OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of anthropology has received the prestigious Mooney Award from the Southern Anthropological Society. The society honored Robbie Ethridge for her book “From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715” (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). Using a new interpretive frameworkRead the story …
Mississippi Innocence Film Premieres Thursday on MPB
April 27, 2012 by
… Curriculum released to help educators discuss film’s issues OXFORD, Miss. – What will it take to instigate lasting change in the entrenched errors of our criminal justice system? The Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law, along with the university’s Media and Documentary Projects Center, scrutinizes that issue in theirRead the story …
Students Inducted Into Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honorary
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-three University of Mississippi students have been inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Jeanni Atkins, Kappa Tau Alpha adviser, said she was honored to induct the “very talented and high achieving journalism students.”
Football Season Ticket Renewals Due By April 30
April 27, 2012 by
Ole Miss Hosts Seven Home Games In 2012 OXFORD, Miss. – The deadline to renew Ole Miss football season tickets and annual UMAA Foundation priority seating donations is Monday, April 30. If season tickets and annual donations are not renewed prior to the deadline, seating locations cannot be guaranteed. The Rebels’ 2012 home schedule featuresRead the story …
Doctoral Student Awarded Prestigious Yale Fellowship
April 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith Purvis, a doctoral student in history at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded the Cassius Marcellus Clay Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale University. “Shocked, I think, is the best way to describe my reaction to the fellowship,” said Purvis, a native of Tampa, Fla. “It was truly unexpected; it wasRead the story …
UM Education Students Volunteer During Shiloh Grand Illumination
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For both students and teachers of history, an effective learning environment can mean stepping out of the classroom to walk grounds where the past still resonates. That’s what a University of Mississippi education professor and 10 students from the university’s Oxford and Tupelo campuses did recently. To commemorate the 150th anniversary ofRead the story …
Accomplished Alum Shares Global Insights with UM Students
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As futurists continue to make their predictions, Dean Copeland is challenging University of Mississippi students to consider the current trends that have global effects and their implications for the world 50 years from now. Through a bi-weekly seminar, the retired corporate lawyer and executive has given students at his alma mater aRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year Shares Philosophy, Techniques
April 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When National Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer begins an address – whether to students, fellow teachers or community leaders – she shares a photo of her 100-plus chemistry students at Urbana High School in Fredrick County, Md. She calls them her second family. “We’re here to talk about students,” Shearer saidRead the story …