OXFORD, Miss. – A classics professor selected as the 2015 University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year is delivering a lecture as part of her honor. Hilary Becker, assistant professor of classics, addresses “The Economy of Color in Ancient Rome: A Case Study of the Pigment Trade” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in BryantRead the story …
Classics Professor to Discuss Economics of Color in Ancient Rome
Hilary Becker to lecture Oct. 28 on campus as Humanities Teacher of the Year
October 21, 2015 by
Board of Trustees Names Preferred Candidate for UM Chancellor
October 19, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has selected Jeffrey S. Vitter as the preferred candidate for the chancellorship of the University of Mississippi. A renowned computer scientist and academic leader, Vitter is provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas. Vitter was recommended by the BoardRead the story …
FBI, UM Student Affairs Honor UPD Officers
Three presented awards, praised for contributing to statue noose investigation
October 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi police officers were honored Wednesday (Oct. 14) for their involvement in the investigation of vandalism to the James Meredith statue on campus last year. During a brief ceremony on the back porch of the Lyceum, just feet from the statue, Bryan McCloskey, senior supervisory resident agent from theRead the story …
New Parking App Available for UM and Oxford Drivers
August 13, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford are launching the PassportParking app this month, giving drivers the luxury of paying for parking from their smartphone. Passport will be available at all metered spaces on campus and throughout the city. The app is designed to make driving around the Oxford areaRead the story …
Alumni and Friends Provide Record $133 Million to Support University
Private support sustains UM and propels academics, research, athletics across campuses
August 11, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Private donors and foundations committed a record $133 million to support programs, facilities and students at the University of Mississippi during the fiscal year that ended June 30, allowing the university to maintain its momentum despite a continuing difficult financial climate for higher education. The strong private support, all directed to specificRead the story …
UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’
Designation honors campus efforts to create a 'culture of wellness'
August 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi, which has aggressively implemented many health and wellness initiatives for its nearly 2,900 employees, has been named one of Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces for 2015. The Mississippi Business Journal, the Mississippi Business Group on Health and the Mississippi Department of Health hand out the designation each year. The universityRead the story …
Mossing Left Lasting Mark at UM
Endowment celebrates and continues efforts of Susan Mossing
July 21, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Mossing, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, has committed a generous gift to the UM Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to honor and memorialize his late wife, UM administrator, counselor and educator Susan Mossing. The Susan Lynn Mossing Memorial Endowment will provide supportRead the story …
UM Again ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ Finalist
Chronicle of Higher Education surveys university employees nationwide, finds high satisfaction at Ole Miss
July 20, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing to establish its reputation for employee satisfaction, the University of Mississippi has again been recognized as one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. UM was cited for excellence in three categories: collaborative governance, employee confidence in the university’s senior leadership and supervisor/department chairRead the story …
Search Committee Expects New UM Chancellor by Year’s End
Campus listening session brings call for new leader to recruit and think globally
July 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The committee charged with finding a new University of Mississippi chancellor expects to have a preferred candidate selected before the end of the year, the group’s members said at an on-campus listening session with alumni, faculty, staff and students. The UM Board Search Committee is tasked by the Mississippi Institutions of HigherRead the story …
Cohen Named Dean of UM College of Liberal Arts
The former Texas Tech psychologist will lead university’s largest academic division beginning Aug. 1
June 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has hired Lee Cohen, professor and chair of Texas Tech University’s psychological sciences department, to become the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He is set to begin his new post Aug. 1. Cohen, who will also teach psychology, said he’s excited and humbled by theRead the story …