OXFORD, Miss. – When law professor John Robin Bradley established the Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi a decade ago, his goal was to help future Mississippi leaders in justice find more open doors than Evers did. Bradley and his wife, Laura, recently committed another $100,000 to continue building the endowment forRead the story …
Fulfilling Dreams for Legal Education
Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment continues to build
April 25, 2020 by
Pharmacy Faculty Named Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Three honorees demonstrate commitment to academic excellence
April 22, 2020 by
OXFORD and JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy faculty members David Colby, Meagen Rosenthal and Gary Theilman have been named as Distinguished Teaching Scholars for a three-year term. The honor recognizes professors who have proven to be exceptional teachers and colleagues, and who promote effective teaching and learning. Colby serves as associateRead the story …
Summer Programs for High School Students Move Online
Academic, leadership and networking opportunities available through revamped offerings
April 22, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer vacation and activities will look different this year for high school students around the country. Despite the postponement of traditional summer camps and programs, the University of Mississippi is providing opportunities and scholarships for rising 11th and 12th graders that will allow them to try out college classes while still makingRead the story …
Communiversity Program Offers Free Courses this Week
April 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Communiversity program is continuing to offer free noncredit classes to support and encourage the Ole Miss and Oxford community during this time. All courses are offered online through Zoom. If the spring showers and sunshine afternoons have you dreaming of starting a garden, you might want to joinRead the story …
Planned Gift Supports STEM Education
Reese Chancellor's Trust contribution to support new UM facility
April 18, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An $83,000 gift from the estate of University of Mississippi alumnus and supporter Doug P. Reese is being directed toward the construction of the Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation on the Oxford campus. While it’s common for alumni and friends to include Ole Miss in their estates,Read the story …
UM Researchers Working to Detect, Track Tornadoes
Scientists using acoustic technology to 'hear' destructive twisters
April 13, 2020 by
RURAL NORTH ALABAMA – The cold whipping across an Alabama field on this winter morning slaps away the warmth, slowly forcing fingers and toes numb. Under a dull, overcast sky, University of Mississippi researchers trek across a damp pasture just north of Huntsville, braving the freeze and checking an array of 12 sensors that scientistsRead the story …
Rebel Aid Secures $176,000 for Student Needs
Overwhelming response to Ole Miss campaign to help students
April 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebel Aid – the 48-hour grassroots social media campaign to help University of Mississippi students who have been hit hard by COVID-19-related circumstances – generated a swift and generous response from alumni, friends, student organizations and athletics leaders who gave 855 gifts totaling $176,671 The campaign was extended by 14 hours dueRead the story …
Come Roll With Me
UM student brings support, awareness to obstacles of life in a wheelchair though advocacy group
April 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Reid Fracchia, a senior biochemistry major from Jackson, brought the Come Roll With Me program to Oxford in hopes of bringing more awareness to the handicapped community. “My mom is physical therapist and I would always have so many questions to ask her when she came home from work,” Fracchia said. “Then,Read the story …
UM Launching ‘Rebel Aid’ Online Campaign to Assist Students
Funds raised will go to support Ole Miss students, academics and other initiatives
April 7, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebel Aid, a grassroots social media campaign, will be launched Tuesday and Wednesday (April 7-8) by the University of Mississippi‘s Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, Division of Student Affairs and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to secure assistance for students and student-athletes struggling under challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.Read the story …
A Mother Memorialized
Scruggs couple establishes Ruby Simpson Shelton Scholarship
April 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jody and Pick Scruggs’ gift to the University of Mississippi will help students seeking degrees from departments within the College of Liberal Arts. The 1966 UM graduates’ $50,000 gift established the Ruby Simpson Shelton Scholarship Endowment in memory of Jody Scruggs’ mother, who died from breast cancer in 1970. The Scruggses firstRead the story …