Award-winning Mississippi artist H.C. Porter has delivered a powerful case of the blues to the University Museum. And it’s more than alright. ‘Blues @ Home’ includes 30 portraits of living Mississippi blues legends, each paired with an audio file allowing you to hear the artist’s story in their own words. B.B. King, Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry,Read the story …

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 …

While several Ole Miss traditions have gone the way of the dinosaur, one that continues to thrive from generation to generation is the use of the words “Hotty Toddy.” Whether it’s the two words often used as a familiar signature to end emails or phone conversations or the chant shouted in response to the questionRead the story …

Most entrepreneurs set out to make money. Lots of it. And there is nothing wrong with that. When the idea of making a lot of money for a good cause comes around, it gets my attention. That’s exactly what happened when I learned about a class of University of Mississippi MBA students who are poolingRead the story …

If you haven’t already figured it out, I’m a big fan of social media and I would be remiss if I didn’t talk a little bit about Twitter. For those of you who may not yet have adopted it (shame on you for allowing MySpace to live this long), it’s a medium that essentially makesRead the story …

The University of Mississippi is evolving and growing. When you walk around campus, you see all the construction underway either of completely new structures, additions or renovations. Recently Miller Hall was demolished to make way for three new residence halls. Minor Hall was dedicated last April in honor of Lucian Minor, a 1937 graduate andRead the story …

You may have seen a giant wooden Green Week sign making the rounds on campus and in Oxford. Apparently, the Center for Manufacturing Excellence can do anything. Well, maybe not anything, but I found out recently that they can cut wood into any shape you could ever want. (And, they have a 3-D printer, andRead the story …

My colleagues and I are always trying to develop professionally. Thankfully, we’re allowed the opportunity to participate in the Oxford/Ole Miss chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. Each month, we meet to hear from guest speakers from a variety of different backgrounds throughout the public relations field. Recently, we heard from someone withRead the story …

If you find yourself speechless, unable to put into words the feelings or beliefs you hold deeply about somebody or something, don’t despair. Many psychologists agree that such a belief is a fundamental part of who we are as individuals and is to be cherished. This rings true for the thousands of us who comeRead the story …