OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is partnering with representatives from the Appalachian Regional Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority, Mississippi State University and the CREATE Foundation to strengthen northeast Mississippi communities. The Community of Excellence initiative is designed to bring these organizations together with local leaders and residents to focus on long-term projects designed toRead the story …
University Partners with Community of Excellence Initiative
Collaborative effort focuses on strengthening local communities
November 11, 2022 by
Student Learns Law, Language During Summer Internship
Savannah Whitmore is first Ole Miss student to participate in German American Exchange program
November 11, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Savannah Whittemore spent her summer like many other law school students across the country: interning for a law firm. But Whittemore’s internship was different, perhaps even life-changing, because of its location. The third-year law student at the University of Mississippi spent her summer in Germany working for Meissner Bolte, an intellectual propertyRead the story …
Serial Numbers
UMMC enrollment pattern is unbroken, thanks to another bounce
November 8, 2022 by
JACKSON, Miss. – For the fourth consecutive year, campus schools at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are marking a jump in overall enrollment. At 3,098, the figure for fall 2022 surged 1.4% over the record-breaking year of 2021. Released by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, the numbers capture six Medical Center schools – allRead the story …
Professor Granted Visual Artist Fellowship
Mississippi Arts Commission recognizes creative contributions to state
November 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kariann Fuqua, instructional assistant professor of art and director of museum studies at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a highly competitive artist fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the state’s official grants-making and service agency for the arts. Fuqua received one of just five MAC Visual and Design Artists FellowshipsRead the story …
EdgeTheory Expands Internship Program at UM
Innovating firm offers Ole Miss students hands-on training in narrative analytics
November 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Online conversations have great power. They can influence our economy, politics, science and culture. They can even win or lose wars. An internship program at the University of Mississippi will teach students how to identify, understand and leverage these narratives. EdgeTheory, a Ridgeland-based narrative intelligence company, has set up shop at UM’sRead the story …
Scholarship Endowments Honor Longtime Professor
Late Donald Summers helped build resources to support talented students in physics and astronomy
November 5, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Donald Summers loved studying the universe and spent his career as a University of Mississippi professor teaching astronomy and conducting physics research. A new gift in his name will enable students to reach for the stars. The $200,000 gift from his brother, Robert Summers, of Palo Alto, California, establishes theRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Welcomes 2022-23 Officers
November 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association announced elected officers for 2022-23 at its annual meeting Oct. 1 as part of Homecoming activities at the University of Mississippi. Bill Reed (BA 72, JD 77), of Jackson, senior counsel in the law firm Baker Donelson, was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming.Read the story …
Pozen Gift Making an Impact
Recipient of annual MBA scholarship hopes to build own business
November 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kenaz Worthem, of Oxford, is the 2022 recipient of the Pozen Scholarship at the University of Mississippi. The award, established through the Robert C. Pozen Scholarship MBA Diversity Fund, provides full tuition for a student from Mississippi who is pursuing his or her Master of Business Administration. “Last year, Mr. Pozen generouslyRead the story …
Industry Expert Plans Update for Sports and Rec Administration Program
Brennan Berg brings experience from academia, NBA to Ole Miss
November 3, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brennan Berg, an 11-year veteran of sports commerce and management education, has joined the University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences as coordinator of its sports and recreation administration program. In his first year on the job, Berg aims to update the curriculum to reflect student interest and reflect the needs ofRead the story …
Physician Predicts Severe Flu Season
University Health Services offers vaccines for prevention, antivirals for treatment
November 3, 2022 by
Fall at the University of Mississippi means new students, tailgating in the Grove and gearing up for the holidays. Unfortunately, it also means increased cases of the flu. “We had such light flu seasons the past two years,” said Dr. Hubert Spears, staff physician at Employee Health Services. “I’d say so far this year, we’reRead the story …