OXFORD, Miss. – In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Mississippi Department of Modern Languages has been hosting its first Hispanic Heritage Series of lectures and films. The series concluded Thursday (Nov. 12) with a lecture by Greg Love at 6 p.m. in the Turner Center, Room 205. The lecture, “Radical political movementsRead the story …
UM Hispanic Heritage Series Concludes
Series of lectures and films offers insights into diverse Hispanic American societies
November 12, 2015 by
C Spire Brings Speedzone to Pavilion
Ultra-fast Internet welcomes UM community, Rebel fans to new arena
November 11, 2015 by
“This evolution of technology in daily life and social organization has led to the fact that the modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution.” – Digital technology and social change expert Martin Hilbert OXFORD, Miss. – That statement is perhaps nowhere more true than on the University ofRead the story …
Lecture to Focus on Fossils of New Human Ancestors
Community invited to hear about much-publicized discovery
November 10, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host two guest speakers involved in the analysis of fossils of a human ancestor, Homo naledi, with a public lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 11) in Farley Hall, Room 202. The event is free and open to the public. Speakers Juliet Brophy, assistant professor in the DepartmentRead the story …
UM High School Enjoys Rapid Growth, Earns Continued Accreditation
Faculty cited as maintaining highest quality standards
November 6, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years, with the overall student body expanding a remarkable 22 percent, to nearly 24,000 students, since 2010. The university’s schools of Engineering and Journalism and New Media have recorded even more impressive gains over that span, growing by 61 percent and 152Read the story …
UM Student Organization Seeks Funds to Fight Hunger Locally
Ignite Ole Miss campaign facilitates effort to raise support for campus food bank
November 5, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has launched a crowd-funding campaign in an effort to raise $10,000 to support the Ole Miss Food Bank, a student-run organization that makes nutritious foods available to those in need. Contributions to the campaign via https://ignite.olemiss.edu/finsup4food will help the Kinard Hall-based Food Bank stock its shelves with frozenRead the story …
Learning Lessons from Haley Barbour’s Career
Initiative launched to honor former governor through UM political science department
November 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An initiative is underway to honor two-term Mississippi governor and national political leader Haley Barbour at the University of Mississippi, with a goal of attracting $1.5 million for a faculty chair in the Department of Political Science. Initial gifts, already totaling more than $300,000, are an indication of the interest in buildingRead the story …
Ole Miss Posts Highest GSR in School History
Four teams record perfect scores, 10 at or above national average
November 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s athletics programs are enjoying a great start to the 2015-16 year, with football and soccer both ranked in the top 25, but the success doesn’t end on the fields and courts for the Rebels. In the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate Report released Wednesday, Ole Miss recorded the highestRead the story …
Jordan Increases Forward Together Campaign Support to $2 Million
Manning Center practice field to be named in his honor
November 2, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Early in his career, Bill Jordan found it difficult to scrape up enough money to pay the rent on a trade show booth. Now, as creator and CEO of the nation’s leading line of camouflage patterns, he is recognized as a major supporter of the University of Mississippi’s athletics programs, and hisRead the story …
Vanderbilt Researcher to Deliver Borne Lecture
Nov. 2 talk by Lawrence Marnett to focus on mechanism of NSAID action
October 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lawrence J. Marnett, a cancer researcher and administrator at Vanderbilt University, is set to deliver the 11th annual Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture, coming up Nov. 2 at the University of Mississippi. Marnett is director of the A.B. Hancock Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research, senior associate dean for biomedical sciences, associateRead the story …
Facebook, LinkedIn Representatives Featured at ‘Data Day’
Students to learn how data can impact businesses, careers
October 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi presents the first Ole Miss New Media Data Day on Thursday (Nov. 5) in the Overby Center auditorium. Data Day will bring in representatives of two of the world’s most recognized social networking entities, Facebook and LinkedIn, to discussRead the story …