OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford authors and Ole Miss alumni Margaret and Kat King will celebrate the publication of their third book, “Our Josephine,” at 5 p.m. Tuesday (July 1) at a book-signing event at Off Square Books. The identical twins’ most recent publication is a memoir set in Vicksburg in 1957, when the King sistersRead the story …
UM Alumni Margaret and Kat King Celebrate Third Book
Oxford natives hold book launch at Off Square Books
July 1, 2014 by
UM Summer College Program Receives Hearin Foundation Grant
Funding provides 10 scholarships a year for Delta high school students to earn college credit
July 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to address the challenges of poverty and educational inequity plaguing some Mississippi schools, the University of Mississippi’s Division of Outreach and Continuing Education will provide financial support for academically qualified first-generation students from the Delta by providing high school students opportunities to earn college credit. For the next 10Read the story …
Cathy Grace is Amazing!
Geology lecturer recognized for excellence in academic advising of students
June 30, 2014 by
Perhaps the only thing more rewarding than knowing you have done a job well is the acknowledgement that others know it, too. That’s why when Cathy Grace received word she had been chosen for the Academic Advising Network’s Excellence in Advising Award, she was both surprised and gratified. “I was very honored and humbled toRead the story …
Ole Miss MBA Program Bestows Honors on Alumni, Faculty, Students
Honorees chosen for exemplifying best of MBA program
June 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss – A crowd of nearly 100 University of Mississippi students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered June 19 at the M-Club room of the Starnes Athletic Training Center to honor members of the university’s MBA program. Dean Ken Cyree welcomed guests, including Jeffrey Conley, recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Conley, who earnedRead the story …
Couple Provides Major Support for Fastest-growing Program
John Thomas family creates endowed faculty position for marketing communications major
June 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new and forward-looking degree at the University of Mississippi will have an endowed chair, thanks to a forward-looking alumnus and his spouse who want others to experience the same inspired boost to their careers as he did. “This gift is about helping Ole Miss students by investing in the best andRead the story …
Pierron Gift Establishes Scholarship for Pharmacy Students
Endowment created in conjunction with alumnus’ 60-year reunion
June 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Walter J. Pierron Jr. has a longtime appreciation for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi. “I have many fond memories from the pharmacy school,” said Pierron (BSPh 54), a native of Monroe, Louisiana. “I made a lot of friends with the faculty and students. The university has an atmosphereRead the story …
UM Student Receives Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention
Kendall McDonald, a junior public policy major from Diamondhead, is among 50 national honorees
June 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kendall McDonald , a public policy leadership major at the University of Mississippi who has worked on campus environmental issues while maintaining a 3.96 grade point average, recently was awarded a prestigious Udall Scholarship honorable mention. McDonald, of Diamondhead, is a junior enrolled in the university’s Sally McDonell Barksdale Honors College andRead the story …
University, Americorps VISTA Partner for Community Service
Visiting Grisham fellows build a community garden at Crenshaw Elementary School
June 26, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s commitment to service was demonstrated recently when administrators took visiting Grisham fellows from Dallas, Texas, to Crenshaw Elementary School to build a community garden during a weeklong campus visit. With help from Mclean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement and Americorps Volunteers in Service to America, the fellows helpedRead the story …
UM Pharmacy School Introduces New Structure
Departments reorganized to support renowned research enterprise
June 25, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A process to evaluate research at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has come full circle with a reorganization of the school’s departments. The school recently changed from six departments to four. “The School of Pharmacy is continually finding ways in which we can better support our world-renowned research enterprise,” saidRead the story …
UM Engineering Partners with Jackson Prep
Dual-credit courses to be offered starting in August
June 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Engineering and Jackson Preparatory School are partnering to offer pre-engineering curriculum to students in the Jackson-area school. Beginning in August, students will be able to enroll in dual-credit courses taught at Jackson Prep that can earn them college credit. Students can take ENGR 207, a computerRead the story …