OXFORD, Miss. – During their college careers, many students find an organization, resource or mentor that influences the person they become and affects them both academically and personally. For several of this year’s graduates, the University of Mississippi’s Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement served as all three. The CICCE was established in 2014Read the story …
Center for Inclusion Creates Lasting Impact for Graduating Seniors
CICCE celebrates four years of service to students
June 14, 2018 by
DéLana R.A. Dameron is UM Summer Poet in Residence
Brooklyn resident working on latest collection of poetry
June 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An award-winning poet is coming to the University of Mississippi this summer to work on her next collection of poetry. DéLana R. A. Dameron, a writer and arts and culture administrator, is the 2018 Summer Poet in Residence in the university’s Department of English. Dameron’s second collection of poems, “Weary Kingdom” (2017),Read the story …
National Science Foundation Funds Further Lightning Research
UM professors studying the mysteries of how lightning starts
June 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Science has revealed several fascinating things about lightning. For instance, a lightning flash can heat the surrounding air to temperatures around 50,000 degrees – five times hotter than the sun’s surface. Lightning bolts roar toward the ground at speeds of 200,000 mph. And an American has about a one-in-14,600 chance of being struck byRead the story …
Center Director Named William Winter Professor of History
Ted Ownby selected to be third holder of prestigious position
June 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, Ted Ownby fulfills many roles. He recently added one more to the list as the university’s William F. Winter Professor of History. In 1992, the University of Mississippi Foundation established an endowment fund to promote and recognizeRead the story …
University Appoints Erica McKinley as General Counsel
Respected attorney brings 20 years of experience in private and public sectors
June 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has appointed Erica McKinley as general counsel. McKinley, former chief operating officer for the National Basketball Players Association, is an attorney with nearly 20 years of global legal experience in the private and public sector. As general counsel, McKinley will serve as the university’s chief legal officer. SheRead the story …
UM-DeSoto Alumna Prepares Students for Dream Careers
Alice Robeson uses personal experience to assist nontraditional students
June 10, 2018 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – In her role as a graduate services specialist at Concorde Career College, Alice Robeson does anything and everything she can do to help students land the perfect job. “I teach them how to dress for success, how to write a resume and how to interview,” Robeson said. “I encourage them to takeRead the story …
Family Catching Rebel Fever
Avery and Neil Forbes make major gift to Ole Miss athletics
June 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Avery and Neil Forbes, of Madison, attended colleges other than the University of Mississippi, but the couple caught Rebel fever nonetheless. “When I came to Mississippi in 2003 to run a political campaign, I happened to work for a candidate who was a UM grad and his love for Ole Miss wasRead the story …
UM Scientists Work toward Natural Remedy for Bedbugs
NCNPR researchers look for safer solution in pest management
June 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s a fear for children that monsters reside under the bed. But those monsters could be living on the mattress or in the sheets. They’re called bedbugs. However, scientists with the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy are searching for a natural remedy toRead the story …
Pharmacy Administration Graduate Student Receives Fellowship
Ashley Crumby will continue her dissertation research on mentor relationships
June 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ashley Crumby, a graduate student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, was named a recipient of the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences given by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Crumby will use her fellowship to continue research for her dissertation on “Valuation of mentorship in pharmacy education and theRead the story …
UM Signs Agreement with Science and Innovation Consortium
Alabama-based association expands regional academic engagement
June 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has joined the Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation-University Consortium to help create a collaborative environment that channels the power of university innovation to tackle challenges in the areas of space and national defense. Representatives from UM and the Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation, orRead the story …