Ole Miss Alumni Association Welcomes 2015-2016 Officers

Eddie Maloney of Jackson takes over as new president

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association announced its officers for 2015-2016 as part of Homecoming festivities at the University of Mississippi. Eddie Maloney of Jackson was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Maloney is president of Cowboy Maloney’s Electric City Appliance Centers, which includes 12 Cowboy Maloney locations throughout Mississippi.Read the story …

Board of Trustees Names Preferred Candidate for UM Chancellor

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 …

Ole Miss Law Wins World Championship in Space Law

Team of three students triumphs over groups from India and Greece en route to victory

OXFORD, Miss – The University of Mississippi School of Law has won the world championship at the 2015 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in Jerusalem. The team beat India’s Nalsar University of Law in the semifinals and triumphed over National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, today (Oct. 15) in the final round. UM is one ofRead the story …

FBI, UM Student Affairs Honor UPD Officers

Three presented awards, praised for contributing to statue noose investigation

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 …

Students Invited to Submit Proposals for Business Model Competition

Competitors get workshop, mentoring to help refine their plans before judging

OXFORD, Miss. – The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mississippi is launching a new program this fall with its first Fall Business Model Competition that is open to all Ole Miss students. “Our objective is to get students excited about thinking and starting new businesses at Ole Miss and throughout theRead the story …

Experts, Athletes and Soldiers Part of UM Neuroscience Conference

Dr. Esther Sternberg, author of 'Healing Spaces: The Science and Place of Well Being,' set for keynote

OXFORD, Miss. – Former football players and soldiers, as well as neuroscience experts, are set to participate in a conference next month at the University of Mississippi, which has a groundbreaking Ph.D. program to train education professionals to help speed recovery from traumatic brain injuries. In 2014, the UM School of Education launched a doctoral program inRead the story …

Homecoming Week Features Variety of Events

Freebies, fun and football are just a few of the highlights

It’s Homecoming Week! Break out that red and blue (we know that’s what makes up most of your closet anyway) and get ready to show your school spirit throughout the week with tons of exciting events leading up to the Homecoming football game Oct. 10, when the Ole Miss Rebels take on the mighty NewRead the story …

‘I’ve Been Accepted!’ – Students Share Admission Certificates

Congratulations! You’ve been offered admission into the Class of 2020 at the University of Mississippi. Here at Ole Miss, there’s an important question we’re always asking: Are you ready? The university is sending out admission certificates to your freshman class for the first time ever, personally signed by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi HephnerRead the story …

Ignite Ole Miss Campaign to Expand Kottkamp Memorial Scholarship

Students will hand out #lovefenton stickers Saturday in the Grove to support effort

OXFORD, Miss. – Fenton Kottkamp of Louisville, Kentucky, would have turned 23 next Tuesday (Sept. 29), but a tragic accident earlier this year took his life. Several well-known friends are promoting a scholarship in his name to expand his legacy at the University of Mississippi. The crowdfunding initiative https://ignite.olemiss.edu/lovefenton launched Friday (Sept. 25) to buildRead the story …

Five Rebel Greats to be Enshrined in M-Club Alumni Hall of Fame

Patrick Willis headlines honorees

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss M-Club Alumni Hall of Fame will get a little more prestigious this weekend. Five Rebel greats, representing four different sports, will be welcomed to the Hall of Fame at a ceremony Friday night – Dori Carter (women’s golf, 2006-09), Johnny Neumann (men’s basketball, 1971), Dawson Pruett (football, 1987-90), John ShawRead the story …