OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English professor will direct a multidisciplinary National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help further the university’s interdisciplinary minor in environmental studies. Ann Fisher-Wirth, professor of English and director of the university’s environmental studies minor, is principal investigator for the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Humanities Connections Planning Grant. GrantsRead the story …
Grant to Help Expand Environmental Studies Program
UM English professor receives National Endowment for the Humanities funding
April 29, 2020 by
Cathead Makes Major Gift to Southern Foodways Alliance
Gift honors SFA's efforts on behalf of restaurant industry during pandemic and beyond
April 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi has received a major gift from the founders of Mississippi-based Cathead Distillery, whose efforts during the COVID-19 crisis are making statewide impact. The $75,000 gift from Cathead owners Austin Evans and Richard Patrick will support the writing, editing and sharing of 15 essaysRead the story …
Two International Studies Students Named Boren Scholars
Arabic and Chinese Flagship students selected for prestigious award
April 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two students in the University of Mississippi‘s Croft Institute for International Studies are among the latest recipients of the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship from the National Security Exchange Program. Gabe Menchaca, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been accepted into 2020 Fall Chinese Language Flagship Capstone Program in Monterey, California. Caleb Ray, ofRead the story …
Music Department Embraces Mission in New Ways
Online series and events continue to deliver music experiences
April 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Music at the University of Mississippi is finding new ways to advance its mission to teach and share music. “In the days of COVID-19, we’re developing new strategies to connect with our students and our community,” said Nancy Maria Balach, the department’s interim chair. “We’re moving our Honors ConvocationRead the story …
Applied Sciences Unveils Online Master of Criminal Justice Option
New flexible course delivery method improves accessibility to advanced degree for working adults
April 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies at the University of Mississippi is offering its Master of Criminal Justice degree program as a fully online option. In as little as one year, students can complete the 30-credit hour program through accelerated, eight-week classes in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management emphasisRead the story …
New Center to Engage Mississippi Communities as Research Partners
UM: CREW will partner with communities to advance community development, health, arts
April 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is home to a new center that aims to empower local communities to take charge of their community development, policy change and resilience building by using data and the arts. The UM Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement, or UM: CREW, will be a resource forRead the story …
UM Senior Named Fulbright Recipient
West Point native William Hay headed to Moldova to study and teach English
April 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss – A University of Mississippi student is set to study and teach next year in Moldova, thanks to the 2020 U.S. Fulbright Student Program. William “Wills” Hay, a senior public policy leadership major with minors in Russian and intelligence and security studies, is a Fulbright award recipient. A West Point native, Hay willRead the story …
North Mississippi VISTA Project Seeks Applicants to Serve Communities
Summer and full-year national service opportunities available to fight poverty in state
April 26, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As physical distancing to reduce transmission of COVID-19 has transformed the way that Mississippians go to school, do business and care for their neighbors, the North Mississippi VISTA Project is seeking applicants to join efforts to fight poverty in Mississippi through national service. The North Mississippi VISTA Project has positions for full-timeRead the story …
Fulfilling Dreams for Legal Education
Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment continues to build
April 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When law professor John Robin Bradley established the Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi a decade ago, his goal was to help future Mississippi leaders in justice find more open doors than Evers did. Bradley and his wife, Laura, recently committed another $100,000 to continue building the endowment forRead the story …
UM Family Mourns Hugh Johnston Sloan III, Beloved Professor
Associate professor emeritus of marketing once directed the Small Business Institute
April 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hugh Johnston Sloan III, associate professor emeritus of marketing at the University of Mississippi, died Sunday (April 19) at his home in Oxford. He was 78. Sloan died following an extended illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when shelter-in-place orders have been lifted. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is inRead the story …