OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Foundation employees Ron Guest, executive director of foundation services, and Donna Patton, director of stewardship, retired in March, both leaving a legacy of decades of service. “Their collective years of service to the foundation and, ultimately, to the University of Mississippi have been invaluable,” said Wendell W. Weakley, foundationRead the story …
Ole Miss Wins Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition
Team had 24 hours to formulate an approach to solve a real-world business challenge
April 22, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi won first place in the eighth Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition, conducted virtually for the first time in SEC history and facilitated by the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University. The winning team is Lauren Cherep, of Chicago; Drew Johnson, of Monroe, Louisiana; Andrew Raspo,Read the story …
Seven UM International Studies Students Named Boren Scholars
Arabic and Chinese Language Flagship students among those selected for prestigious award
April 22, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the second time in three years, seven accomplished students at the University of Mississippi have been named as recipients of the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship from the National Security Exchange Program. All either are or have been enrolled in the university’s Croft Institute for International Studies. The recipients are BrantleyRead the story …
Music Faculty Widen the Musical Canon by Commissioning New Works
Projects bring female voices, ideas and compositions to audiences
April 21, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Commissioning a new work of music is one of the most optimistic, creative things a musician can do. She enters into a relationship with the composer as the piece is created and works from a more deeply personal place when communicating the finished music to audiences in performance. Two projects in theRead the story …
Combined UM Memorial Service Set for Thursday
University to pay tribute to students, faculty, staff and emeriti who died in 2019, 2020 and 2021
April 21, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is set to honor members of the Ole Miss family it lost during an annual campuswide Memorial Ceremony set for Thursday (April 22). The university’s traditional memorial service could not be held last year to honor those lost in 2019-20 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, thoseRead the story …
Educator Selected for Prestigious English Language Project
Tracy Koslowski is among 200 chosen by State Department to give virtual instruction in China
April 20, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi educator has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a six-week English language specialist virtual project focusing on integrating critical thinking into the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom in China. Tracy Case Koslowski, associate director of the UM Intensive English Program, was chosen for the program through the RegionalRead the story …
Three Students Selected for Prestigious NSF Research Fellowships
UM trio to use Graduate Research Fellowship Program to further explorations
April 20, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi students have been selected to receive National Science Foundation fellowships that recognize and support the research-based pursuit of master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields. Jax Dallas, William Meador and Larry Stokes were selected for fellowships that include three years of financial support through the foundation’s Graduate Research FellowshipRead the story …
Greek Life Philanthropy Gets Creative During Pandemic
Fraternities and sororities find creative ways to help philanthropies, raising more than $630K
April 19, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Curbside quesadilla nights, cookie sales, a Charity Bowl fielded only on Facebook and a virtual CARE Walk. These are just some of the completely new ways to raise money the University of Mississippi‘s fraternities and sororities have created while collecting more than $630,000 for philanthropic causes during the pandemic. The students’ innovationsRead the story …
‘World of Wonders’ Chosen for 2021 Common Reading Experience
Community to focus on Aimee Nezhukumatathil's acclaimed collection of essays on the outdoors
April 19, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s 2021 Common Reading Experience will focus on “World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments,” a celebrated new collection of essays by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, UM professor of English and creative writing. After reviewing many community submissions and other finalists, a committee of faculty, staff andRead the story …
Petra Kuppers is University’s 2021 Earth Day Keynote Speaker
Address to examine crossroads of environmentalism and disability
April 18, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – International disability rights activist, poet and environmental advocate Petra Kuppers is the University of Mississippi‘s 2021 Earth Day keynote speaker. She will deliver her talk, “Gut Botany: Touching Earth,” at 7 p.m. April 22 via Zoom. Kuppers is a professor at the University of Michigan, where she teaches courses on English, women’sRead the story …