OXFORD, Miss. – As assistant dean of students, Scott Wallace has helped the University of Mississippi become recognized as a campus that promotes First Amendment rights. On June 26, Wallace is stepping down to become dean of student life at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. Wallace came to UM in 2003 as an MBARead the story …
Scott Wallace Leaves UM for New Post
Assistant dean of students heads to Georgia Regents University in June
May 23, 2014 by
Academic Museum Association Selects Saarnio for Prestigious Seminar
University Museum director among elite class chosen to attend Kellogg program
May 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Saarnio, director of the University of Mississippi Museum, is set to attend an intensive, five-day certificate program designed to address the unique needs, challenges and opportunities facing academic museums and galleries. The seminar takes place June 23-27 at the Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University. Saarnio,Read the story …
New Professor Hired to Teach Foodways Classes
Catarina Passidomo's research, teaching interests blend studies of community, food and geography
May 23, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cultural geographer Catarina Passidomo is joining the faculty of the University of Mississippi, where she is to merge the study of food and society through a joint appointment in the departments of Southern studies and sociology and anthropology. Passidomo will teach foodways courses to undergraduate and graduate students. In 2013, the SouthernRead the story …
Graduate Students Teaching English as a Second Language
Program provides teaching experience, helps faculty spouses and partners transition to American life
May 19, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate students are helping family members of international faculty, staff and students to improve language skills and ease their adjustment to living in the United States through UM’s new Community English as a Second Language Program. No other Mississippi university has such a program. The program began in fall 2013.Read the story …
Mark Wagenaar Chosen as UM Summer Poet in Residence
Selection committee praises 'strong elegiac line' in author's work, look forward to his residency
May 19, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mark Wagenaar has been chosen as the eighth annual Summer Poet in Residence at the University of Mississippi. Wagenaar is the 2013 winner of the James Wright Poetry Prize, the Poetry International Prize and the Yellowwood Poetry Prize. His debut manuscript, “Voodoo Inverso,” was the 2012 winner of the University of WisconsinRead the story …
Adam Gussow Finds Many Ways to Teach Blues Culture
Professor, music scholar and professional musician blends life experience with academic expertise
May 19, 2014 by
WATER VALLEY, Miss. – In the mastering room at the Dial Back Sound Recording Studio, the struggles of creation reverberate from the egg crate walls. Those walls were engineered to deliver pure sounds to inspire musicians and remind them of reasons they came together and wrote songs, or why guitar riffs invoke emotions or why,Read the story …
Nursing Graduate Finds Calling through South Africa Journey
Carr applying lessons learned in Johannesburg to work in the Delta
May 18, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Six weeks after traveling more than 8,000 miles from her hometown of Flora, Kayla Logan Carr, a sophomore biology major, decided to become a registered nurse. While conducting exploratory research in HIV education and prevalence in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2006, Carr’s professional trajectory took a different course. She originally wanted toRead the story …
Meet the New UM Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Melinda Sutton readies to lead the Office of the Dean of Students
May 4, 2014 by
It has been nearly four decades since the University of Mississippi welcomed a new dean of students. Starting June 1, Melinda Sutton will fill that role. Read on to find out what she is looking forward to, and what challenges she sees ahead. With more than 15 years of progressively increasing responsibility in higher education,Read the story …
UM Instructor Recognized for Online Teaching Efforts
Victoria Bryan honored for innovative methods to keep writing course engaging and personal
May 3, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students in Victoria Bryan’s online Writing 250: Advanced Composition course may wear their pajamas to class, but that doesn’t stop them from engaging in thoughtful and insightful group discussions with their classmates and instructor. “My students come from all walks of life,” Bryan said. “I enjoy the flexibility thatRead the story …
SAP Grants Management Acceptance Testing Under Way
Departments trying out key business processes on the new system
April 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After months of work by the Office of Information Technology and the Accounting Office, the SAP Grants Management system is entering the testing phase of the implementation process. The first of three rounds of acceptance testing began April 9 and concluded April 25. The second round of testing will begin May 5Read the story …