Bridge STEM Program, funded by the Hearin Foundation under the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation, or LSAMP, began June 26Read the story …
Political Science Professor Co-authors Prize-Winning Book
Conor M. Dowling to receive Don K. Price Award for best book on science, technology and politics
July 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is being nationally recognized for having co-authored the best book on science, technology and politics in 2017. Conor M. Dowling, associate professor of political science, will receive the Don K. Price Award from the Science, Technology and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Dowling, co-author with AlanRead the story …
Staff Members Awarded for Representing Student Affairs’ Core Values
Division honors employees for going 'above and beyond' job duties
June 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five staff members in the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Mississippi have been honored for excellence in serving students during the 2017-18 academic year. The Core Values awards were established in 2015 to recognize employees who have shown characteristics of the division’s core values: Students First, Everyone Speaks, Embrace Differences and Lead withRead the story …
UM Hosts Rebel Upward Bound Institute
Program helps 32 students from area schools better understand math
June 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – Thirty-two students from area schools benefited from a new summer math program at the University of Mississippi. The Rebel Upward Bound Institute, which ran June 1-22, was conducted by UM’s Department of Mathematics and the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. The outreach project, affiliated with the federally funded education program UpwardRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student, Graduate Named US Fulbright Finalists
Eric Rexroat headed to Belgium, Andrew Hayes going to Spain
June 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student and a recent graduate will study in European countries this fall, thanks to the 2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Eric Rexroat, a Ph.D. candidate in the university’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, and Andrew Hayes, a graduate of the Croft Institute for International Studies andRead the story …