OXFORD, Miss. – Starting Monday (Oct. 1), the University of Mississippi’s homecoming week will be in full swing. For students, faculty and members of the greater Oxford community, the week will be an opportunity to show some school spirit. Here’s a list of the events scheduled for homecoming week, highlighted by Saturday (Oct. 6) afternoon’s showdownRead the story …
Landmark Episode of ‘LMR Live’ to Feature Professor and Soprano
Talk show to focus on her career in teaching and performing arts
September 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Music‘s Living Music Resource will celebrate the 20th episode of “LMR Live” Tuesday evening (Oct. 2) by focusing on the musical career of Nancy Maria Balach, associate professor of music and LMR artistic director. The show, at 7:30 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium, is free and open toRead the story …
Law Student to Intern with U.S. Mission to NATO
Anne Karen Tolbert will begin her internship this fall at Belgian headquarters
September 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi law student is spending the fall semester in Brussels developing her expertise on international law and policy. Anne Karen Tolbert, a second-year student at the School of Law, has been selected to intern with the U.S. Department of State at the U.S. Mission to NATO. She left forRead the story …
United Way Launches Campaign to Help Fund Local Groups
Goal is $140,000 for annual fundraiser to benefit LOU community
September 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The United Way of Oxford is asking the University of Mississippi community to give any donation possible – large or small – to help fund 25 programs and two community coalitions in Lafayette County. The university’s annual United Way campaign officially kicked off Wednesday (Sept. 26) with a goal of raising atRead the story …
School of Applied Sciences Enrolls First Student in Gerontology Program
New interdisciplinary degree provides academic preparation, practical experience
September 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi recently welcomed its first student into the school’s new interprofessional degree program for applied gerontology. Clark Ross, a junior community college transfer from Oxford, was exploring academic majors at UM when his maternal grandmother, Gloria McGregor, recommended considering a new interdisciplinary degreeRead the story …
COPE Clinic Relocates to South Oxford Center
Move to larger space allows UM facility to better serve Oxford and campus community
September 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Counselor Education Clinic for Outreach and Personal Enrichment has moved to a new location at UM’s South Oxford Center. Previously housed at the university’s Insight Park, COPE moved to the former Baptist Medical Center-North Mississippi facility because of a need for more space. Part of the UM School of Education, COPERead the story …
Study Abroad Gives Croft Students Experience of a Lifetime
Semester, year overseas creates global citizens out of institute's students
September 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its beginning in 1998, the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi has supplied students with the tools to become global citizens. Chief among these tools are acquiring a high level of proficiency in a foreign language and studying abroad, for either a semester or a whole year, in a country whoseRead the story …
Department of Social Work Hosts Voter Empowerment Seminar
Speakers offer insights on professionals' role in activism
September 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the November primaries around the corner, University of Mississippi social work students examined their professional responsibility to affect change through the power of voting during a recent Voter Empowerment Seminar. “Voter empowerment is a way to engage more with the community,” said Amy Fisher, associate professor of social work. “Voting isRead the story …
Health Risk Behavior Expert Offers Suicide Prevention Insights
UM social work faculty member explains warning signs, interventions
September 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to sharing information and resources about this sensitive and prevalent topic. Each year, more than 41,000 people die by suicide, often as a result of untreated mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sixty-five percent of all mentalRead the story …
‘She Kills Monsters’ Opens UM Theatre’s New Season
Combat choreographer stages scenes for play's fantasy world fights
September 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sometimes, life’s most important lessons come in unexpected ways, requiring us to abandon what we think we know and dive headlong into uncertainty just to uncover the simplest of truths. “She Kills Monsters,” the first production of the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film‘s 2018-19 season, requires surrendering to aRead the story …