OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s 2015 freshman class is its larger ever, but it’s also one of the smartest and most accomplished in the state’s history. Those students continue the trend of the the last eight years of UM freshmen posting higher ACT scores than the class before them. Enrollment at the state’sRead the story …
Working on the Gulf Coast after Katrina a Harrowing Experience
August 29, 2015 by
I can still remember the radio reporter saying Hurricane Katrina was going to be more destructive than Hurricane Camille, which generations of south Mississippians had used as the benchmark. Living in north Mississippi for almost my entire life with no experience with coastal storms, I still knew I needed to take cover. On Aug. 28,Read the story …
Meet August’s Staff Member of the Month, Bonnie Black
August 20, 2015 by
Bonnie M. Black, administrative coordinator II for Landscape Services, was selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for August. To help the university community get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Black: Since November 2008. IOM: What is your hometown? Read the story …
Volunteers Needed for ‘Groovin’ at Move In’
July 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Student Housing is seeking faculty, staff and other volunteers to welcome new students and help them move into residence halls beginning Aug. 15. Both groups and individuals who are interested in helping need to register here by noon Aug. 3, organizers said. Those volunteers will help on scheduled moveRead the story …
Meet July’s Staff Member of the Month, Lionel E. Jones Jr.
July 24, 2015 by
Lionel E. Jones Jr., a property control auditor in the UM office of Procurement Services, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for July. To help us get to know him better, Jones answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Jones: 13 years. IOM: WhatRead the story …
Search Committee Expects New UM Chancellor by Year’s End
Campus listening session brings call for new leader to recruit and think globally
July 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The committee charged with finding a new University of Mississippi chancellor expects to have a preferred candidate selected before the end of the year, the group’s members said at an on-campus listening session with alumni, faculty, staff and students. The UM Board Search Committee is tasked by the Mississippi Institutions of HigherRead the story …
Cohen Named Dean of UM College of Liberal Arts
The former Texas Tech psychologist will lead university’s largest academic division beginning Aug. 1
June 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has hired Lee Cohen, professor and chair of Texas Tech University’s psychological sciences department, to become the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He is set to begin his new post Aug. 1. Cohen, who will also teach psychology, said he’s excited and humbled by theRead the story …
Q&A: Meet Lee Cohen, New UM Liberal Arts Dean
June 29, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lee Cohen, a professor, administrator and scholar whose research program explores mechanisms that contribute to nicotine use, withdrawal and dependence, has been hired as the next dean of the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts. Cohen, who was professor and chair of Texas Tech University’s Department of Psychological Sciences before coming toRead the story …
Meet Dion Sanford, June’s Staff Member of the Month
June 18, 2015 by
Dion Sanford, a UM procurement assistant and mailroom billing clerk, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for June. To help us get to know him better, Sanford answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Sanford: I was a student worker inRead the story …
Meet Matt Klow, May’s Staff Member of the Month
May 14, 2015 by
Matt Klow, transportation supervisor in the Facilities Management Department, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for May. To help us get to know him better, Klow answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Klow: Since February of 2008. IOM: What is your hometown? Klow: Germantown,Read the story …