OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media has established a scholarship in the name of a journalism professor who spent almost three decades teaching media law and educating students about the First Amendment. Will Norton Jr., the school’s dean, recently gave Jeanni Atkins the good news. “I’m very honoredRead the story …
Journalism School Establishes Scholarship in Professor’s Name
New fund will help Honors College students major in field
September 22, 2019 by
A Gift for Graduate Students
Couple's Scholarship endowment to benefit business students
September 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John and Janice Shanahan want to help business students now and for generations to come. The Lakewood Ranch, Florida, couple’s recent $25,000 gift establishes a scholarship endowment for the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. The Shanahans plan to increase their endowment each year, ultimately bolstering it with part of theirRead the story …
UM Endowment Builds to Record $736 Million
Eighth straight year alumni, friends provide more than $100 million in gifts
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s alumni and friends contributed approximately $103 million in private support during FY19, a year that saw the university’s endowment grow to $736 million – the largest in the state at a public university. For the eighth consecutive year, new gifts aimed at strengthening UM totaled in excess ofRead the story …
UM Hosts Down Syndrome Workshop
Daylong event for parents and professionals focuses on care, advocacy
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Parents and legal guardians of individuals with Down syndrome learned more about caring for their children during a recent workshop at the University of Mississippi. “Conversations on Down Syndrome with Professionals” was a daylong event designed to help caregivers discover their children’s strengths and difficulties, and how to advocate and navigate throughRead the story …
Conference to Examine History of Mass Incarceration
Albert Woodfox, one of the 'Angola Three,' to deliver opening keynote for interdisciplinary symposium
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, a higher rate of incarceration than anywhere else in the industrialized world. On a state level, Mississippi is surpassed only by Oklahoma and Louisiana in the number of people it imprisons per capita, but organizers of an international conference at theRead the story …
Communication Sciences and Disorders Readies for Annual Fall Institute
Continuing education event focuses on language and literacy, ethics, clinical education
September 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi will host the 2019 Ole Miss Fall Institute Oct.10-11 for speech-language pathologists, audiologists and clinical educators seeking professional development and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association continuing education credits. The event is slated for The Inn at Ole Miss, and the hotel willRead the story …
Fundraising Campaign Honors Don Cole
New scholarship endowment recognizes 50-plus years of positive impact at Ole Miss
September 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For 50 years, Donald Cole has made an impact at every stage of the University of Mississippi experience: as an undergraduate and graduate student, faculty member, administrator, mentor and advocate. To honor his lifetime commitment, UM faculty, friends and alumni are working to establish the Don Cole Catalyst for Change Scholarship Endowment andRead the story …
‘The Wolves’ Delivers Adolescent Reality through Soccer
Opening production of Ole Miss Theatre season posed challenges for production team
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the opening scene of “The Wolves,” the chatter of a group of teen-aged girls ricochets around an otherwise empty gymnasium, conversations overlapping as the uniformed young women sit in a circle on the AstroTurf, performing a routine of stretches and warmup moves so well-practiced as to appear perfunctory. The Wolves areRead the story …
Stamps Scholar Sets Sights on Cancer Research, Community Care
Next-Generation Rebels: Early Entry student pharmacist Brandon Ashmore wants to make a difference
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From the moment Brandon Ashmore’s brother brought home study notes from his pharmacy classes at the University of Mississippi, Brandon, then 11 years old, knew that pharmacy was in his future. Seven years later, Ashmore started his first day of school at Ole Miss as part of the pharmacy school’s competitive Early EntryRead the story …
Nominations Sought for 2020 Common Reading Experience
Community encouraged to submit recommendations for book to be ready by all incoming freshmen
September 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is asking community members to help select the book that will be read by the Class of 2024 for the Common Reading Experience. Anyone in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni or residents, can submit nominations. The Common Reading Experience project started in 2011 as aRead the story …