JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its Diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for the impact they have made in advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect. The late Aaron Shirley M.D., (1933-2014) received the Community Service Award for courage, commitment, persistenceRead the story …
Aaron Shirley, M.D. posthumously receives Community Service Award
UMMC’s professor named Diversity Educator of the Year
March 2, 2015 by
Free Family Law Clinic Set for UM
March 26 event provides assistance to north Mississippi residents on variety of legal matters
February 27, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A free family law clinic is set for March 26 at the University of Mississippi School of Law to assist self-represented plaintiffs in completing pleadings and presenting family law matters. The Family Law Legal Clinic, scheduled for noon to 4 p.m., is conducted in partnership with the Pro Bono Initiative and theRead the story …
Croft Lecture Focuses on Latin American Grassroots Activism
Boston University professor Jeffrey Rubin to discuss business response March 2
February 26, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The responses of private businesses to the social reforms and activism in Latin America over the past 20 years will be examined during a presentation March 2 at the University of Mississippi’s Croft Institute for International Studies. Jeffrey Rubin, associate professor of history and research associate at the Institute on Culture, ReligionRead the story …
Frizzell Named to SEC Community Service Team
Second consecutive honor for Ole Miss junior
February 26, 2015 by
BIRMINGHAM— Ole Miss junior Gracie Frizzell (Little Rock, Arkansas) was named to the SEC Community Service Team it was announced on Thursday by the Southeastern Conference office. It is the second consecutive year the Little Rock, Arkansas native has represented Ole Miss on the team. Frizzell and her teammates have taken the idea of serviceRead the story …
Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring Returns to Campus
Free Feb. 27 concert honors Charles Reagan Wilson
February 25, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring returns to University of Mississippi this week for a special concert as part of the Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium. The symposium honors the recent retirement of Charles Reagan Wilson with a series of talks and panel discussions on Southern religion and Southern culture. Set for 7:30 p.m. FridayRead the story …
UM School of Law Claims Another National Championship
Environmental moot court win is fourth title in five years for program
February 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the fourth time in five years, a team from the University of Mississippi School of Law has won the national environmental moot court competition. Triumphing over 61 other law schools, Ole Miss prevailed at the 27th annual Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, held Feb. 19-21 at PaceRead the story …
‘The Great Gatsby’ Comes to Life at the Ford Center
Montana Repertory Theatre brings classic to stage Feb. 28
February 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was a book, a movie and now a theatrical production. “The Great Gatsby” is coming to the University of Mississippi as the Montana Repertory Theatre brings its production to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 28). Tickets, all generalRead the story …
Fantastic Fantasia Coming to Ford Center
'American Idol' and Grammy winner expected to wow her UM fans with March 5 show
February 20, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As University of Mississippi electrical engineering student Michael Simeon continues to rise on the popular “American Idol” competition show, former winner Fantasia Barrino is preparing to perform on the Ole Miss campus. The Grammy-winning singer and third season winner of “American Idol” performs March 5 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center forRead the story …
Music of the South Concert Series Continues with Rory Block
Monday performance at the Ford Center blends traditional and new blues with folk stylings
February 19, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Blues artist Rory Block performs Monday (Feb. 23) at the Studio Theatre of the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts as the Music of the South Concert Series continues at the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. show is also sponsored by the UM Center for the Study of SouthernRead the story …
Mississippi Native Chosen to Lead UM Medical Center
Dr. LouAnn Heath Woodward renowned for expertise in emergency medicine, medical education
February 18, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. LouAnn Heath Woodward, an emergency medicine physician and academic administrator who has served as second-in-command of the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the last five years, has been named the institution’s next vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. UM Chancellor Dr. Dan Jones madeRead the story …