OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen University of Mississippi students will be interns in East and Southeast Asia this summer, thanks to a substantial grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. The $100,000 program, “UM Experiential Learning in East Asia,” allows selected undergraduates to complete a summer internship of at least eight weeks in summer 2018.Read the story …
My Ole Miss Wish Makes One Special Fan’s Day
Colton Bullock's adventure is part of Student Veterans Association charity effort
May 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Friday afternoon (April 27), the Walk of Champions through the Grove at the University of Mississippi was reserved for just one champion: 8-year-old Colton Bullock of Brandon. Colton, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 3 in September 2013, was made an honorary lifetime member of the Ole Miss Student VeteransRead the story …
UM Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Business school finishes No. 53 among public institutions
May 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi offers 14 graduate programs ranked in the Top 100 among public institutions. Seven programs joined the ranks of the Top 100 in the recent 2019 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, adding to seven other UM graduate programs that were previously ranked. UM graduateRead the story …
UM Students Sweep Public Relations Association of Mississippi Awards
Twelve Ole Miss students honored out of 14 winners, including Best in Show
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, with one student winning overall Best in Show. Only 14 total students from around the state won awards, and students from the UM Meek School of Journalism and New Media won 12Read the story …
Student-curated Exhibit Open at J.D. Williams Library
Display of artifacts spanning 10,000 years available for viewing through summer
April 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi anthropology students have curated an exhibit of stone artifacts that are on display at the J.D. Williams Library. The exhibit features a grasshopper effigy bead, arrowheads, chunky stones, axes and a ceramic human effigy from the Calvin S. Brown Collection, managed by the university’s Center for Archaeological Research. Brown,Read the story …
Ancient Graffiti Project Offers Door to Past for UM Professor
Project uncovers wall plaster etchings buried by Mount Vesuvius
April 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Centuries before Kilroy was here, “Hyacinthus was here,” lurking around the streets of ancient Herculaneum, carving his eternal presence into wall plaster with graffiti. Hyacinthus’ reminder is joined by other graffiti etched into the walls of the Italian town that was entombed under tons of volcanic pyroclastic flows from the erupting Mount VesuviusRead the story …
‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Comes to Ford Center Tuesday
Tony Award-winning show features dazzling costumes and scenes from the classic fairy tale
April 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 24). The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, from the creators of “The Sound of Music,” puts a contemporary twist on the classic fairy tale. Featuring dazzling costumesRead the story …
Veterans with Purple Hearts Honored with Reserved Parking
Dedication ceremonies scheduled April 24 in front of the Lyceum
April 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Most University of Mississippi students are restricted from parking in certain areas of campus, but that is about to change for Don Zielenski and other Purple Heart recipients at Ole Miss. The sophomore from south Texas is the first to receive the new Purple Heart Parking Pass, which allows owners to parkRead the story …
Drug, Alcohol Education Attracts Support
Grassroots effort surpasses $1 million for UM's new William Magee Center
April 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When William Magee, a University of Mississippi young alumnus, lost his battle with drug addiction, parents Kent and David Magee, of Oxford, shared his story and started an ongoing movement to help students. Student organizations, alumni, parents, aunts, uncles, faculty, staff, friends, a foundation, a corporation and a church congregation have collectivelyRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Presents ‘Macbeth’ this Weekend at the Ford Center
Performance is directed by Cynthia White of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi theater students will bring Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” to life this weekend with a performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The classic Shakespeare tale, set in medieval Scotland, chronicles the rise and fall of the warrior Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, as they lustRead the story …