OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Arielle Hudson, the university’s first female African American Rhodes Scholar, plans to draw upon her experience in an inequitable primary education system as a Marshall-Motley Scholar. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named for NAACP Legal Defense Fund founder and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and civil rights litigatorRead the story …
Alumna Named Marshall-Motley Scholar
Arielle Hudson part of the next generation of civil rights litigators in the South
July 18, 2022 by
Alumnus Makes Major Gifts to Help Fulfill Vision
John Covert provides support to kitchen renovation, Ole Miss athletics
July 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Covert sees the renovation of the institutional kitchen at the University of Mississippi‘s South Oxford Campus as his “field of dreams.” The retired food service industry owner-manager made a $300,000 gift to revitalize the kitchen for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, part of the School of Applied Sciences. OnceRead the story …
UM Community Remembers Pharmacy Administration Pioneer Mickey Smith
Smith made a tremendous impact on university and profession
July 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former colleagues, students and friends are mourning former University of Mississippi professor Mickey C. Smith, who died July 5. To say that Smith was a big deal would be an understatement. He leaves a legacy at the UM School of Pharmacy and the pharmacy world at-large that is unmatched. “It is notRead the story …
Another Win from Baseball
Omaha business makes donation to Grove Grocery
July 14, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi baseball players won the College World Series in June, they indirectly scored a gift that will help feed their fellow students. Fans from all eight CWS teams who traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, for the tournament participated in the Jello Shot Challenge, a simultaneous baseball fan competition happening justRead the story …
Giving Student-Athletes a Competitive Edge
Ririe support to Ole Miss athletics underwrites expanded weight room
July 9, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi student-athletes gain a competitive edge through improved strength, they’ll have the Ririe family, of St. Louis, to thank. Scott and Shelley Ririe, whose sons are Ole Miss graduates, have given $7.5 million to Champions. Now., an ongoing fundraising campaign designed to support the expansion and renovation of theRead the story …
Launchpad to Graduate School
Revamped accelerated master's program fast-tracks talented students
July 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jack Dellinger, a May graduate of the University of Mississippi, was writing his thesis for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College when he made an astonishing discovery. Delving into a new book of essays by the subject of his thesis – Harvard law professor Adriane Vermeule – the Madison resident saw thatRead the story …
Pharmacology Professor Named Triplett-Behrakis Endowed Professor
Joshua Sharp will be the first School of Pharmacy faculty member to hold the title.
July 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Sharp, an associate professor of pharmacology with the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been appointed as the school’s Triplett-Behrakis Endowed Professor. Supported by the Triplett-Behrakis Endowment Fund, the professorship was created to recognize, retain or recruit outstanding faculty members. The faculty member is selected by the school’s dean, inRead the story …
Two UM Journalism Students Place in Prestigious Hearst Competition
Package examines inequities of public utilities in rural Mississippi
July 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two members of the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media have placed in the Top 20 in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards competition. Rabria Moore, who will be an Ole Miss senior this fall, and Billy Schuerman, a 2021 graduate of the school, were among the winners of theRead the story …
Ole Miss Professor Details Russian Intelligence Challenges in New Book
Free publication available to anyone wanting to learn more about state of security, intelligence
July 5, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Russian intelligence is not as secure as is widely believed, a University of Mississippi intelligence and security studies professor contends in a new book. Kevin Riehle released “Russian Intelligence: A Case-based Study of Russian Missions Past and Present,” earlier this spring. The 370-page book features a series of case studies highlighting Russia’sRead the story …
Gift Establishes Pharmacy Scholarship
Gladys Garrett contributes to help students attend UM, honor late husband
July 2, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gladys Garrett’s gift to the University of Mississippi‘s School of Pharmacy will not only change students’ lives but perhaps the future of the health and pharmaceutical industry as graduates enter the field. Garrett’s gift of $100,000 to the university establishes the Gladys and M. Lynn Garrett Pharmacy Scholarship Endowment, honoring her lateRead the story …