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Veteran Communicator Danny Blanton Hired as UM Director of Media and Public Relations
August 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 24 years of experience in military, corporate, political and nonprofit sector public relations, Danny N. Blanton has returned to the University of Mississippi as his alma mater’s director of media and public relations. “Ole Miss has been a part of my life for the past 30 years,” said Blanton,Read the story …
New York Summer Internships Demonstrate Leadership Potential of Future Ole Miss Grads
August 21, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight University of Mississippi students will have a leg up in the job market following graduation, thanks to this summer’s internships in New York with such companies as CBS News, Folio Literary Management and Backstage. The New York Internship Experience is a combination of work and study that places Ole Miss undergraduatesRead the story …
Chicago Sun-Times: A Back-To-School Math Lesson About Education
August 21, 2012 by
There’s a special back-to-school lesson to be learned by high school students — and their parents — about the way to plan for college. That planning should start by the first day in high school and move into high gear as you’re heading into senior year. Read the story
Chancellor Jones Welcomes Students
August 20, 2012 by
Chancellor Dan Jones welcomes new and returning students for the 2012-13 academic year.
‘Back to School, Back to Books’ Event Set for Aug. 27
August 20, 2012 by
… Three UM professors to sign latest works OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors will sign their latest publications in a “Back to School, Back to Books” celebration Aug. 27 at Off Square Books in Oxford. The trio of Jay Watson, the Howry Chair of Faulkner Studies and professor of English; Joe Ward,Read the story …
Biology Boot Camp Jump-starts College Life for Incoming Freshmen
August 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Here’s the question: How can four nucleotides code for 20 amino acids? With that, biology instructor Beckie Symula plunges ahead into her discussion on gene transcription with 87 incoming freshmen participating in a pilot Biology Boot Camp, a new effort to acquaint incoming students with the rigors of life as a scienceRead the story …
Record Number of Pharmacy Students Honored, Inspired During Annual White Coat Ceremony
August 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record-breaking 112 pharmacy students received their white coats during an Aug. 9 ceremony at the University of Mississippi’s Ford Center for Performing Arts. The UM School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition, marked completion of the students’ pre-pharmacy curriculum and their entry into the first year of the school’s professional program,Read the story …
A Legacy of Learning: Retired Education Professor Creates $25,000 Dilley Museum Endowment
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Retired University of Mississippi education professor Lynton Dilley fondly remembers toting around heavy, military-style footlockers in 1981 when she helped establish one of the campus museum’s first educational outreach programs – what was then called “Dilley Boxes.” Dilley, with help from education professors Cindy Leigh and Peggy Emerson, acquired trunks stocked withRead the story …
New Residence Halls Provide Amenities and Novel Learning Environment for UM Students
August 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – As students move back to campus this week at the University of Mississippi, more than 850 of them are getting keys to the state’s newest residence halls. The “Ridges” – Ridge North, Ridge South and Ridge West – open less than 15 months after construction began in June 2011. The three buildings,Read the story …