University of Mississippi graduate and first-year teacher Phelton Cortez Moss built a rapport with his students after only a few months of teaching at Greenwood High School. Read the story
Common Reading Experience Committee Narrows Book List
Six finalists include National Bestsellers, National Book Award winner
December 18, 2012 by
The 2012-2013 Common Reading Experience selection subcommittee has narrowed its list of nominations to six finalists. The final selection is expected to be made by early March and the committee will choose from the following titles: Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President by Eli Saslow In this inspiring and powerful look at theRead the story …
Work of Mississippi Innocence Project Highlighted in Huffington Post
December 10, 2012 by
A recent investigative reporting piece from the Huffington Post’s Radley Balko discusses the work of the Mississippi Innocence Project, a clinic housed at the University of Mississippi School of Law, in a case involving Dr. Steven Hayne. Read the story
UM Graduate Dissertation Receives Top Award
St. George Tucker Society Honors Jay Langdale for 'Superfluous Southerners'
December 7, 2012 by
CUTHBERT, Ga. – Assistant Professor of History and Coordinator of the Social Science Division, Jay Langdale Ph.D., recently had the revised manuscript of his doctoral dissertation titled Superfluous Southerners: Cultural Conservatism and the South published by the University of Missouri Press. The St. George Tucker Society awarded it the 2006 M.E. Bradford Dissertation Prize, anRead the story …
UM Education Student Helps Schools Get $3,000 in Grants
Money buys literacy materials for North Panola, Okolona schools
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at Okolona Elementary School and North Panola Junior High School probably don’t know University of Mississippi senior Angie Tracy, but thanks to her, they have new reading materials this fall. Tracy helped the North Mississippi Education Consortium obtain $3,000 in grants for the schools. The St. Louis native has been chosenRead the story …
University Police Department to Host Active Shooters Reponse Class
November 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Association of Educational Office Professionals will sponsor an Active Shooter Response Class hosted by the University Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Overby Center Auditorium at noon. All Ole Miss employees are invited to attend. View the Active Shooter Response video here.
UM Wind Ensemble To Perform Thursday In Nutt Auditorium
Free concert set for 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 15
November 12, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi Wind Ensemble presents: “The Music of Andrew Fox,” on Thursday, November 15, at 8:00 PM in Nutt Auditorium. Dr. Andrew Fox, a native of Oxford and University of Mississippi alumnus, taught in the Department of Music at the University of Mississippi for more than 30 years. In addition to being aRead the story …
A Message from Chancellor Dan Jones
November 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University police were notified by students shortly before midnight Tuesday that Twitter chatter was indicating students were gathering near the student union to protest the results of the election. The officers found 30-40 students gathered in front of the union, and over the next 20 minutes the gathering had grown to moreRead the story …
New Food Bank Caters to Ole Miss Students in Need
Student-led organization hopes to solve hunger on campus
November 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – Ole Miss students who need food will have access to a new Food Bank thanks to the effort of a group of dedicated students, faculty and staff members. The grand opening for the Ole Miss Food Bank, located in Kinard 213, is set for Thursday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. The eventRead the story …
Donations Needed to Provide Food to Hungry Community
Annual 'Adopt-a-Basket' program to provide meals for eighth consecutive year
November 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the holiday season approaches, the University of Mississippi will once again provide food for members of the Oxford community in need. After collecting more than 1,000 baskets over the past five years, the annual “Adopt-a-Basket” program is seeking donations and volunteers to help feed families throughout the area. Sponsored by theRead the story …