Hundreds of days in her lap is definitely enough to give me the license, if not the legitimate right as a daughter, to be taken seriously when I say anything about my mother. My mother has the unique name, the University of Mississippi. For what else can I call the provider of shelter, love andRead the story …
The Change of Seasons at Ole Miss Inspires Creativity
April 25, 2014 by
I moved to Oxford in September 2013, leaving a great job as political editor at The Sun Herald newspaper on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to return to my beloved alma mater and work in public relations. Even though I’d grown to love the Gulf Coast after moving there following my graduation from Ole Miss inRead the story …
Intern Blog: An Opportunity I Couldn’t Have Had Anywhere Else
April 24, 2014 by
Working with the Public Relations department here at Ole Miss has been an opportunity that I could not have had anywhere else. What started as just part of my grade for my public relations class has turned into much more. The people here at the Ole Miss Office of Communications have been extremely helpful. AlthoughRead the story …
Intern Blog: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
April 23, 2014 by
While sitting here contemplating on what I want to write for this blog about my experience as an intern at Ole Miss Communications, I can’t help but reflect on the fact my time here is coming to an end. The cliché “time flies when you’re having fun” seems to fit. I began this journey atRead the story …
UM Announces Commitment to ‘Climate Neutrality’
Chancellor signs American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, renewing campus focus on environmental issues
April 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones announced a major campuswide commitment Tuesday (April 22) to the goal of making Ole Miss “climate neutral,” saying the university community is focused on making sure its operations will benefit the environment as much as they take away from it. At the ceremony, Jones signed theRead the story …
Consciousness Conference Bringing ‘World-Class’ Experts to Campus
Philosophers and cognitive scientists to discuss human and animal consciousness April 27-30 in free events
April 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the “Conscious Thought and Thought About Consciousness” conference April 27-30, bringing “world-class” philosophers and cognitive scientists to campus. The event is scheduled for the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, and all events are free and open to the public. Leaders in several fields, including philosophy and neuroscience, will convergeRead the story …
Are You Driven by Character or Emotion?
April 16, 2014 by
“The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing.” - Dick Biggs Life would certainly be easier – and success more simple – if all it took to achieve was to KNOW the right things and DECIDE to do them, right? But I think it’s more accurate to say that a decision isRead the story …
Ole Miss News Blog Q&A: Ole Miss Alumnus, Football Great Jim Weatherly
All-SEC quarterback, writer of 'Midnight Train to Georgia' talks about Vaught, his career and flag football with famous actors
April 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Calling Ole Miss football great Jim Weatherly an interesting man would be an epic understatement. Weatherly, a native of Pontotoc, played for legendary Ole Miss Coach Johnny Vaught as an All-Southeastern Conference quarterback and honorable mention All-American on the 1964 team. He was also a member of the only unbeaten and untiedRead the story …
Did You Know? Famous Architect Family Designed Both UM and NYC’s Central Park
Olmsted firm started by 'father of American landscape architecture' designed Central Park, White House and U.S. Capitol grounds; Did 25 years of planning for UM
April 10, 2014 by
First-time visitors to the University of Mississippi campus are usually struck by its incredible beauty. People like me who have walked over it for most of their lives also have moments when the sunlight hits a certain spot just right and it takes your breath away. I find that happens a lot on autumn weekdayRead the story …
Soothing An Achy, Breaky Heart
April 3, 2014 by
There is one universal reaction when I tell folks that I live in Oxford. “You are so lucky,” they exclaim. I am. And I’m always curious to find out what it is about Oxford and the university that they miss so deeply and so personally, in a way that I don’t hear expressed about otherRead the story …