OXFORD, Miss. – Mac Haik, of Houston, Texas, knows a little something about entrepreneurship. After a bad experience trying to buy his wife a car, the University of Mississippi alumnus and former pro football player decided to open a dealership of his own. Mac Haik Automotive Group has grown into the largest independent automotive companyRead the story …
Alumnus Mac Haik Supports Student Innovation
Academic and athletic all-star provides program support, scholarships
January 27, 2018 by
Southern Studies Sets Spring Brown Bag Lectures
Discussions span range of topics from food and culture to sexuality and preserving slave buildings
January 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – The Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture continues this spring at the University of Mississippi with topics including Mississippi history, New Orleans food movements and environmentalism. “All year, we’ve been taking note of the 40th birthday of the Center for the Study of Southern CultureRead the story …
University Hosts SEC Pharmacy Deans’ Meeting
January 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Deans from pharmacy schools across the Southeastern Conference will gather Jan. 30-31 at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy to discuss issues and opportunities in pharmacy education. Among the topics slated for discussion are educational metrics, sharing educational resources, course consortiums and funding for pharmacy education. Ten of the conference’s 14Read the story …
New UM Scholarship Honors Randy Noble
Family establishes endowment to benefit liberal arts students
January 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Noble family name is an institution at the University of Mississippi. Nobles have walked the university’s historic halls, studied in its classrooms and strolled its tree-lined pathways for generations. Among the grandparents, parents, sons, daughters and cousins who have attended Ole Miss is the late Randy Noble, of Greenville, a 1967Read the story …
Motivational Speaker to Keynote Ole Miss PULSE Conference
Nearly 170 sophomores selected for leadership training
January 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi sophomores will kick off 2018 this weekend by attending PULSE – Preparing Undergraduate Leaders, a Student Experience – a leadership conference that brings together students from different campus roles to learn about themselves and their leadership potential. Randy Gravitt – a motivational speaker, life coach andRead the story …
Hollandale Couple’s Gift Supports Ole Miss Athletics
Simmons get gate at the end of the brick road to the stadium
January 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebel fans who’ve enjoyed game day at the University of Mississippi are likely familiar with the arched gateway that begins the Walk of Champions, the football team’s brick-paved passage to the stadium. Lesser known is where the Walk of Champions ends. UM alumni Doug and Jane Simmons, however, know it ends atRead the story …
Pharmacy Alumni Match Medications with Need at Dispensary of Hope
Work benefits thousands of needy patients nationally each year
January 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumni Hillary Blackburn and Edward Woo know that everyone needs a little help now and then. That’s why they work with Dispensary of Hope to provide necessary medications to patients who may not be able otherwise to afford them. Based in Nashville, Dispensary of Hope isRead the story …
Ole Miss Online MBA Program Ranks in U.S. News Top 25
National recognition given for the school's online degree
January 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s online Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, released today (Jan. 9), place Ole Miss at No. 25 nationally. “We are thrilled to have this external recognition of the success ofRead the story …
Gift Supports UM Liberal Arts Faculty
Growing Ole Miss family inspires Morgans' gift
January 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kirk and Shelly Morgan of Lexington, South Carolina, say their recent gift to the University of Mississippi’s College of Liberal Arts is, in a sense, simply supporting their family. “Our Ole Miss family just gets bigger,” said Kirk Morgan, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, who knew no one when he arrivedRead the story …
Pharmacy School Begins Cooperation with University of Chile
Agreement focuses on student exchange and collaborative research
January 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Chile’s Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences to collaborate on graduate education and research. Although details of the collaborations are yet to be finalized, the agreement will initially focus on research collaborations and graduate and post-doctoral student exchangesRead the story …