OXFORD, Miss. – What do a potter, a banjo player and a reverend all have in common? They have all been featured on “Mississippi Stories,” the latest series produced by the University of Mississippi’s Media and Documentary Projects Center in association with the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Created by producer-director Rex JonesRead the story …
Child Advocacy and Play Therapy Institute Introduces First Online Play Therapy Degree
June 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For many therapists, a room packed with toys provides an ideal environment to identify sources of stress and emotional trauma in children. That fact has not been lost on the counselors at the Child Advocacy and Play Therapy Institute at the University of Mississippi. In response to a growing need for registeredRead the story …
Winter Institute Summer Youth Program Inspires High School Students to Lead Communities
June 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-eight Mississippi high school students are preparing to make a positive impact in communities across the state, thanks to an innovative leadership program sponsored by the University of Mississippi’s William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Rising sophomores and juniors were chosen from a pool of 150 applicants to attend the third annualRead the story …
Rethinking Leadership: Fourth Principal Corps Cohort Begins Career-Changing Journey
June 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nine Mississippi teachers with aspirations of becoming K-12 leaders make up the fourth cohort of the Principal Corps at the University of Mississippi. The select group includes Lisa Attkisson and Ashley Bullock, both of Brandon, Cora Bunker of Hillsboro, Ore., Dave Miller of Los Angeles, LaMarcus Norman of Greenville, Emily Cooke SchulerRead the story …
High School Science, Math Teachers Learning How to Use High-Tech LIGO E-Lab in Workshop
June 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A select group of Mississippi high school teachers are learning how to use the same e-lab and laser interferometers used by University of Mississippi researchers in their on-going studies of gravitational waves and black holes. Five physics instructors participated in the two-day professional development workshop hosted by UM’s Department of Physics andRead the story …
Ninth Annual Oxford Shakespeare Festival Opens June 15
June 11, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – She loves him, he loves her not. She loves him, he loves her, now. William Shakespeare’s “All’s Well that Ends Well” kicks off the 2012 Oxford Shakespeare Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday (June 15) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center at the University of Mississippi. This summer marks the ninth season forRead the story …
John Z. Kiss Hired as New Dean of UM Graduate School
June 11, 2012 by
… Assumes duties Sept. 1; sets goal for school to continue progress. OXFORD, Miss. – John Z. Kiss, distinguished professor and chair of botany at Miami University in Ohio, is the new dean of the University of Mississippi Graduate School. His appointment begins Sept. 1, pending approval from the Board of Trustees of Mississippi InstitutionsRead the story …
‘Food Network Star’ Finalist Uses Ole Miss Experience in Competition
June 8, 2012 by
… Program airs at 8 p.m. Sundays OXFORD, Miss. – With stars in her eyes and frosting at her fingertips, a former University of Mississippi pastry chef is a finalist to land her own television show through the “Food Network Star” competition. Linkie Marais is on celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis’ team in theRead the story …
UM Professor Honored for Developing Model Program in Intelligence Studies
June 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For students in the University of Mississippi’s competitive Intelligence and Security Studies minor, activities such as networking with leaders of the intelligence community, participating in professional conferences and assisting local police in active investigations are the norm. It’s hands-on teaching methods like these that earned ISS and legal studies professor Carl JensenRead the story …
Schools of Business and Accountancy Cited Among World’s Best by Accrediting Agency
June 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has reaffirmed the standing of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration and Patterson School of Accountancy as being among the world’s best. Both schools were reaccredited by AACSB for another cycle. For this academic year, 56 schools maintained their accreditationRead the story …