OXFORD, Miss. – As part of University of Mississippi’s Commencement activities, the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement is honoring more than 230 minority graduates who have excelled during their tenure as students. The annual Celebration of Achievement is set for 5:30 p.m. May 8 in Tad Smith Coliseum. The free event is open to theRead the story …
Celebration of Achievement Honors Minorities, People of Color
Annual event begins at 5:30 p.m. May 8 in Tad Smith Coliseum
April 30, 2015 by
Koresh Dance to Perform Saturday at Ford Center
April 30, 2015 by
A troupe that blends Middle Eastern music with classical favorites for a cross-cultural experience brings its unique take on dance to the University of Mississippi for a Saturday (May 2) performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Koresh Dance, created in Philadelphia in 1991, uses music from Israeli and Turkish composersRead the story …
UM to Hold Annual Memorial Ceremony Thursday
April 29, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each spring, the University of Mississippi conducts a memorial ceremony to commemorate the lives of students, faculty, staff and emeriti who died during this academic year. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday (April 30) at Paris-Yates Chapel. The community is invited and encouraged to attend. Honoring the lives of theRead the story …
UM History Department Named for Arch Dalrymple III
$5 million gift pays tribute to the late Amory leader and businessman
April 27, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Arch Dalrymple III would likely have become a history professor, except that his father’s untimely death kept the young University of Mississippi graduate at home to run the family’s businesses and take care of his mother and younger sisters. Dalrymple first came to the university in the early 1940s, leftRead the story …
UM Students Dig For Clues about Slaves’ Daily Lives
Work at Hugh Craft House yielding insights into diet and culture of antebellum Holly Springs residents
April 24, 2015 by
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – University of Mississippi anthropology students are digging at a historical home in Holly Springs to get a glimpse into the daily habits and foodways of the slaves who lived there from the 1840s until the Civil War. Two UM assistant professors of anthropology, Jodi Skipper and Carolyn Freiwald, took their studentsRead the story …
Interactive Campus Map Packed with Information, Cool Features
April 23, 2015 by
When you’re trying to locate a building or find information about a campus location, there are several ways to go about it. You could try awkward folding printed maps or ask nice Southern gentlemen and ladies walking to class for help. But the most efficient and easiest method to finding your way around campus isRead the story …
Spring Concert to Feature Iron and Wine, Love and Theft, Thomas Rhett
Free show set for 4 p.m. Sunday in the Grove
April 22, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Student Activities Association and the Ole Miss Student Union will welcome Thomas Rhett, along with solo act Iron and Wine and the duo Love and Theft, to the Grove on Sunday (April 26) for an afternoon of country music. The 4 p.m. concert, which is free and open to the public,Read the story …
UM Journalism Students Sweep Public Relations Competition
Faculty member, graduates and university's professional staff also honored
April 21, 2015 by
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 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 …
Opera Theatre Presents World Premiere of ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’
Adaptation is latest work by acclaimed UM alumnus Nancy Van de Vate
April 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Opera Theatre Ensemble will present the world premiere of “Hamlet: Prince of Denmark” this weekend at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday (April 18). Tickets are $30 for general admission, $24 for faculty and staff, and $10Read the story …