OXFORD, Miss. – When the last online click was made, University of Mississippi alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends had contributed 1,053 gifts totaling $542,990 during the inaugural Giving Day on April 11-12. The social media-driven event launched on the morning of April 11 and lasted 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes inRead the story …
Ole Miss Family Responds to First Giving Day
Inaugural event results in gifts totaling $542,990
April 27, 2019 by
Students Experience Study Abroad Trip to Paris
Nineteenth-century French art and civilization focus of two-week excursion
April 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students and two faculty members experienced a dream trip in January, traveling on a winter intersession study abroad trip to Paris for two weeks to learn about 19th-century French art and civilization. The students earned up to three credit hours of art history or French language toward their degrees.Read the story …
Graduate Student Selected for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Amelia Clayshulte to study tropical taxonomy in Panama
April 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amelia Clayshulte, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been accepted into a tropical taxonomy course at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. The internationally competitive course takes place at the Bocas Research Station in Bocas del Toro, Panama, for 21 days this summer. Clayshulte, from LasRead the story …
Law Student, Alumni Honored for Pro Bono Work
Stephanie Gobert named Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year by Pro Bono Initiative
April 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The knowledge that attorneys carry comes with great responsibility. Many attorneys and aspiring attorneys use that knowledge to give back to clients in need through pro bono work. The Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law honored the work of students and community attorneys at its recent annualRead the story …
Campus Memorial Ceremony Set for May 2
Observance to honor students, faculty, staff who died during past year
April 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is set to honor the members of the Ole Miss family it lost over the past year at the annual UM Memorial Ceremony. Each year, the university hosts a ceremony to remember the lives of students, faculty and staff, as well as faculty and staff emeriti, who died during the pastRead the story …
UM Remembers Beloved Educator, Scholar and Civil Rights Champion
Longtime classics professor, University Museum director Lucy Turnbull dies at 87
April 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former University of Mississippi professor Lucy Turnbull will always be remembered as a beloved educator who could make her curriculum both easy to understand and infinitely interesting to her students, a mentor and a champion of civil rights at Ole Miss. Her enthusiasm for the classics was contagious, which propelled her studentsRead the story …
Reaping the University’s Richest Rewards
Journey to Commencement: Ryan Upshaw earns doctorate while recruiting and mentoring undergraduate students
April 25, 2019 by
Over the past 12 years, Ryan Upshaw has experienced several memorable moments at the University of Mississippi. The assistant dean of engineering has earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and received promotions within the university’s Office of Admissions, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and School of Engineering. Soon, the Moss Point native will addRead the story …
Fourth Annual Oxford Pride Week Begins April 28
Expanded event to feature alumni reunion, community picnic, parade
April 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The fourth annual Oxford Pride Week is coming to Oxford April 28-May 5, featuring a variety of events, including some old favorites and some new features throughout the city and University of Mississippi campus. This year’s event, organized by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and community group OUTOxford, honors the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots,Read the story …
Things Are Seldom What They Seem: Ship’s Crew Features Familiar Faces
Community members bring energy and diverse experience to comic 'H.M.S. Pinafore'
April 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In this weekend’s production of the classic musical comedy “H.M.S. Pinafore,” don’t be surprised if you spot people you’re more used to seeing at the grocery or around town – even in the halls of the Lyceum – than on the stage. The University of Mississippi Opera Theatre presents “H.M.S. Pinafore” atRead the story …
Never Dimming Her Light
Journey to Commencement: Lasherica Thornton excels and overcomes obstacles to graduate
April 24, 2019 by
The obstacles in the way of pursuing a college education began well before Lasherica Thornton stepped foot on the campus of the University of Mississippi. A Type 1 diabetic and mother of two before she graduated from Bruce High School at the top of her class, Thornton was never a stranger to adversity. Click theRead the story …