OXFORD, Miss. – Public relations students in the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media won every award presented in the recent Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, including the prestigious Student Best in Show honor. In addition, in the professional competition, faculty member Robin Street won the top award inRead the story …
UM Journalism Students Sweep Public Relations Competition
Faculty member, graduates and university's professional staff also honored
April 21, 2015 by
UM Extends Contract for Athletics Director
Deal will keep Ross Bjork at Ole Miss through 2019
April 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Athletics Director Ross Bjork have agreed in principle to a contract extension that will keep him at Ole Miss through 2019 at a base salary of $650,000 with $100,000 in academic and on-the-field performance incentives. This extension, announced Friday by Chancellor Dan Jones, adds a year toRead the story …
Historic Mississippi Town Comes to Life in UM Documentary
Film will be part of judging in this weekend's Tupelo Film Festival
April 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The documentary short “Take the Mountain” by Deborah Freeland, videographer for the University of Mississippi Division of Outreach, was screened earlier this spring as part of the university’s Black History Month events. Now the film will be included alongside 64 other independent films chosen for the 12th annual Tupelo Film Festival, taking placeRead the story …
University of Virginia President to Deliver UM Commencement Address
Teresa Sullivan to address 2015 graduates and families May 9 in the Grove
April 10, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teresa A. Sullivan, a respected sociologist and president of the University of Virginia, is set to visit the University of Mississippi on May 9 to deliver the main address at the university’s 162nd Commencement. Sullivan has served as Virginia’s eighth president, the first woman elected to that position, since 2010. During herRead the story …
Honors Convocation to Include Taylor Medals, Outstanding Teacher Award
Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa inductions also scheduled
April 9, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Outstanding students from all academic disciplines and the campuswide top teacher are to be recognized Thursday (April 9) at the University of Mississippi’s 72nd annual Honors Day Convocation. The convocation begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Seventy-two students are to be presented with Marcus ElvisRead the story …
American Mathematics Institute Director is UM Dalrymple Lecturer
University of Bristol math professor Brian Conrey speaks April 9 at Overby Center
April 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A prime number is an integer greater than 1 whose only positive divisors are 1 and itself. In 1859, G.F.B. Riemann proposed a way to understand how the prime numbers are distributed among the natural numbers. Riemann’s hypothesis, still unproven after 156 years, is the focus of the 21st Dalrymple Lecture inRead the story …
Sweeney Named Mississippi Teacher Corps Director
UM alumnus rejoins program as new leader after serving as secondary school teacher, administrator
April 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi Teacher Corps veteran Joseph Sweeney has joined the University of Mississippi School of Education faculty as director of the highly selective teacher preparation program. Sweeney, who took the helm of the Teacher Corps on March 16, is in the midst of preparing for the program’s 26th cohort of new recruits who will undergo hands-on teacherRead the story …
UM Expands Physical Therapy Services
Two therapists available to help faculty, staff and students
April 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi now has two physical therapists at the Starnes Athletic Training Center to treat faculty, staff and students. The expansion of service means patients get appointments faster and experience improved overall rehabilitation services. A partnership between the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and University Health Services provides the services ofRead the story …
Q&A: UPD Chief to Retire May 31
Calvin Sellers discusses his career and brushes with the Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Lenny Kravitz and others
April 6, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University Police Chief Calvin Sellers will retire May 31, closing the books on a more-than-30-year career in law enforcement that included leading efforts here to become the safest school in the Southeastern Conference and one of the safest in the country. Sellers, 62, of Oxford, plans to spend more time reading, golfingRead the story …
A Letter from Chancellor Dan Jones
April 2, 2015 by
Dear Ole Miss Family, Several days ago I wrote to you about the decision by the IHL Board not to renew my contract to serve as Chancellor. Last week, Dr. Jim Borsig, Commissioner-elect for the Board, approached me with a “compromise offer.” The Board was willing to extend my contract for 21 months if IRead the story …