Types of jobs in banking expected to change with increasing adoption of artificial intelligence By Becky Gillette/Mississippi Business Journal A hot topic in banking circles is how much artificial intelligence (AI) will impact employment in the banking industry. One study reported in American Banker magazine predicts that 70 percent of front-office jobs will be replacedRead the story …
Mississippi Business Journal: School of Business Administration Dean Featured in AI Banking Article
June 3, 2019 by
Summer Sunset Series brings music, fun to Grove
May 31, 2019 by
Every Sunday in June, music, food and fun will take over the Grove at the University of Mississippi during the Summer Sunset Series. Sundays in June at 6 p.m., free concerts will be hosted at the Grove stage through a partnership between Visit Oxford, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and UM, among others. All the concerts areRead the story …
Media advisory: Cochran leaves lasting legacy at University of Mississippi
May 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Thursday, May 30, 2019, former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran passed away in Oxford. Cochran, a UM alumnus, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, and in 1978, he began a nearly 40-year career in the U.S. Senate – many of those years serving as the longtime chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, aRead the story …
UM Joins Academic Council Furthering Graphene Development
Group to explore research and commercialization of game-changing material
May 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has joined the Graphene Academic Council with seven other higher learning institutions around the country to help further graphene research and development. The formation of the council was announced Wednesday (May 22) in Washington, D.C., at the American Graphene Summit, which was hosted by the National Graphene Association. Joining UM, which isRead the story …
U.S. News & World Report: UM’s Study the South journal featured in article
May 29, 2019 by
U.S. News & World Report: Black Americans Ditch Meat – and Stereotypes By Joseph P. Williams To get to Nisani Farm, and the edge of a burgeoning food and health movement, requires going to the end of the road. Literally. It means taking a 90-minute drive south from Richmond, Virginia, to the tiny town of Keysville, thenRead the story …
IHL: UM Chancellor Search: Reminder for Committee Nominations
May 24, 2019 by
Reminder: Nominations for Campus Search Advisory Committee due Friday, May 31 The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning issued a call for nominations for members of the University of Mississippi Campus Search Advisory Committee last week. The deadline for recommendations for members of the Campus Search Advisory Committee is Friday, May 31,Read the story …
IHL: Board President names Board Search Committee for Chancellor Search
Board calls for nominations for Campus Search Advisory Committee
May 16, 2019 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Trustee Hal Parker, President of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, named all Trustees to the Board Search Committee for the University of Mississippi Chancellor Search at the meeting held today in Jackson. Trustee Ford Dye of Oxford will serve as Chair of the Board Search Committee. TheRead the story …
Talented Seniors Elevate Work of the McLean Institute
Three Hall of Fame students work to better communities across Mississippi
May 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As undergraduates at the University of Mississippi, Jarvis Benson, Levi Bevis and Blair Wortsmith have helped advance the work of the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement through the M Partner initiative, North Mississippi VISTA Project and LOU Saves. Recently, each of these graduating seniors was inducted into the UMRead the story …
Flagship Status Pays Off for UM Arabic Program, Students
Five seniors accepted into prestigious capstone program, sophomore earns summer in Morocco
May 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In its first year as an Arabic Language Flagship Program, the University of Mississippi has achieved a 100 percent acceptance rate for the program’s prestigious capstone year. “Capstone places the student in the ideal language learning environment: setting, culture and structure, coupled with tailored instruction and applied knowledge and interaction through internships,”Read the story …
Seven Babies for Seven Students
UM higher education cohort draws strength, support from one other as members welcome new children
May 14, 2019 by
When members of a University of Mississippi School of Education doctoral cohort kept getting pregnant, the running joke was there had to be something in the snacks they ate when they met each month. Someone also blamed voodoo, or other supernatural forces, being at work in Guyton Hall, home of the School of Education. SinceRead the story …