OXFORD, Miss. – Student members of the University of Mississippi chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists recently got some hands-on experience while helping to raise awareness of immunizations. “Working with Operation Immunization was a great learning experience,” said Kayla Hawkins, a second-year professional student and APhA-ASP vice president of clinical affairs.Read the story …
UM Pharmacy Students Administer More than 100 Flu Shots as Part of ‘Operation Immunization’
October 3, 2012 by
National Center for Physical Acoustics at UM Announces Restructuring
Resources to be focused on established research programs
October 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Center for Physical Acoustics, located on the campus of the University of Mississippi, has announced plans to restructure its operations to focus more of the center’s internal resources on its well-established research programs in aero-acoustics, atmospheric acoustics, geophysical acoustics and ultrasound. Alice Clark, vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs,Read the story …
Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte’s Challenge: ‘Keep the Movement Alive’
Battle for human rights continues, iconic humanitarian says
October 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mixing memories of moments with meditations on the magnitude of the movement, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte challenged a rapt audience observing the 50th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi to forge ahead to new human rights victories. The legendary entertainer, who has been an advocate for civil rights andRead the story …
U.S. Marshals Share Recollections of Ole Miss Integration at Program
October 2, 2012 by
Group donates memory book about 1962 riots OXFORD, Miss. – Fifty years ago, as a young U.S. deputy marshal in his twenties, Herschel Garner was sent to Oxford to protect James Meredith’s right to enroll at the University of Mississippi. “Ole Miss was not nearly as nice and welcoming in 1962 as it is today,”Read the story …
Sun Herald: Ole Miss photojournalism students chronicle Meredith Anniversary
October 2, 2012 by
Along with their professor at the Meek School of Journalism, Ole Miss photojournalism students captured the images and voices in this multimedia piece focusing on the 50-year anniversary of James Meredith’s integration into the University of Mississippi. Read the story
Video: James Meredith’s Integration of Ole Miss Noted by Freedom Trail Marker
September 28, 2012 by
A historic day in the Civil Rights Movement is recalled in the latest Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker unveiled today at The University of Mississippi campus, which commemorates James Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss in 1962.
U.S. Attorney General Confident in UM Students’ Ability to Lead
September 28, 2012 by
Eric H. Holder Jr. speaks at Honors College fall convocation OXFORD, Miss. – Students have a solemn obligation and breathtaking opportunity to continue the unfinished work of civil rights, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Thursday night (Sept. 27) at the University of Mississippi. Holder’s keynote address at the Sally McDonnell BarksdaleRead the story …
Music of the South Concert Series Kicks Off in October
September 28, 2012 by
Caroline Herring performs Oct. 3; Randall Bramblett set for Nov. 13 OXFORD, Miss. – A new concert series highlighting intimate evenings with Southern performers begins Wednesday (Oct. 3) with singer-songwriter Caroline Herring, a native Mississippian and 1998 University of Mississippi alumna. In a partnership between the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and theRead the story …
New OMWC Scholarship Pays Tribute to Life of Susan Barksdale Howorth
September 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Barksdale Howorth of Oxford had decided to pursue a master’s degree in art when her life was cut short. Her great interests and passions in both creating art and providing educational opportunities for others will live on through University of Mississippi students who receive scholarships in her name. The Susan BarksdaleRead the story …
Civil Rights Papers Provide Glimpse into 1960s
September 28, 2012 by
Episcopalian priest donates collection to Ole Miss OXFORD, Miss. – Sorting Bishop Duncan Gray Jr.’s mail into two stacks – the “good” and the “bad” – was not a small task at the height of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The small-town Episcopalian priest, known nationally for his nonviolent and pro-equality stance that segregationRead the story …