OXFORD, Miss. – Two weeks were better than one, especially when it came to the University of Mississippi‘s annual Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent, or MOST, conference. MOST is a three-day, two-night experience that exposes attendees to leadership activities, academic offerings, campus resources, and faculty, staff and student leaders. Due to the conference’s rising popularity,Read the story …
MOST Conferences Double Reach for Minority Students
Annual UM recruitment event extended to two weeks; digital literacy series added for fall
July 21, 2022 by
Psychologist Invited for National Academies Second Term
Laura Johnson working to increase international presence in professional research journals
July 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have asked University of Mississippi psychology professor Laura Johnson to serve a second three-year term on the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science. “Dr. Johnson’s initial appointment and now reappointment is a notable recognition, as a second term is not a routine occurrence,” saidRead the story …
Travel Fund for UM Students Reaches Endowment Level
Staton fund makes experiential learning opportunities possible
July 19, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new travel fund that provides University of Mississippi students with career-influencing experiential learning opportunities has hit endowment level, thanks to generous Ole Miss donors. The fund honoring the late Carolyn Ellis Staton, the university’s first female provost, offsets expenses incurred by Ole Miss students participating in the Study USA program. “TheRead the story …
Alumna Named Marshall-Motley Scholar
Arielle Hudson part of the next generation of civil rights litigators in the South
July 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Arielle Hudson, the university’s first female African American Rhodes Scholar, plans to draw upon her experience in an inequitable primary education system as a Marshall-Motley Scholar. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named for NAACP Legal Defense Fund founder and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and civil rights litigatorRead the story …
Alumnus Makes Major Gifts to Help Fulfill Vision
John Covert provides support to kitchen renovation, Ole Miss athletics
July 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Covert sees the renovation of the institutional kitchen at the University of Mississippi‘s South Oxford Campus as his “field of dreams.” The retired food service industry owner-manager made a $300,000 gift to revitalize the kitchen for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, part of the School of Applied Sciences. OnceRead the story …
UM Community Remembers Pharmacy Administration Pioneer Mickey Smith
Smith made a tremendous impact on university and profession
July 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former colleagues, students and friends are mourning former University of Mississippi professor Mickey C. Smith, who died July 5. To say that Smith was a big deal would be an understatement. He leaves a legacy at the UM School of Pharmacy and the pharmacy world at-large that is unmatched. “It is notRead the story …
Conference to Examine Faulkner’s Modernisms
Annual event includes lectures, panel discussions, tours and more
July 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nobel Prize-winning Mississippi author William Faulkner will be examined through the lens of modernism during the University of Mississippi‘s 48th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, set for July 17–21. Focusing on the theme “Faulkner’s Modernisms,” the hybrid international conference includes five days of lectures, panels, tours and other presentations. All keynote presentations,Read the story …
Another Win from Baseball
Omaha business makes donation to Grove Grocery
July 14, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi baseball players won the College World Series in June, they indirectly scored a gift that will help feed their fellow students. Fans from all eight CWS teams who traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, for the tournament participated in the Jello Shot Challenge, a simultaneous baseball fan competition happening justRead the story …
Professor’s Study of Ancient Graffiti Gets Worldwide Audience
Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons' research on ancient Pompeii featured on TED, awarded NEH funding
July 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor’s research into ancient Pompeii is enjoying recognition on global and local scales. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons’ talk, “A Walk Around Ancient Pompeii,” is being broadcast to the world this month through the popular thought-leadership platform TED. Earlier this spring, the assistant professor of classics received the university’s 2022 CoraRead the story …
Giving Student-Athletes a Competitive Edge
Ririe support to Ole Miss athletics underwrites expanded weight room
July 9, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi student-athletes gain a competitive edge through improved strength, they’ll have the Ririe family, of St. Louis, to thank. Scott and Shelley Ririe, whose sons are Ole Miss graduates, have given $7.5 million to Champions. Now., an ongoing fundraising campaign designed to support the expansion and renovation of theRead the story …