OXFORD, Miss. – Registration is open for the third annual Transitioning to College Writing Symposium offered by the Center for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi. The symposium, set for Sept. 20-22 on the University of Mississippi campus, is open to English and writing teachers from area high schools, community colleges and universities. ThereRead the story …
Symposium to Help Teachers, Students Prepare for College Writing
Sessions offer resource sharing, information exchange based on needs identified by Mississippi teachers
August 23, 2013 by
Recent UM Alumnus Wins Prestigious Qatar Scholarship
Program provides unrivaled opportunities for American students of Arabic
August 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gideon Moorhead, a 2013 University of Mississippi graduate, has won the prestigious Georgetown University’s Qatar Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. With only seven recipients worldwide this year, the Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from the United States an opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic languageRead the story …
Mentorship Cornerstone of Women’s Council
Groundbreaking program provides scholars with funds, support for success
August 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy is known for providing scholarships to help deserving students attend the University of Mississippi, but just as important is the council’s mentorship program to support those students as they go through their college careers and prepare for the professional world. The OMWC scholarships cover tuitionRead the story …
Theora Hamblett’s ‘Dreams and Visions’ Collection on Display at Museum
Collection includes a new painting shown to the public for the first time
August 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A selection of artworks by Oxford painter Theora Hamblett, from her “Dreams and Visions“ collection, is on display at the University of Mississippi Museum through Nov. 2. New to the exhibition is “Birds in Flight,” a piece never before displayed in a public venue, as well as a selection of her paintedRead the story …
Hundreds of Volunteers Help Students Move In at Ole Miss
Number of students arriving outnumbers populations of most Mississippi cities
August 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This week, more than 1,200 volunteers from the University of Mississippi, Oxford and Lafayette County are helping more than 5,400 students move into student housing at Ole Miss. The number of students moving in is larger than the populations of about 80 percent of cities across the state. Volunteers are essential forRead the story …
Ole Miss Students Win Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Group wins for multimedia project documenting student efforts to build roads in Belizean community
August 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A multimedia project from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media has been selected as the 2013 college journalism winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights awards the RFK Journalism Award to recognize outstanding reporting onRead the story …
Mississippi’s Physician Workforce Director Brings ‘Passion, Vision’ to New Role
August 21, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. John R. Mitchell of Pontotoc has been named the new director of the Mississippi Office of Physician Workforce, the organization whose duties include putting more primary care doctors to work in the state’s medically needy areas. Mitchell, a family physician, hospitalist with North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc and faculty memberRead the story …
White Coat Ceremony Inspires Record Number of New UM Pharmacy Students
Speakers encourage them to uphold the trust and respect of their chosen profession
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record 120 students are enrolled this fall in the first professional year, known as PY1, of the University of Mississippi’s professional pharmacy program; 115 of them received white coats during a recent ceremony at the university’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. The School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition,Read the story …
University Museum Unveils Faulkner Traveling Trunk
Trunk offers resources to aid classrooms, community groups studying Faulkner's life and works
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University Museum is offering a new Traveling Trunk based on the life and work of William Faulkner. The William Faulkner/Rowan Oak trunk, eighth in a series of educational trunks available to the schools and other groups, will be unveiled during a presentation Aug. 29 at the museum. The event, which runsRead the story …
Physicist’s Studies of Black Hole Cannibalism Make Prestigious Journal
Global research team's findings get international attention
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, has uncovered a curious case of cannibalism among super-massive black holes in space. The research findings appear in the July issue of Physical Review Letters, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed academic journals in the field. “Universality, Maximum Radiation and AbsorptionRead the story …