‘Tis the season to be good, not naughty. It’s time to add a little “ho-ho-ho!” to your “Hotty Toddy.” Donations for the 19th annual Books and Bears program will be accepted Nov. 28 through Dec. 14. All the collected toys and books will be given away Dec. 16 to the children of employees in the UniversityRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Katrina Caldwell will become the University of Mississippi’s first-ever vice chancellor for diversity and community engagement when she joins the administrative staff Jan. 1.  Named to her UM post in October, Caldwell is assistant vice president for diversity and equity at Northern Illinois University. The Memphis, Tennessee, native is widely recognized inRead the story …

Beginning June 29, the J.D. Williams Library launched a new discovery system, Summon, which runs the One Search tool. Summon allows students to more efficiently search for resources through the J.D. Williams Library website. “One Search provides a much broader search,” said Kristin Rogers, electronic resources and discovery librarian. “You can put in one searchRead the story …

Maintaining the proper conditions to preserve over 3,000 historical posters, maps, blueprints, broadsides and documents is a tremendous challenge, but the University of Mississippi Department of Archives and Special Collections received some help in the form of a $5,890 grant to protect its most fragile artifacts. The National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance GrantRead the story …

Greg Johnson, University of Mississippi blues curator and associate professor, is the recipient of two prestigious awards for co-authoring “100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own” with Ed Komara, former UM blues curator. The duo received the Vincent H. Duckles Award, the Music Library Association’s annual prize for the best book-length bibliography or reference workRead the story …

Planned giving has transformative power at the University of Mississippi, having provided more than $100 million to date in support of Ole Miss programs, facilities, scholarships and more. With strategic financial planning, alumni and friends can create an impact with their gifts by including the university in their will or living trust, or by namingRead the story …

When Laura Harper began working at the J.D. Williams Library in 1971, the Monroe, Louisiana, native expected her employment to be brief. Four-and-a-half decades later, the veteran librarian has bid farewell to a career that has brought her great professional achievement and personal satisfaction. “The best day in my 45 years here was Sept. 26,Read the story …