OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty are among the leaders of a new program designed to improve teaching and learning in the state’s higher education institutions by reducing textbook costs and enabling faculty customization of curricula. “Z-Degree Mississippi” is a three-year plan to expand adoption of open educational resources, or OER, at the state’sRead the story …
UM Faculty at Forefront of Effort to Reduce Textbook Costs
Three-year initiative will expand open educational resources in state's public higher education
June 7, 2016 by
Honor Society Lauds Seven with Freshmen Leadership Award
Accolade created to identify, encourage and honor first-year leaders
June 3, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Omicron Delta Kappa honor society has recognized seven University of Mississippi students with the ODK Freshmen Leadership Award, which was created in 2009 to identify, encourage and honor leadership among campus freshmen. “It is amazing to witness the early leadership of our new students,” said Ryan Upshaw, ODK adviser. “It becomesRead the story …
Isom Center Director Grayzel Returns to Full-Time Teaching
History faculty member says she is proud of accomplishments during her tenure
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Grayzel, director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies for four of the last five years, will soon step down to return to teaching history full time. Grayzel became the Isom Center’s director in 2013 after having served as interim director since 2011. Having been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies CollaborativeRead the story …
UM Administrators Say Thank You to Donors
More than 480 alumni and friends receive calls of gratitude
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter surprised a number of alumni and friends recently, when he called to personally thank them for their financial support. Vitter participated in UM’s fourth annual “Thank You Power Hour” along with academic deans, faculty and staff members who volunteered to spend an hour calling moreRead the story …
UM History Professor Earns Prestigious Fellowship
Jessica Wilkerson to spend coming year completing book on women-led movements in the South
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jessica Wilkerson, an assistant professor of history and Southern studies at the University of Mississippi, is trading Oxford for Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the 2016-17 academic year as part of the Visiting Scholars Program at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy’s Visiting Scholars Program provides residential fellowships for junior facultyRead the story …
Here’s to New Beginnings
University Communications intern Shelby Sansone shares her thoughts on experience with department
May 31, 2016 by
I have had a lot of amazing opportunities at the University of Mississippi. I worked at NewsWatch for most of my college career, I was a DJ for Rebel Radio and attended unique classes. However, I had an opportunity to work at University Communications my senior year, and it has been unlike any other experienceRead the story …
Will Stroud Joins Forward Together
Young alumnus supports campaign for athletics excellence
May 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Aircraft manufacturer Cirrus published a tagline to describe its SR22-model personal prop plane: “Make your life possible.” At only 29 years old, Will Stroud has done just that. The University of Mississippi alumnus, a former restaurant owner and CEO of a Dallas-based investment firm, is a self-made millionaire who recently contributed $125,000Read the story …
UMMC Confers Record Number of Degrees Four Years Running
Graduates to help university fulfill mission of improving health care for state's residents
May 27, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center for the fourth year is breaking its record for degrees conferred to health care and science professionals. The Class of 2016 is 950 strong. In 2013, the record was 677. That jumped to 847 in 2014, and in 2015, 863 graduates received degrees. The graduates ofRead the story …
UM Students Recognized by Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters
Broadcast group wins 20 awards at annual competition
May 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi broadcast students were recognized for outstanding performance by the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters, bringing home 20 awards in the contest for college students. Student newscast “NewsWatch” won the award for Best Newscast for the fifth year in a row. Senior Shelby Sansone from Memphis, Tennessee, won the award forRead the story …
Boys State Begins Sunday at UM
Hundreds of delegates to get leadership training and experience at annual gathering
May 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host the American Legion’s Boys State beginning Sunday (May 29), allowing young men from across Mississippi to perform the duties of state and local governments during a weeklong event designed “to develop tomorrow’s informed, responsible citizens.” UM was chosen to host Boys State this year and will hostRead the story …