OXFORD, Miss. – Though COVID-19 has reconstructed people’s lives and created many uncertainties, the community engagement work of the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi remains constant. This summer, Ole Miss students, recent graduates and a faculty instructor dedicated their efforts to improving quality of life in communitiesRead the story …
McLean Interns Empower Communities Through Challenging Times
Ole Miss students spend summer engaging in public service in north Mississippi communities
September 2, 2020 by
Choose Your Own Adventure with a Degree in Theatre Arts
Department of Theatre and Film alumni employ training in many fields
September 1, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What do an HR director at a New York City startup, a senior tax accountant for one of the world’s largest companies, and a personal assistant-cum-film producer and actor have in common? This isn’t a riddle; it’s a story about the diverse ways graduates of the University of Mississippi Department of TheatreRead the story …
A Decade of Poverty Alleviation in North Mississippi
North Mississippi VISTA Project intensifies efforts during COVID response and recovery
September 1, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Entering its 10th year of operations, the North Mississippi VISTA Project has made significant strides toward poverty alleviation, capacity building, sustainable solutions and community empowerment in north Mississippi. The project’s 148 yearlong VISTA members and 145 VISTA summer associates represent a $7.1 million investment of human capital in the region. Since 2010,Read the story …
SouthTalks Events Go Virtual
Speakers for this fall include Jelani Cobb, Carol Anderson and Jacqueline Olive
August 31, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Like everything else this fall, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture‘s SouthTalks are different than normal due to COVID-19. This semester, all the events are online, so although they won’t take place in Barnard Observatory, viewers can watch from wherever they have an internet connection. All SouthTalks events, which includeRead the story …
History Professor Granted Fellowship in Budapest
Frances Kneupper will write a scholarly study of Medieval prophets
August 31, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frances Kneupper, associate professor in the Arch Dalrymple III Department of History at the University of Mississippi, has been honored as a 2020-21 senior fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Central European University. Founded in 2011 in Budapest, Hungary, the institute promotes scholarly research in the context of an intellectualRead the story …
UM Program Opens Doors to Undergraduate Research, Creative Achievement
Eleven Ole Miss students complete fellowships through summer research program
August 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From exploring new melanoma detection methods to analyzing early Mississippian frontier structures, 11 University of Mississippi undergraduate students advanced their research and creative achievement pursuits this summer thanks to a university fellowship program. As fellows of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program, the students conducted individual research and creative achievement projects forRead the story …
Gift Helps Ensure Success for the Southern Foodways Alliance
Estate of California couple to fund endowment honoring John T. Edge
August 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Roger and Rebecca Emerick, of Hillsborough, California, have committed a planned gift to extend the mission of the University of Mississippi‘s Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization they applaud for its compelling storytelling and inclusive takes on cultures and people. The Emericks included the SFA in their estate plans, committing $1 million toRead the story …
OUT Buses Get COVID-19 Safety Upgrades for Fall
Plexiglas partitions, abundant hand sanitizer and removal of standing rides among the measures
August 26, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford University Transit has resumed full operations and those traveling to the University of Mississippi campus this fall will find several new safeguards in place on OUT buses to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most normal routes are operating on a full schedule, but the experience will be a little differentRead the story …
University Keeps Producing ‘Global Citizens’ Despite COVID-19
Taiwanese partnership helps equip tomorrow's military officers with language skills, cultural knowledge
August 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A masked-up mission to Taiwan earlier this year, just before COVID-19 shut down much of the world, has allowed the University of Mississippi to continue offering opportunities for students to learn Chinese and soak up regional culture through an exchange with an international university in Asia. Despite the pandemic’s disruptions to travelRead the story …
New Stamps Scholars Make It 19 for ’20
Ole Miss welcomes nation's second-largest freshman cohort of prestigious scholarship recipients
August 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the arrival of 19 incoming freshmen, the Stamps Scholars Program at the University of Mississippi is setting records for growth. UM is the only university in Mississippi and only one of six Southeastern Conference schools that awards Stamps Scholarships to selected students. The 2020 Ole Miss cohort represents the second-largest groupRead the story …