A custodial worker in the Facilities Management Department is the University of Mississippi’s 2018 Overall Outstanding Staff Member. Nettie Tyson of Oxford, who has been employed at the university since 2010, was recognized during the annual Staff Appreciation Awards program Friday (May 18) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. She willRead the story …
Seven Receive UM Outstanding EEO Awards
Employees recognized for excellence in service categories
May 21, 2018 by
Faculty and Students Honored at Annual Lavender Graduation
Vice chancellor and journalism lecturer receive Vicki Mahan Ally of the Year Awards
May 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For three years, the University of Mississippi has held a Lavender Graduation, an annual ceremony to acknowledge the achievements of LGBTQ and ally students. Thirty-one undergraduate and graduate students participated in this year’s ceremony, with each receiving lavender cords to wear at Commencement. Besides the graduates, two members of the UM communityRead the story …
Donation Honors Lifetime Dedication to Education
Planned gift establishes scholarship for nursing students
May 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent $300,000 gift from the estate of Hazel Brister O’Flaherty will establish a scholarship to provide financial assistance to nursing students at the University of Mississippi. “Aunt Hazel knew the value of a good education,” said Susan Brister Morrison, of Fairview, Tennessee. “When she was a nursing instructor at Contra CostaRead the story …
Students Win Journalism Awards at Various Conferences
More than 50 honors in regional competition include work in newspaper, TV, radio and online
May 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students earned more than 50 awards in three regional contests this spring for their outstanding work in newspaper, television, radio and online journalism. “The Student Media Center is one of the best recruiting tools for the university and the Meek School,” said Patricia Thompson, assistant dean for student mediaRead the story …
Social Work Advances in National Rankings of Top Master’s Programs
U.S. News and World Report ranks UM at No. 62 among public universities
May 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Mississippi’s graduate program in social work among the top 100 in the country, up an impressive 60 spots in the national rankings since the program started in 2011. The latest report ranks the Master of Social Work at UM tied at No.Read the story …
UM Professor Awarded Fellowship at The Huntington Library
Jaime Harker to spend a month this summer working on research in California
May 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jaime Harker, an English professor and director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi, will participate in a monthlong fellowship this summer at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in California. Harker was among four individuals appointed as a Christopher Isherwood FoundationRead the story …
Two UM Master’s Graduates Selected for Poetry Fellowships
Both recipients to attend literary gatherings in June
May 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduates of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program have been selected to participate in prestigious fellowship programs in poetry. Both Samyak Shertok, of Kathmandu, Nepal, and Jan Verberkmoes, from Roseburg, Oregon, graduated May 12, earning high praise from faculty members and administrators in the UMRead the story …
UM Delves into Ethics to Prepare Students to Debate Society’s Issues
New courses and competitions equip participants to engage in civil discussion
May 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Philosophy and Religion has created new classes, and conducts an annual Ethics Bowl and a Great Debate with the goal of equipping students to respectfully grapple with some of life’s most pressing questions. Specialized ethics classes have become more common at universities around the country overRead the story …
UM Introduces Online Graduate Program in Educational Leadership
New curriculum designed for working K-12 teachers
May 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is offering a new online graduate program in K-12 educational leadership to offer working teachers throughout Mississippi an opportunity to advance their careers in school leadership. The online, 18-month program provides teachers a chance to earn either a Master of Education or Specialist in Education degree andRead the story …
UM Graduate Student Receives Fulbright Award
Higher education major Maria Mulrooney to teach in South Africa
May 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Maria Mulrooney, a University of Mississippi graduate student in higher education, has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to serve as an English teaching assistant in South Africa next year. Mulrooney is among more than 800 students chosen for the program nationwide. The Palm City, Florida, native was selectedRead the story …