OXFORD, Miss. – Students in the University of Mississippi’s Center for Intelligence and Security Studies can train on some of the most advanced software available to intelligence analysts, thanks to a major donation from industry leader Semantic Research Inc. Semantic Research, a San Diego company, has granted the university a license agreement for its productsRead the story …
Center Gets Software to Better Train Future Intelligence Agents
Semantic Research Inc. grants license worth more than $800,000
October 23, 2014 by
Annual NPHC Step Show Set for Friday, Oct. 17
October 16, 2014 by
Each year, the University of Mississippi’s National PanHellenic Council hosts the annual Homecoming step show, which debuts elaborate performances by sororities and fraternities in NPHC. Each organization preforming will present a “step show” which consists of steps, skits and exciting role playing. The organizations will be judged by six alumni, one from each organization preforming; NoelRead the story …
Chancellor Dan Jones in Nov. 17 ‘Conversation about Community’
UM leader among three Mississippians in Operation Shoestring panel discussion
October 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones is a featured speaker for a Nov. 17 “Conversation about Community.” Operation Shoestring’s annual luncheon begins at noon at the Jackson Convention Complex. Other panelists in the discussion are Tony Yarber, mayor of Jackson, and the Rev. Jerry Young, president of the National Baptist Convention. Award-winningRead the story …
Symposium Explores Transition to College Writing
Department of Writing and Rhetoric hosts annual event this weekend at UM
October 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – High school and college teachers from Mississippi and the Memphis area will gather to explore new ideas about writing instruction and share strategies to help prepare students for their transition to college writing this weekend at the University of Mississippi. The Transitioning to College Writing Symposium, an annual event hosted by theRead the story …
Building Bridges Lecture to Examine Slavery and the Holocaust
Beverly Mitchell to discuss finding a common theme
October 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Focusing on slavery and the Holocaust, the University of Mississippi’s Critical Race Studies Group welcomes historical theologian Beverly Mitchell, of Wesley Theological Seminary, to speak Thursday (Oct. 2) evening on campus. Mitchell, who specializes in systematic theology and church history with an emphasis on issues of human rights, has authored two books,Read the story …
UM Sorority Donates Backpacks, School Supplies
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority supports local children
September 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Theta Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. collected backpacks, school supplies and donations to help provide for local children who are in need. The sorority hosted a Back-to-School drive Sept. 4 on campus to collect items that children in the Oxford-Lafayette community need. After filling 106 backpacks with school supplies,Read the story …
UM Museum Launches New Program for Middle Schoolers and Teens
Workshops combine art projects, music and milkshakes
September 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum is launching a new after-school program for students in grades 6-12. One Friday a month, the museum will offer a workshop featuring a mashup of two different artists or styles into one fun project that allows students to explore new media, techniques and forms of art. TheseRead the story …
Free Family Law Clinic Open Oct. 16
September 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A free family law legal clinic, sponsored by the Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law and the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer’s Project, will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at the law school. Attorneys and law students will provide free legal advice and assist with drafting complaintsRead the story …
SEC Network Coverage Plans For SEC Symposium Announced
Second Annual SEC Symposium, Focusing on Obesity Prevention, Set forSeptember 21-23
September 19, 2014 by
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced on Wednesdaythat the SEC Network will cover the 2014 Southeastern Conference Symposium, highlighted by a live digital stream of the opening keynote address from Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association. Entitled Prevention of Obesity: Overcoming a 21st Century Public Health Challenge,the second SEC Symposium will take place September 21-23 atRead the story …
Navy Band to Perform Sunday on Campus
Ford Center will host the U.S. Navy Band Country Current
September 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – America’s Navy is coming home to Oxford, one of 13 cities to host a performance by the United States Navy Band Country Current during its 2014 tour. The show is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 14) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. All Navy Band performances areRead the story …