A 2015 Grammy nominee has been spotted on campus. In fact, one of the university’s very own music professors has been selected as a Grammy quarterfinalist out of nearly 7,000 nominees for the 2015 Grammy Music Educator Award. Nancy Maria Balach Schuesselin, an associate professor of music, joins music educators from prestigious music education programsRead the story …
Rebs Win Social Media Thursday, Beat TCU in Omaha
Baseball Rebs' Ninja Turtle dugout dress up was a hit on social media during Thursday's 6-4 win over TCU
June 20, 2014 by
Unless you’ve been down in the sewers with Master Splinter for the last 24 hours, you probably saw something pretty hilarious that happened Thursday during the Ole Miss baseball team’s 6-4 win over TCU at the College World Series. Flashback to the top of the seventh inning. Ole Miss was tied with TCU 4-4 whenRead the story …
Mississippi’s First Lady Sees Horizons’ ‘Life Changing Connections’
Deborah Bryant read from 'Corduroy' to energetic elementary students, praised UM enrichment program
June 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi first lady Deborah Bryant came to the University of Mississippi Wednesday and was met by bright, inquisitive and energetic Oxford elementary students who are enrolled in the Horizons summer enrichment program. The first lady has made it a goal to travel to schools in all 82 counties in Mississippi, which oftenRead the story …
Celebrating Gatlin’s Big Hit
June 18, 2014 by
During the Ole Miss baseball team’s matchup with Texas Tech at the College World Series Tuesday, the Ole Miss Video Productions team had the presence of mind to film a group of football players gathered here on campus to watch the game. The cameras captured the football team’s wild celebration after fifth-year senior John GatlinRead the story …
Commencement Through the Lenses of UM Photographers
May 19, 2014 by
Check out this cool video on the official Ole Miss News YouTube channel that shows how the University of Mississippi’s 2014 Commencement looked through the lenses of UM Photographers Robert Jordan, Kevin Bain and Nathan Latil.
Did You Know? UM’s Sarah Isom Center Has An Interesting Namesake
Isom, hired at UM in 1885, was the South's first female faculty member at a co-ed institution of higher learning
May 14, 2014 by
It’s always interesting to research the people the University of Mississippi names its buildings and various campus centers after. Mary Stanton Knight, my University Communications coworker, has written pieces for this blog in the past about some of the namesakes for our campus buildings. Recently, I was looking through some UM historical information and found outRead the story …
Watermelons and Stupid Pet Tricks
May 12, 2014 by
Many years ago, long before anyone on the current Daily Mississippi staff was born, I was a staff writer for the DM. At that same time, a brash young talk show host had just been given a late night slot following the legendary Johnny Carson. The younger guy was the antithesis of Carson and TomRead the story …
Gov. Bryant Challenges UM Graduates to Persevere through Life’s Storms
More than 10,000 students and family members gathered in the Grove for university's 2014 commencement exercises
May 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant warned the University of Mississippi’s 2014 graduating class that they will weather some challenges in their post-college years and they must carry on like Mississippi has during hard times throughout its history. Bryant gave UM’s commencement address in the Grove, as more than 10,000 students and their families gatheredRead the story …
Interns Are Teachers, Too
May 6, 2014 by
During the past few days on this blog, we’ve shared posts from various members of our wonderful group of spring semester interns. They have graciously shared personal thoughts and reflected on a semester of learning by doing in the University of Mississippi public relations department. As I read each one, I beamed with a bitRead the story …
UM Communications Internship Provides Inside View of Ole Miss
May 5, 2014 by
As the year comes to an end, so does my internship with the Ole Miss Office of Communications. I must say I wish I had more time. It seems like just yesterday I walked through the glass doors of Sam/Gerard Hall and nervously said “hi” to the receptionist. I had been in the building aRead the story …