OXFORD, Miss. – For faculty members at the University of Mississippi‘s Department of Music, balancing teaching, research, and advising with professional music careers is a way of life. Many professors travel to perform and teach, and quite a few are standing members of ensembles around the country. Two of these faculty members – flutist NaveRead the story …
New Recordings Show Strengths, Interests of Music Faculty
Albums offer varied takes on collaboration
September 6, 2020 by
Scholarship Program Gains New Chair, Members
Randall to lead Ole Miss Women’s Council for next two years
September 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy marks 20 years of cultivating University of Mississippi students to become tomorrow’s leaders and philanthropists, the council welcomes a new chair and three members who will help ensure its continued success. Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson Randall, of Oxford, serves as the new OMWC chair. GoldaRead the story …
Health Worker Training Creates New Pathways for Delta Residents
Center for Population Studies collaborates to improve health care access in communities
September 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some two dozen Mississippi Delta residents and University of Mississippi students recently came together for training as community health workers. The Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center Inc., in conjunction with the UM Center for Population Studies and other New Pathways to Health and Opportunity initiative partners, conducted its annual trainingRead the story …
UM Administrators Address Performance-Enhancing Drugs in New Book
Pharmacy and athletics leaders team up on first in-depth resource on PEDs
September 2, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After noting the absence of an all-inclusive resource on performance-enhancing drugs, current and former University of Mississippi administrators worked together to publish “Sports Pharmacy: Performance Enhancing Drugs and the Athlete.” The project was organized and guided by Marvin Wilson, associate dean emeritus for academic and student affairs at the School of Pharmacy.Read the story …
Choose Your Own Adventure with a Degree in Theatre Arts
Department of Theatre and Film alumni employ training in many fields
September 1, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What do an HR director at a New York City startup, a senior tax accountant for one of the world’s largest companies, and a personal assistant-cum-film producer and actor have in common? This isn’t a riddle; it’s a story about the diverse ways graduates of the University of Mississippi Department of TheatreRead the story …
SouthTalks Events Go Virtual
Speakers for this fall include Jelani Cobb, Carol Anderson and Jacqueline Olive
August 31, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Like everything else this fall, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture‘s SouthTalks are different than normal due to COVID-19. This semester, all the events are online, so although they won’t take place in Barnard Observatory, viewers can watch from wherever they have an internet connection. All SouthTalks events, which includeRead the story …
Gift Helps Ensure Success for the Southern Foodways Alliance
Estate of California couple to fund endowment honoring John T. Edge
August 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Roger and Rebecca Emerick, of Hillsborough, California, have committed a planned gift to extend the mission of the University of Mississippi‘s Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization they applaud for its compelling storytelling and inclusive takes on cultures and people. The Emericks included the SFA in their estate plans, committing $1 million toRead the story …
Rules of the Road: Let’s Talk about Testing for COVID-19
August 26, 2020 by
Editor’s note: The graphics included in this story have been updated to reflect the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new health concerns and new ways of approaching everyday activities, complete with specific terms for these concepts. Everybody wants to stay healthy and help ensure theirRead the story …
Honoring a Visionary
Ole Miss Women's Council creates endowment for Ellen Rolfes
August 22, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen Rolfes has always taken her crayons and colored outside the lines, so to speak. In her vision for the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy, she saw a need for a University of Mississippi scholarship program that would provide students with mentors, leadership development and cultural experiences, as well as giveRead the story …
A Designer, an Actor and a Filmmaker Walk into the Theatre Department
Three new faculty members bring excitement, experience to their UM classrooms
August 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is welcoming three new faculty members for the fall 2020 semester – one in movement, one in design and the other in film. Lauren Bone Noble, Cody Stockstill and Jaye Sarah Davidson bring a variety of skills and experiences to the department. EachRead the story …