OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi, which has aggressively implemented many health and wellness initiatives for its more than 2,900 employees, has again been named one of Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces. The Mississippi Business Journal, the Mississippi Business Group on Health and the Mississippi Department of Health hand out the designation each year. The university will be honored during aRead the story …
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
Recognition honors university's work to promote healthy lifestyles and physical activity
July 25, 2016 by
Oxford Blues Fest Set for July 15 and 16
Headline acts to play in Grove
July 12, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mosley and Johnson Band, Leo “Bud” Welch and Tullie Brae will headline the seventh annual Oxford Blues Festival July 15 and 16 at the University of Mississippi and Shelter on Van Buren. The festival’s mission is to preserve, protect and promote blues music and culture, and the event includes education, communityRead the story …
Rural Entrepreneurship Forum Happens July 19
Event brings together business owners, other stakeholders to foster economic development in state
July 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Rural Entrepreneurship Forum takes place July 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Community Development Foundation in Tupelo, where experts will discuss economic development opportunities in Mississippi. Sponsored by the University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, the event is part of the Catalyzing Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED)Read the story …
UM MacArthur Justice Center Helps End Jackson’s ‘Debtors’ Prison’
Agreement creates changes to city's judicial policies concerning those who can't pay
July 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law and a Washington-based civil rights group have negotiated a settlement to end a “debtors’ prison” system in Jackson that jailed the impoverished for not being able to pay fines. The MacArthur Justice Center filed a lawsuit on behalfRead the story …
UM Biology Professor Aims to Reduce Shark Deaths
New device could help commercial fishermen to avoid bycatch
June 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fishermen unintentionally catch millions of sharks each year, and many don’t survive the physical stress of being reeled in, but University of Mississippi biology professor Glenn Parsons is designing a device that could prevent them from ever being hooked. Accidental catches, referred to as “bycatch”, are a nuisance for commercial and recreational fishermen whoRead the story …
UM Graduate Wins Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship
Rachel Smith plans to use time to complete book of stories about interconnected characters
June 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith, a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has received an Elizabeth George Foundation fellowship, which will allow her to move to a mountain cabin to work on a collection of stories. The Seattle native who lives in Oakland, California, with herRead the story …
MBA Students Join Local Business Consulting Program
Arrangement provides challenges for students while giving clients access to consulting services
June 9, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Master of Business Administration students will offer consulting expertise to local businesses beginning this fall through the UM Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. MBA students selected to assistantships in the Student Business Consultant program will work directly with Oxford and Lafayette County businesses to find creative solutions to theirRead the story …
Isom Center Director Grayzel Returns to Full-Time Teaching
History faculty member says she is proud of accomplishments during her tenure
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Grayzel, director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies for four of the last five years, will soon step down to return to teaching history full time. Grayzel became the Isom Center’s director in 2013 after having served as interim director since 2011. Having been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies CollaborativeRead the story …
Boys State Begins Sunday at UM
Hundreds of delegates to get leadership training and experience at annual gathering
May 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host the American Legion’s Boys State beginning Sunday (May 29), allowing young men from across Mississippi to perform the duties of state and local governments during a weeklong event designed “to develop tomorrow’s informed, responsible citizens.” UM was chosen to host Boys State this year and will hostRead the story …
Meet Kathy McMinn, May’s Staff Member of the Month
May 24, 2016 by
Kathy McMinn, administrative coordinator II at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for May. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? McMinn: 8.5 years IOM: What is your hometown? Read the story …