I’m a pretty competitive guy. Just like so many other kids growing up, I had a dream to play professional sports. Whether it be running around the baseball diamonds of the Oxford Park Commission during my middle school days or schooling my best friend in table tennis in my parent’s garage while in high school,Read the story …
Our Search for Gold (and Silver)
Why awards are so important for our department, university
January 28, 2014 by
Unconventional PR: Why We “Ran Over” a Student with a Golf Cart
January 21, 2014 by
Ole Miss has a parking problem. While that may not come as a shock to many, it’s high time we admit it – it’s been an issue for students, faculty, staff, and sports fans for well over ten years and will continue to be such as long as our institution continues to grow. These growingRead the story …
2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Event
January 20, 2014 by
Check out a few photos from today’s MLK Day of Service event at the Jackson Avenue Center in Oxford.
Pointe Innovation: The Innovation Hub at Insight Park Cultivates Biomedical, Pharmaceutical Partnerships
January 9, 2014 by
When Jim Sabatier earned his Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi (UM), he knew one day he would put his research discoveries to commercial use. Now, 30 years later, he’s getting his shot at the school’s Innovation Hub at Insight Park, a 62,000-square-foot high-tech center that provides support and infrastructure to startup companies in theRead the story …
UM Statement on American Studies Association Boycott of Israel
January 8, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi is not an institutional member of the American Studies Association (ASA) and should not have been listed in ASA publications as an institutional member. We have notified the organization accordingly, asking that the university’s name be removed. It appears that an individual membership was recorded incorrectly as an institutional membership. HadRead the story …
PBS NewsHour: Former university chancellor offers memoir of moving on at Ole Miss
January 6, 2014 by
PBS NewsHour – During his time as chancellor of the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, Robert Khayat made moves to repair the university’s segregated past, drawing backlash for his efforts. Judy Woodruff talked to Khayat about his memoir, “The Education of a Lifetime,” and what he learned about human nature along theRead the story …
Three Charged with Capital Murder of UM Graduate Student
December 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three men have been arrested today and charged with the capital murder of University of Mississippi graduate student Zach McClendon, 25, who was found dead Wednesday morning on Levee Road in Lafayette County near Oxford. Two of the three suspects in custody are UM students. They are Steven Matthew Wilbanks, 22, whoRead the story …
2013: A Year in Pictures
December 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – See the year in review courtesy of University Communications photographers Robert Jordan, Kevin Bain and Nathan Latil.
What We’re Thankful For
November 28, 2013 by
Faculty and staff across campus share what they’re thankful for this holiday season.
Miss University Pageant Set for Wednesday
Contest to feature 11 UM students at the Ford Center
November 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eleven University of Mississippi students are set to vie for the title of Miss University 2014 next week at the annual Miss University pageant. Set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 20) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts, the pageant is hosted by the Student Activities Association and the OleRead the story …