MIT historian Craig Steven Wilder, author of Ebony & Ivory: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities will deliver a public lecture on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium. The lecture, Slavery and the University, is presented by the University of Mississippi Departments of African-American Studies, History, and Sociology and Anthropology and the Office ofRead the story …
Winter Institute Salutes Legacy of Nelson Mandela in Mississippi
December 9, 2013 by
“As we say here, a great tree has fallen.” – Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Millions of people around the world mourn the death and celebrate the life of President Nelson Mandela, boxer, lawyer, anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner, peacemaker, statesman and internationally recognized symbol of hope, perseverance and forgiveness. His loss resonates strongly with the staff of theRead the story …
UM to Collaborate with Pioneering Open Education Consortium
University becomes first institution to offer traditional graduate course with open components
December 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This spring, the University of Mississippi will become the first university to offer traditional graduate course with open elements through online collaborations with two cutting-edge groups, opening up new avenues to provide free education opportunities on the meaning, application and impact of “openness” in the digital world. The two collaborations are withRead the story …
UM Sororities to Host Holiday Cookie Walk
Organizations look to celebrate the holidays with the Oxford community
December 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi sororities will host a Holiday Cookie Walk on Tuesday (Dec. 3) for the campus, Oxford and Lafayette County communities. Starting at 5:30 p.m., local families can take their children to visit recently decorated chapter houses on Rebel Drive and Sorority Row. Each house will have a table on itsRead the story …
UM Library Receives Letters Written by Kennedys
Letters addressed to U.S. Marshall enhance archives related to university's integration
November 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Letters from the time of the University of Mississippi’s historic integration are the newest additions to the Modern Political Archives collection at the J.D. Williams Library. Raymond Harshman, a 1958 Ole Miss graduate, recently donated the letters written to him by President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy. TheRead the story …
Center for Writing and Rhetoric Opens Faculty Grant Program
All full-time faculty members invited to apply for two types of seed grants to boost writing instruction
November 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Writing and Rhetoric is launching a new effort to improve writing instruction across campus, a series of faculty grants to be awarded in the spring. The Faculty Seed Grants are the final phase of the Quality Enhancement Plan, which began in 2009. Applications for Faculty SeedRead the story …
Journalism Faculty Member Named Oxford’s PR Professional of the Year
Robin Street recognized for career and teaching achievements
November 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robin Street, lecturer in journalism at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, has been named PR Professional of the Year by the Oxford chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. Street, who holds her Accredited in Public Relations certification, specializes in teaching public relations. The award is givenRead the story …
Overby Panel to Focus on JFK’s Influence on Politics, Media Coverage
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and CBS News' Susan Spencer set for 'Hail and Farewell'
October 31, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late President John F. Kennedy’s role in revolutionizing American politics and press coverage will be the focus of a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 7) at the University of Mississippi’s Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. This semester, Overby Center Chairman Charles Overby and Overby fellow Curtis Wilkie haveRead the story …
Society of Philosophers in America to Host Symposium at UM
Free session to examine whether everyone should attend college
October 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The question of whether everyone should attend college is the topic of a symposium organized by the Society of Philosophers in America, or SOPHIA, and set for Friday (Nov. 1) at the University of Mississippi. The session on “Should Everyone Go to College” begins at 3 p.m. on the first floor ofRead the story …
Tufts Professor to Give 53rd Christopher Longest Lecture at UM
Work of award-winning Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki focus of Nov. 4 lecture
October 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The director of Tufts University’s Japanese program will explore the work of Academy Award-winning director and animator Hayao Miyazaki at the University of Mississippi’s 53rd Christopher Longest Lecture, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 4 in Bondurant Hall auditorium. Susan Napier, a professor who also heads the Japanese program at Tufts, plans toRead the story …