OXFORD, Miss. – “Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!” Those words will be uttered by a projected 3,000 people Oct. 25 in the Grove as a number of student organizations at the University of Mississippi try to break the world record for the largest rock-paper-scissors tournament. The Guinness World Record is held by Oobma Inc., which hostedRead the story …
UM Organizing World’s Largest Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
Ole Miss Phenomena coordinating event to benefit William Magee Center for Wellness Education
October 18, 2018 by
UM TEDx Seeks Speakers for 2019 Conference
Annual event brings community together to share ideas in TED-like experience
October 18, 2018 by
OXFORD – If you are someone who has something to say, you may be just the person that TEDxUniversityofMississippi is looking for. Organizers of the event, which is designed to bring community members together to discuss a wide range of topics, are seeking nominations for 2019 speakers. TEDx is an independently organized community forum designed after theRead the story …
DeSoto Campus Student Lands Unique FBI Internship
Madison Cleveland works with forensic accountants and special agents to solve crime
October 17, 2018 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – It isn’t every day that accountancy students are able to use their expertise to solve crimes. Madison Cleveland was able to do just that while interning with the FBI over the summer. Cleveland, a senior accountancy major, attends classes at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven. She began her 10-week internshipRead the story …
Marijuana Project Head to Deliver Pharmacy School’s Waller Lecture
Mahmoud ElSohly will speak about marijuana project founder Coy W. Waller
October 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project, will deliver the School of Pharmacy’s 15th Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at 11 a.m. Friday (Oct. 19) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The lecture series was established in 2004 to recognize the founder of UM’s marijuana cultivationRead the story …
School of Law Introduces Living-Learning Community
Freshmen get a glimpse of legal education through program
October 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten freshmen at the University of Mississippi will begin their legal education early through the School of Law Living-Learning Community. This is the inaugural year of the program, which will take these young students interested in attending law school after graduation and introduce them to the law. The program will provide opportunitiesRead the story …
Freeman Foundation Renews Grant for Asia Internships
Information sessions start this week for interested students
October 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students can again participate in a select internship program in Eastern Asia next summer, thanks to the renewal of a grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. The program, UM Experiential Learning in Eastern Asia, will allow 18 undergraduates to complete a summer internship of at least eight weeks inRead the story …
English Professor Included in Poetry and Essay Anthologies
Aimee Nezhukumatahil published fourth poetry collection last spring
October 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor’s poetry and essay have been selected for inclusion in two separate prestigious national publications. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English in the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing, has been selected to the 2018 edition of the “Best American Poetry” anthology series. This is her secondRead the story …
Assistant Law Dean to Lead National Student Affairs Organization
Macey Edmondson named president-elect of NALSAP for the 2019-20 academic year
October 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Macey Edmondson, assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals. She will serve as president for the 2019-20 academic year. NALSAP is an organization for professionals who provide support to law students. The organizationRead the story …
McLean Institute Expands Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Weeklong enrichment camp serves rising 10th and 11th graders
October 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rising high school sophomores and juniors from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns after taking part in an annual University of Mississippi summer entrepreneurial leadership program. The third annual McLean Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, or MELP, was a weeklong experience for 15Read the story …
UM Senior Honored with Museum of Women in the Arts’ Scholarship
Student's sculptures seek to raise awareness of mental illness
October 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An ability to use her artistic skills to raise awareness of those struggling with mental illness helped a University of Mississippi senior earn a prestigious visual arts scholarship from the Mississippi State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Charlotte Burge, of Saltillo, a senior pursuing a Bachelor ofRead the story …