OXFORD, Miss. – Legendary FedEx founder and CEO Frederick W. Smith challenged University of Mississippi honors students Tuesday (Sept. 12) to continue having academic conversations with the aim of developing workable solutions to national and global problems. Smith was the keynote speaker for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College’s Fall Convocation at the Gertrude C.Read the story …
Institute of Child Nutrition’s Mission Continues to Grow
New executive director hopes to expand facility's role in promoting healthy meals in schools
September 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Institute of Child Nutrition at the University of Mississippi has agreed to partner with the American Heart Association and is moving forward on other initiatives to provide training for child nutrition professionals across the country under new Executive Director Aleshia Hall-Campbell’s leadership. ICN, which is part of the School of Applied Sciences, provides resources to improve child nutrition programs,Read the story …
Cyrus Chestnut Quartet to Perform at Ford Center
Thursday show is first in the 2017-18 Jazz Series
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host a night of jazz Thursday (Sept. 14) with the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet. Chestnut, a Baltimore native and soulful jazz pianist, blends contemporary, traditional and gospel jazz styles with soulful sounds and a mix of Latin and samba. HisRead the story …
School of Business Administration Kicks Off Centennial
Receptions, commemorative book planned to celebrate 100 years of excellence
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration kicked off its centennial celebration Friday (Sept. 8) with an early fall reception for faculty, staff and alumni in the courtyard of Holman Hall. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter led his remarks by recalling the state of the university in 1917, the year the business schoolRead the story …
Visiting Professor to Discuss Foods of Slave Trade Thursday at UM
Judith Carney featured speaker of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A geographer from the University of California at Los Angeles will discuss foods grown by African slaves Thursday (Sept. 14) at the University of Mississippi. Judith Carney begins her lecture, “Seeds of Memory: Food Legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” at 5:30 p.m. in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. Her appearance,Read the story …
UM Creates Department of Higher Education
Interim chair Neal Hutchens plans to launch a new minor and increase campus partnerships
September 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is home to a new Department of Higher Education, with legal scholar Neal Hutchens as its interim chair and professor. The new department, which has eight full-time faculty members, several affiliate faculty throughout the university and more than 200 graduate students, was previously part ofRead the story …
Math and Science Center Moves into Renovated Facility
Jackson Avenue Center space will allow CMSE to operate more efficiently
September 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education has moved back into its renovated facility at the Jackson Avenue Center. The CMSE’s offices were updated over four months after part of the building was damaged in February. The renovated office is upgraded from the original cinder block wall facility and is specially designedRead the story …
Former State Supreme Court Justice Supports Law Students
Reuben Anderson hopes gift will help develop future leaders
September 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing his legacy of support to the University of Mississippi, retired state Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson’s most recent gift will provide scholarships for full-time law students. Since becoming the first African-American graduate of the UM School of Law in 1967, Anderson and his wife, Phyllis, have committed more than $200,000 toRead the story …
UM Enrolls 23,780 Students for Fall Semester
State's flagship increases Mississippi residents in freshman class
September 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has registered 23,780 students across all its campuses, the state’s largest total enrollment, for the fall semester. This includes a freshman class with a larger proportion of Mississippi residents than last year’s. Enrollment at the state’s flagship university reflects a strategy aimed at balancing incoming classes to beRead the story …
FedEx Founder Fred Smith Featured Speaker for Fall Honors Convocation
Jim Barksdale will introduce entrepreneur at 20th anniversary event Sept. 12 in Ford Center
September 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This year’s Fall Convocation for the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College brings together two renowned businessmen to share their journeys to international success. Frederick W. Smith, founder and CEO of FedEx, will deliver the keynote address at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 12) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center forRead the story …