The University of Mississippi is making strides to improve and expand its campus and supporting infrastructure through several current and upcoming construction projects. The improvement efforts, referred to as Rebels Remastered, will serve to meet the needs of the growing campus. The first of these projects include constructing a new central mechanical plant and renovatingRead the story …
CISS and London University Directors Co-Edit Book
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The complex thinking patterns behind dictatorships, suicide terrorism and other irrational choices are examined in a new book co-edited by research center directors at the University of Mississippi and the London School of Economics and Political Science. In “Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues” (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011), scholars from a variety of disciplinesRead the story …
Scholastic Director Wins Award
March 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – A University of Mississippi instructor has been selected to receive the James Federick Paschal Award for outstanding service to a state scholastic press association. Beth Fitts, director of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association and instructor in the university’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, will receive the award March 16 atRead the story …
UM Academic Advisers Get Regional Award
March 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Academic Advising Association has recognized the University of Mississippi’s Academic Advising Network with a regional award for excellence in student service. The Best of Region 4 award is being presented to UM representatives next week (March 11-13) in Miami at the 2012 Region 4 Conference. The award recognizes the advisingRead the story …
Nominate Faculty and Staff for Frist Award
March 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty and staff members who render service to students beyond the call of duty are recognized annually with nominations for the prestigious Thomas Frist Student Service Awards. Nominations are open through April 13 for the 18th annual awards. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends are invited to nominate aRead the story …
UM History Professor to Be Honored
February 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Humanities Council has announced recipients for its 2012 Public Humanities Awards, which include a University of Mississippi history professor. Elizabeth Anne Payne has been recognized for her outstanding contributions as a Mississippian to the study and understanding of the humanities. Recipients will be honored at a public ceremony and banquetRead the story …
Educational Leadership Professor to Read, Sign Book at Campus Bookstore
February 20, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – RoSusan Bartee, an associate professor of leadership and counselor education at the University of Mississippi, will sign copies and read from a volume of essays on diverse forms of capital and their relationship to education at noon Wednesday (Feb. 22) at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Ole Miss Student Union.Read the story …
Commander of Nuclear Sub USS Mississippi Promotes Local STEM Education Initiatives
February 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. Navy Capt. John McGrath, commander of the country’s newest nuclear-powered submarine, visits Oxford on Monday (Feb. 20) to promote the ship’s commissioning ceremony this summer and to promote science, technology, engineering and math education in local secondary schools and at the University of Mississippi. McGrath is commander of the Virginia ClassRead the story …
Tom Franklin Novel Selected for 2012 UM Common Reading Experience
February 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter,” by Edgar Award-winning author Tom Franklin, has been selected for the 2012 Common Reading Experience at the University of Mississippi. “‘Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter’ meets all the criteria for our common reading book,” said Leslie Banahan, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. “It’s accessible to students at allRead the story …