While James Meredith will always be the first African-American to attend The University of Mississippi as as a student, there was another man whose presence and influence on campus long preceded him. His name was James Ivy, but he was best known by his nickname, “Blind Jim”. For 60 years, he was a peanut venderRead the story …

Known by many as the “Father of Public Relations,” UM graduate (BA ’40) Harold Burson has long been one our university’s most notable alumni. Now at 93 years young, the Memphis native is one of the founding members of Burson-Marsteller, one of the largest public relations companies in the world and has quite a storyRead the story …

Through years, I’ve done my share of event planning. From fundraisers for the arts and nonprofits to themed parties for a variety of causes, making the list and checking it twice is second nature. After all, no one wants to get caught with the wrong sized tablecloths or without the right amount of food andRead the story …

In August 1982, a wide-eyed boy from the Mississippi Delta enrolled in the University of Mississippi. Thirty years later, with a little more wisdom and several grey strands, that same boy returned as the university’s Director of Public Relations. I returned to my alma mater in August 2012 from a job I was very committedRead the story …

I’ve been working as a broadcast communications specialist here for almost nine years now. In that time I’ve been able to interview a number of interesting people, including guest speakers like former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien. Growing up, I watched “Murphy Brown”, a sitcom about a take-no-prisoners female journalist and I fell in love withRead the story …