OXFORD, Miss. – The Early Entry program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has brought the best and brightest students to Oxford for more than 20 years. The makeup of the 2018 freshman pre-pharmacy class is no different. The well-rounded group of nearly 100 scholars and leaders earned nearly $2 million in scholarshipsRead the story …
Early Entry Pharmacy Class Earns Nearly $2 Million in Scholarships
First-year students among the most accomplished in school's history
September 18, 2018 by
Nominations Sought for 2019 Common Reading Experience
Community encouraged to recommend books for upcoming freshman class
September 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is asking community members to help select the book that will be read by the Class of 2023 for the Common Reading Experience. Anyone in the Oxford-Ole Miss community – students, faculty, staff, alumni or residents – can submit nominations. The Common Reading Experience project started in 2011 as aRead the story …
DeSoto Campus Accountancy Major Receives CMA Scholarship
Alexander Beene plans to become a Certified Management Accountant
September 16, 2018 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Alexander Beene, a senior accountancy major at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, has accepted a Certified Management Accountant Program Scholarship. The scholarship was awarded last spring by the Institute of Management Accountants. It covers the entrance fee to the CMA program, registration fees for both parts of the CMA examRead the story …
Alumna Creates Scholarship, Commits to Mentoring Students
Tupelo native honors her roots through new Women's Council scholarship
September 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi has always owned a piece of Margaret Pryor Barker’s heart, inspiring her to give back to a place and a university that have given her so much. The 1990 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration has made a generous gift to establish an Ole Miss Women’s CouncilRead the story …
Student Pharmacist Begins Journey to Dream Career
Tia Holloway excited about pharmacy school after completing degree at Jackson State
September 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What started out as a high school class assignment turned into a career path for Jackson native Tia Holloway. The University of Mississippi student’s journey to pharmacy school took a different route than she originally planned, but Holloway is excited to reach her destination. As a freshman at McLaurin High School, HollowayRead the story …
Ole Miss Esports Ushers University into Video Game Competition World
UM, MSU announce inaugural Esports Egg Bowl for Oct. 13
September 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The dream goes a little something like this: A few short years down the road, several thousand fans are gathered in an arena on the University of Mississippi campus, enthralled in a game. The crowd cheers and gasps as the tension builds, Hotty Toddy cheers echo and the announcer furiously spits out a play-by-play.Read the story …
Moon of Saturn Topic for First Science Cafe of Fall Semester
Visiting professor Jennifer Meyer to discuss tides, oceans and the possibility of life on Enceladus
September 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The surprising discovery of liquid water on one of Saturn’s moons is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 18) at its newRead the story …
UM Welcomes New and Returning Students for Fall Semester
University continues focus on providing flagship education and experience
September 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi enrolled 23,258 students across its six campuses for fall 2018 – fourth-highest enrollment in the university’s history – while its first-year retention rate climbed to 86 percent, second-highest in school history. Total 2018 enrollment reflects a 2.2 percent decrease from last year. At the same time, the universityRead the story …
‘Green is the New Pink’ Program Searching for Young Environmentalists
Second year of program looks to recruit seventh- to 10th-grade students to study local ecology
September 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If you know a seventh- to 10th-grade young woman who would enjoy spending Saturdays hiking by a local river, hunting for salamanders, fishing for rare species or tracking invasive organisms, she should check out the University of Mississippi’s “Green is the New Pink: Young Women Environmentalists in Action” program. The environmental leadershipRead the story …
Law School to Host Originalism Debate in Constitution Day Observance
Free event is part of the Boyce Holleman Debate Series
September 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Sept. 17, 231 years ago, delegates who had been meeting in Philadelphia that summer made their work public, signing the U.S. Constitution and proposing it for ratification by “We the People.” The University of Mississippi School of Law will celebrate that triumphant day by hosting a Constitution Day commemoration Sept. 17Read the story …