To the University of Mississippi Community: As you know, Chancellor Vitter has today posted an open letter to the university community acknowledging and endorsing our request to consider additional input to the contextualization language we recommended for a plaque at the Confederate statue on Lyceum Circle. Comments and suggestions regarding the message or ideas expressed inRead the story …
Law School to Host Expungement Clinic
MVLP and the Magnolia Bar sponsoring the free service
March 24, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, the Magnolia Bar Association and the University of Mississippi Black Law Students Association are sponsoring a free Expungement Clinic to assist low-income residents in Lafayette County. The clinic is set for April at the UM School of Law and is limited to the first 15 people whoRead the story …
Posters in the Rotunda Event to Showcase Student Research
Three UM students to present Thursday at state Capitol
March 22, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students from all eight of Mississippi’s public universities, including three from the University of Mississippi, will share their research and creative activities on topics ranging from health care to cultural heritage to agribusiness with legislators and state leaders at Posters in the Rotunda, set for Thursday (March 24) in the Rotunda ofRead the story …
Ole Miss Professor Speaks at Sorbonne and Rennes Universities
March 18, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kathleen Wickham, associate professor in the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, and Larry Wells, director of Yoknapatawpha Press, lectured Tuesday (March 15) at Rennes University in Rennes, France, and Thursday at the Sorbonne in Paris. Wickham’s lecture focused on Paul Guihard, the French reporter killed on theRead the story …
UM Issues Statement on Death of James Chambers
March 13, 2016 by
Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, released this statement regarding the death of James Chambers, associate dean for reasearch and graduate programs in the School of Engineering. Chambers, who was also an associate professor of mechanical engineering and senior scientist in the National Center for Physical Acoustics, died in a houseRead the story …
UM Begins Installing Plaque Offering Context for Confederate Statue
Marker is result of input from campus faculty, staff, students and visitors
March 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Installation has begun on a plaque that will provide historical context for the Confederate statue at the entrance to Lyceum Circle at the University of Mississippi. Construction should be complete by month’s end. The inscription engraved on the plaque reads: “As Confederate veterans were passing from the scene in increasing numbers, memorialRead the story …
UM Hires Emergency Management Coordinator
March 3, 2016 by
Barb Russo will become the University of Mississippi’s emergency management coordinator on March 16. Russo joins UM from Fayetteville State University, where she serves as program chair and assistant professor of fire and emergency services administration. Russo has extensive experience as a first responder, faculty member and a trainer in emergency services and operations. The universityRead the story …
Final Day to Register for 2016 UM/UMMC Research Day
February 25, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi Medical Center will host the second-annual 2016 UM/UMMC Research Day on Thursday (March 3) in the second-floor conference center of the Norman C. Nelson Student Union. The event will feature three-minute lectures, a poster session and keynote speeches by UMMC and UM faculty, postdoctoral fellows, staff and students. “One of theRead the story …
Board of Trustees Honors Faculty, Staff Representatives
Tributes part of IHL observance of Black History Month
February 18, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Murrell Godfrey, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and director of forensic chemistry at the University of Mississippi, was among faculty and staff members and a community leader honored Tuesday (Feb. 18) by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The board observed Black History Month by recognizing universityRead the story …
Learn to Create iOS and OS X Apps at Free Developer Workshops
Feb. 17 sessions led by Apple representative who worked with Steve Jobs
February 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is offering free workshops for students and faculty to learn about the latest tools for creating applications for iOS and OS X. Each workshop, one for faculty and one for students, will be led by a consulting engineer with Apple’s Education Team. The workshops will address how apps are produced and distributed through Apple’s Developer Program using itsRead the story …