OXFORD, Miss. – Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes will visit the University of Mississippi Nov. 6 as part of the seventh annual Edith T. Baine Lecture Series for Scholars and Writers. The event, set for 6 p.m. in Bondurant Hall Auditorium, is sponsored by the Baine lecture series and the UM Department of English. It is freeRead the story …
Award-Winning Poet Visiting UM for Lecture
Terrance Hayes to speak Nov. 6 as part of Edith T. Baine Lecture Series
November 1, 2019 by
Professor Uses Concert to Shine Light on New Faculty
Adam Estes performs with colleagues Monday for Faculty Recital Series
November 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Adam Estes, associate professor of saxophone and bassoon at the University of Mississippi, began developing ideas for his upcoming faculty recital, the Department of Music had just hired new faculty – two of whom are also woodwinds. “I was interested in collaborating with our new faculty, and elected to build aRead the story …
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Celebrates 30 Years
Celebration set for Nov. 13 commemorates landmark reference work
October 31, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For three decades, the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture has fostered a deeper understanding of the South, encouraging everyone to “read y’all about it.” The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi is inviting everyone to an anniversary celebration for the ambitious, unique project that embraces all theRead the story …
Education Professor Receives Outstanding College Science Teacher Award
Brooke Whitworth recognized by Mississippi Science Teachers Association
October 31, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brooke Whitworth, assistant professor of science education at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding College Science Teacher Award from the Mississippi Science Teachers Association. MSTA is a statewide nonprofit that supports a network of science educators and aims to promote interconnections between science, teaching and educational resources. Whitworth receivedRead the story …
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ Traveling Exhibition Coming to UM
Touring library display to arrive in Oxford in 2021
October 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped American responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930sRead the story …
Teaching in Sign Language
Deaf student Kris Colvin prepares for teaching career with support from UM interpreters
October 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kris Colvin didn’t always believe he could be a teacher. In fact, he remembers being shocked when a substitute teacher in grade school was deaf, too. Colvin was about 10 years old and had never met a teacher who was deaf before. “Up until then, I was only taught by teachers thatRead the story …
UM Officially Launches Search for Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics
October 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce launched the search for a new vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics formally today (Oct. 30) by announcing the members of the search committee, scheduling the first committee meeting and setting expectations for the search. The search committee will be chaired by Ole Miss alumnus and retiredRead the story …
Discussion Over Dinner to Envision an ‘Even Stronger University’
UM's Longest Table brings faculty, staff and students from all backgrounds together for conversation
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Food and fellowship in the Grove is one of the University of Mississippi‘s most beloved traditions, but those who gathered there for those purposes Sunday (Oct. 27) hope to begin a new tradition called the “Longest Table.” The free university event stretched across the Grove, where hundreds gathered to eat hamburgers andRead the story …
Navy Veteran ‘Handsome Jim’ Willis Awarded Posthumous Degree
UM's oldest student veteran leaves legacy of inspiring others through commitment to learning
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Handsome Jim” Willis, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a beloved 77-year-old student at the University of Mississippi who always sported Ole Miss gear and wore a wide smile as he delivered jokes for everyone he encountered. Willis, who was ever the raconteur, was taking classes in Oxford toward his degree in sociologyRead the story …
‘Spooky Physics’ Night Set for Friday
Department of Physics and Astronomy offers fun, frights and food for all
October 28, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – New frights and fresh takes on old delights are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents “Spooky Physics Demonstrations” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (Nov. 1) in Lewis Hall. The program will include stage shows starting at 7:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.Read the story …