OXFORD, Miss. – A $1.5 million gift and two new master’s degree programs are expected to increase both the prestige and enrollment of the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy by appealing to top students interested in a master’s degree that adds an emphasis in data analytics to their traditional course of study. ScholarshipsRead the story …
Gift Provides New Endowed Chair, New Programs for Accountancy School
KPMG endows second Ole Miss faculty position
August 17, 2018 by
UM Granted Prestigious Arabic Flagship Program
University is home to two Language Flagship programs
August 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is one of two new recipients of an Arabic Flagship Program, an esteemed language program for undergraduate students available only at select higher education institutions. Launched in 2002, The Language Flagship programs are sponsored by the National Security Education Program, a federal initiative with the purpose of creating a wider and better-qualifiedRead the story …
Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Honored for 3D Printing Research
Jiaxiang Zhang awarded Best Oral Presentation at annual pharmaceutical meeting
August 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jiaxiang Zhang, a University of Mississippi graduate student in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society in New York City last month. Zhang’s presentation focused on combining 3D printing with hot-melt extrusion, a process thatRead the story …
The Inn at Ole Miss Granted Qualified Resort Status
Designation will allow hotel to offer full range of food and beverage options for events
August 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Inn at Ole Miss has been approved for qualified resort status by the Mississippi Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control. The state granted resort status July 25 to the hotel and conference center on the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus. The shift in status was essential, given demand by customers andRead the story …
Forensic Chemist Named 2018 Joseph Sam Distinguished Alumnus
Randall Clark earned his doctorate in medicinal chemistry from the School of Pharmacy
August 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Randall Clark, a 1973 University of Mississippi graduate with a doctoral degree in medicinal chemistry, has been named the School of Pharmacy Department of BioMolecular Sciences’ 2018 Joseph Sam Distinguished Alumnus Award honoree. Clark earned degrees in both biology and chemistry from Berry College in Mt. Berry, Georgia, before completing his Ph.D.Read the story …
Welcome Month Offers Dozens of Activities for Students, Community
Expanded annual event scheduled through Sept. 14
August 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the 2018-19 academic year draws near, members of the University of Mississippi community have plenty of activities to get them plugged in during Welcome Month, which runs through Sept. 14. “The start of the year is always a special time for Ole Miss, with new students and faculty, new relationships andRead the story …
Matching Gift to Benefit Medgar Evers Scholarship in Law
Alumnus, former professor challenges others to contribute to endowment
August 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Robin Bradley, a native of Inverness, is challenging the University of Mississippi Office of Development to raise $100,000 for the Medgar Evers Scholarship in Law Endowment. In turn, he has agreed to match up to the total goal amount himself. Bradley, law professor emeritus, wants the scholarship endowment to grow andRead the story …
Larry Grantham Memorialized on Highway 27
Late Ole Miss, New York Jets football great was Super Bowl III champ with Joe Namath
August 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before Eli, even before Archie, there was Larry Grantham. The Manning family’s two-generational association with Ole Miss Rebel football, the NFL and Super Bowl championships is legendary. Yet the late Crystal Springs native’s track record was no less stellar. And as Manning Way honors their family’s legacy on the University of Mississippi’sRead the story …
Alumna Establishes Endowment in Sister’s Memory
Gift will fund scholarships and other assistance for students in School of Applied Sciences
August 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bonita Lyons’ giving spirit is evident in the sentiments shared on her Facebook page. “Hers was a life of purpose disguised as work,” posted Cory Major, who worked with Lyons in her capacity as director of academic status and retention services for the University of Memphis, a position the University of MississippiRead the story …
Business School Closes Centennial Celebration at Jackson Event
Mississippi Department of History and Archives hosts alumni at 'History is Lunch'
August 10, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Some of the state’s most celebrated business and civic leaders of the past century took center stage at a recent celebration in Jackson, helping mark the centennial of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Ken Cyree, the school’s dean, was joined by alumni Maj. Gen. Leon Collins, former adjutant generalRead the story …