OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi graduate has received a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation scholarship to the University of Cambridge, where he will pursue a master’s degree in health, medicine and society. Josh Law, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religion from UM in 2017, andRead the story …
First 3+3 Accelerated Law Student Begins UM School of Law
Jessica Simon begins her journey to a Juris Doctor this summer
May 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jessica Simon always wanted to be an advocate for people in need. To fulfill that lifelong mission, Simon will begin her studies at the University of Mississippi School of Law this summer while finishing her last year of the undergraduate 3+3 Accelerated Law program in the Department of Legal Studies. The native of Nashville,Read the story …
Biology Graduate Lands Internship Studying Western Plant Populations
Casey Gill will work with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Arizona
May 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi alumna who assisted with biological research at the local level has been awarded a prestigious summer internship with the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Casey Gill, who received her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences May 11, has been accepted into the 2019Read the story …
Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival Returns this Weekend
Event's 45th season set for May 23-26 at UM, Oxford venues
May 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 45th annual World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival opens Thursday (May 23) and runs through Sunday in Nutt Auditorium at the University of Mississippi. This is the festival’s fourth season in Oxford, following a 41-year run in Illinois. “It’s a four-day celebration of ragtime, jazz, blues, honky-tonk, boogie andRead the story …
Army ROTC Commissions First Female Combat Officers
Ole Miss graduates Lakoda Kissee and Katie Smith will serve in Mississippi Army National Guard
May 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As more than 5,500 University of Mississippi graduates celebrated Commencement with family and friends on May 11, two members of the Ole Miss Army ROTC celebrated making school history. Lakoda Kissee, who hails from Spokane, Missouri, and Katie Smith, from Ellicott City, Maryland, became the first two female UM ROTC cadets to be commissioned into roles as combatRead the story …
Making a Tanzania Skype Connection
UM student Matthew Travers wins scholarship to learn Swahili in African nation
May 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student, who is looking to learn about Swahili culture and find common ground between Swahili and Chinese, has won a Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili in Tanzania. Matthew Travers, of St. Louis, is a sophomore who is double majoring in Chinese and international studies with a regionalRead the story …
Still Going Strong after 50 Years of Employment
As longest-serving employee ever, Kathy Tidwell rises through ranks during a half-century at Ole Miss
May 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kathy Tidwell started working at the University of Mississippi a few months before man first walked on the moon. This year marks Tidwell’s 50th year at Ole Miss, making her the longest-serving employee in university history. She officially started in January 1969, and while she could have retired many years ago, theRead the story …
Seven Employees Receive UM Outstanding Staff Awards
Individuals and teams recognized for excellence in service categories, operations
May 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The associate director for academic enrichment in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the University of Mississippi‘s 2019 Overall Outstanding Category winner. Charlie Ball-Burrell was recognized during the annual Staff Appreciation Awards program Friday (May 17) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, capping off the annual Staff AppreciationRead the story …
Law Student Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship
Gerald Kucia will work in Jackson this summer to advance workers' rights causes
May 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gerald Kucia, a second-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Law, will spend his summer advancing the cause of workers’ rights in Jackson through the Peggy Browning Fellowship Program. Kucia was awarded the competitive 10-week fellowship, which provides a stipend to law students interested in a career in labor lawRead the story …
Promoting Excellence in Lab Instruction
Former UM biology professor pays tribute to late wife through gift
May 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift from Will St. Amand, University of Mississippi professor emeritus of biology, establishes an award designed to identify and provide support for higher education instruction in introductory-level biology. Additionally, the Georgia St. Amand Laboratory Teaching Assistant Award in Biology Endowment pays tribute to the donor’s late wife. “I amRead the story …