OXFORD, Miss. – Every time Renvy Pittman travels to the University of Mississippi, she makes a point to visit her favorite students: entering freshmen selected to participate in the Grove Scholars program. In 2014, support from Pittman, a Los Angeles resident and UM alumna, provided scholarships and programming to 12 students interested in pursuing degreesRead the story …
Professor Uses Concert to Shine Light on New Faculty
Adam Estes performs with colleagues Monday for Faculty Recital Series
November 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Adam Estes, associate professor of saxophone and bassoon at the University of Mississippi, began developing ideas for his upcoming faculty recital, the Department of Music had just hired new faculty – two of whom are also woodwinds. “I was interested in collaborating with our new faculty, and elected to build aRead the story …
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Celebrates 30 Years
Celebration set for Nov. 13 commemorates landmark reference work
October 31, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For three decades, the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture has fostered a deeper understanding of the South, encouraging everyone to “read y’all about it.” The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi is inviting everyone to an anniversary celebration for the ambitious, unique project that embraces all theRead the story …
Outstanding Outreach to Invest in Young Talent
Mississippi Scholastic Press Association establishes endowment to ensure programming
October 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 500 aspiring teenage writers, publishers and journalists from all corners of the state shared their work and learned from high-profile communicators last spring at the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association‘s 72nd Statewide Spring Convention at the University of Mississippi. MSPA Director R.J. Morgan hopes that the association’s recent $60,000 gift establishingRead the story …
UM Opera Theatre Presents Fall Scenes Program
Group brings great moments from the Met and Broadway to Ole Miss
October 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Be in the Room Where It Happens” is more than a title for the 2019 University of Mississippi Opera Theatre fall scenes production; it’s an invitation. The Opera Theatre presents well-loved moments from nine different shows, from contemporary blockbusters “Hamilton” and “Dear Evan Hansen” to classics such as Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” Gilbert andRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Offers Full Season of ASL-Interpreted Performances
Group becomes state's first collegiate production company to schedule regular interpreted shows
October 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At a recent Saturday matinee performance of “The Wolves,” the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film’s first production of its 2019-20 season, audience members settling into Meek Auditorium probably noticed two people seated on a platform just off the left side of the stage. Many likely assumed that the black-cladRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Brings ‘Little Women’ to Big Stage
Classic novel, reimagined in winsome musical, comes to Ford Center
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Christmas will be gory!” is hardly a sentence most people would associate with the Christmas of their finest dreams. Nor do most people expect to hear those words belted by a petite young woman careening around in a corset and hoop skirt. But Jo March is hardly an ordinary young woman. She’sRead the story …
Gospel Choir to ‘Send Up the Praise’ at Free Concert
Fundraising campaign seeks help with costs of the Nov. 2 event
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every fall, the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir invites area community members to enjoy a night of fellowship and song performed by some of the most talented students on the Ole Miss campus. The concert, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building, is free and open toRead the story …
Student Pharmacists Experience Research, Culture during Summer Abroad
Pharmacy organization's program allows Ole Miss students to gain global pharmacy knowledge
October 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer is a great time to travel, and two University of Mississippi pharmacy students combined adventure and pharmacy after their selection to the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Student Exchange Program through the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists. Second-year student pharmacists Harshin Sanjanwala and Sophie Durham spent part of their summerRead the story …
Cofield Remembered with Scholarship
Ole Miss family creates fund to remember generous friend, fraternity brother
October 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Glenn Cofield, of Memphis, Tennessee, was known for waiting by cash registers at the grocery store, paying bills for large families and then leaving before anyone could thank him. He was a community servant who wanted no accolades. “Everyone should know how giving Glenn Cofield was and how much heRead the story …