There is a misconception that creativity is only for the crazy ones, those mavericks who are able to take life by the lapels, shake it up and leverage their supernatural sense of wonder into a coveted eureka moment. These artistic alphas are able to pluck ideas from the fringe like the creativity gods have charmedRead the story …
UM Programs Drive Record Freshman Retention Rates
Michelle Obama called for better student support programs, many of which already exist at UM
March 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While many U.S. universities are losing 20 percent to 30 percent of their freshmen each year, the University of Mississippi is gaining attention for a revamped program that is helping 85.6 percent of its freshmen stay in college. The high rate of college dropouts has prompted the Obama administration and experts across the countryRead the story …
Spring at Ole Miss
March 25, 2014 by
The most beautiful time of year at Ole Miss is spring. Flowers and trees are blooming all over campus. Here’s a video of the signs of spring that I recently shot.
UM Professor Creates ‘Living Music Resource’ Online Video Library
The first Living Music Resource live interview happens Tuesday at the Ford Center's Studio Theater
March 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi music professor has created a free online video library of interviews for vocalists and plans a live interactive interview with California composer Sara Graef at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 25) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts’ Studio Theater. Nancy Maria Balach, associate professor of music,Read the story …
On Location With University Communications
March 24, 2014 by
University Communications Videographers, Win Graham (center) and Will Hamilton (right), prepare the opening sequence for an upcoming health promotions video. The story takes place in bathtub graveyard of sorts located on Mississippi 6 just beyond the Lafayette County line. Stay tuned to Ole Miss’ official Instagram and You Tube accounts to see the rest ofRead the story …
Perhaps Our Best-Known Alumni Are Overlooked
March 14, 2014 by
We at Ole Miss often recognize some of our many notable alumni in bragging points, advertisements, recruiting materials and public speeches. We even create monuments to them and name buildings after them. They are all extremely accomplished and deserve the recognition. We’ve had alumni who have taken leadership positions on Capitol Hill– U.S. Sens. ThadRead the story …
Two Ole Miss Profs Make Up ‘The Blues Doctors’
March 10, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi Blues Archive houses one of the largest collections of blues recordings, publications, and memorabilia in the world. Students and faculty can explore B.B. King’s personal record collection or listen to more than 60,000 sound recordings and read through more than 34,000 periodicals and newsletters. Ole Miss also employs two unique bluesRead the story …
UM Journalism School Offers Narrative-Focused Master’s Degree
Students will take multimedia storytelling, documentary classes
March 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media has developed a specialized professional master’s degree to train journalists in the art of narrative storytelling. The new program is aimed at helping media professionals improve their narrative storytelling across multiple media platforms. The new degree comes at a time whenRead the story …
Phase II of Campus Parking Changes Begins Saturday, March 8
Work on new garage, basketball arena continues, lots near Vaught-Hemingway Stadium affected
March 6, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This week marks the start of the second phase of the ongoing construction of an 825-spot, five-story parking garage and preparations for the new basketball arena – two major campus improvement projects under way near Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. When completed, the area affected by the construction will have nearly 400 more parking spacesRead the story …
Rick Cleveland: These Rebels Play Hockey, Too
March 5, 2014 by
Rick Cleveland, a legendary Mississippi journalist, has written a piece on the Ole Miss Ice Rebels for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum website. Cleveland is now the museum’s executive director. Here’s his piece: OXFORD – It’s been icy in Oxford the last couple days — perfect for the Ole Miss ice hockey team.Read the story …