OXFORD, Miss. – A 60-year friendship between attorney James P. “Butch” Cothren of Jackson and journalist and author Curtis Wilkie of Oxford has influenced both men’s lives in immeasurable ways. Now the legacy of that friendship will expand through the lives of University of Mississippi students who will benefit from a scholarship endowment created inRead the story …
Cothrens Celebrate Curtis Wilkie with Gift to Create Scholarship
Legacy of 60-year friendship expands with educational opportunities for Ole Miss journalism
January 17, 2013 by
Grant Enables Completion of Professor’s Book on Holocaust Art
Willa Johnson awarded $32,000 fellowship from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum for 2013
January 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Willa Johnson, a biblical scholar and professor of sociology who teaches Jewish studies at the University of Mississippi, is blazing a trail when it comes to receiving outside grants for her research projects and public programming on issues related to Judaism. The associate professor of sociology has been awarded the $32,000 CummingsRead the story …
Students Harness Power of Verbal Communication
Speaker's Edge winners earn awards, scholarship money
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nervousness, sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach were common at the Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi, but at the end of the two days, students were more confident in their public speaking abilities. The competition recognizes that communication is a vital part of the business world and featuresRead the story …
Tweet Your Vote to Help Ole Miss Claim Prestigious Honor
@OleMissRebels nominated for excellence in higher ed social media
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Thanks to one of the most active fan bases in social media, the University of Mississippi is nominated for a prestigious Shorty Award, an annual accolade honoring the best in social media. But don’t quiet down now – Ole Miss needs your vote to advance to the finals. From former Rebel BrittneyRead the story …
Feders’ $100,000 Gift to Support Oxford Conference for the Book
Couple developed appreciation for university's Southern culture efforts while stationed in the Philippines
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As native Mississippians, Ron and Becky Feder grew up steeped in the folkways of the American South. But it took an extended stay in the faraway Philippines to help them truly appreciate the extraordinary – and decidedly unique – culture of their homeland. The Feders have been giving their money and timeRead the story …
Guiding Principals
UM educational leadership faculty, area superintendents discuss principal practicums
January 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Six north Mississippi public K-12 leaders recently gathered with five University of Mississippi educational leadership faculty and members of the Northeast Mississippi Education Consortium to discuss how Mississippi’s flagship university can help produce the most effective principals for tomorrow. The answer, they suspect, lies in a closer collaboration between the UM SchoolRead the story …
NY Times: Thomas K. McCraw, Historian Who Enlivened Economics, Dies at 72
January 11, 2013 by
Thomas K. McCraw, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who used biography to explore thorny issues in economics, died on Saturday in Cambridge, Mass. He was 72. Mr. McCraw earned a master’s degree and doctorate in history from the University of Wisconsin and taught at the University of Texas before moving to Harvard. He had been treatedRead the story …
UM Alumnus Named Tennessee Professor of the Year
Belmont University professor Mike Pinter honored for teaching excellence
January 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — A University of Mississippi alumnus has been recognized by the state of Tennessee for his leadership and continued excellence in teaching. Mike Pinter (M.Ed. 83), professor of mathematics at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., was named 2012 Tennessee Professor of the Year, awarded annually by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofRead the story …
Bigelow Laboratory and University of Mississippi Form Strategic Partnership
Agreement creates collaborative initiative for marine natural products research
January 9, 2013 by
EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine and OXFORD, Miss. – Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Mississippi have entered into a Strategic Inter-Institutional Partnership Agreement that creates a range of collaborative research and innovation commercialization initiatives, including marine biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, single cell genomics technology, aquatic optical flow cytometry and bioinformatics, among other emerging researchRead the story …
Gov. Phil Bryant, UM Chancellor Dan Jones Break Ground for New School of Medicine Building
January 7, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, state House Speaker Philip Gunn, University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones and other dignitaries unveiled plans and broke ground Monday (Jan. 7) on a $63 million building that will permit larger class sizes at the UM School of Medicine. The event marked significant progress toward Bryant’s goals ofRead the story …