OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford community is invited to remember students, faculty, staff, and emeriti of the university who have died during the past year at the annual University Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, May 2. First instituted by Chancellor Robert Khayat in 2008, the annual event is open to the publicRead the story …
University Memorial Ceremony Set for Thursday, May 2
Event to honor the memory of students, faculty, staff, and emeriti will be held in Paris-Yates Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
April 26, 2013 by
Minor Hall Named in Honor of Successful UM Alumnus
Lucian Minor lauded for dedication to helping students and supporting university’s academic mission
April 26, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Lucian Minor graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1937, the student body included some 3,000 students – all on the Oxford campus – and residence halls were spartan, compared to modern accommodations. Minor, who earned an accounting degree at Ole Miss, has returned to campus frequently over the years, helpingRead the story …
Myrlie Evers-Williams to Deliver UM Commencement Address
Civil rights pioneer to address 2013 graduates and families May 11 in the Grove
April 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams is set to return to the University of Mississippi May 11 to deliver the main address at the university’s 160th Commencement. Evers-Williams, who worked for more than 30 years to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her well-known civil rights activist husband, MedgarRead the story …
Social Service: UM Honors Student Tackles Mississippi Food Inequalities
Saulters earns national, regional recognition for volunteer excellence
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up, Mary Margaret Saulters’ home in the rural Delta town of Tchula was 20 miles from the nearest grocery store. It was in this literal “food desert” – as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – that her interest in food security and social inequality first took root. “My familyRead the story …
UM Green Week Explores ‘Enough for All, Forever’ April 22-26
Annual event to focus on food supply, environmental social issues, awareness
April 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi kicks off its fifth annual Green Week on Monday (April 22). The weeklong event, which runs through April 26, aims to educate students, faculty, staff and community members on the benefits of sustainable living, as well as the large impact a small adjustment in daily life can make.Read the story …
Merry Wives of Windsor Features UM Students, Professor
April 19, 2013 by
‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ will be staged by the UM Opera Theatre Ensemble at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21.
UMMC Dr. Hannah Gay Recognized in 2013 TIME 100 List
April 18, 2013 by
By giving an HIV-positive infant anti-HIV drugs within hours of birth, Gay, a pediatrician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was responsible for orchestrating an incredible breakthrough. Gay, a 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in biology and chemistry and a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, hasRead the story …
Willie Price Lab School Receives $25,000 Endowment
April 17, 2013 by
OXFORD. Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi educator Lynton Dilley has established a legacy of learning at the university with a $25,000 donation to create a new endowment to support Willie Price Lab School. The Norman Edward and Lynton Sullivan Dilley Endowment, named after Dilley and her late husband, is the first endowment ever createdRead the story …
UM Announces Three-Year Plan and New Policies for Campus Parking
Long-term goals include increased off-site parking, shuttle infrastructure and alternative transportation
April 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following a yearlong evaluation of parking and transportation challenges caused by significant growth on the University of Mississippi campus, the Traffic and Parking Committee is implementing the first stages of a three-year plan to improve parking infrastructure for the long term, expand the on-campus shuttle system and add transportation options. Effective JulyRead the story …
Nutrition and Hospitality Management Faculty Joins ACCI Board
Connection to organization could help attract more scholars to Ole Miss
April 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Yunhee Chang, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed to the board of directors for the American Council on Consumer Interests, or ACCI. Chang said her two-year stint could “possibly attract more graduate students and scholars” to the university. “ACCI couldRead the story …