OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi enrolled 21,856 students across its seven campuses for fall 2021. This includes 3,584 students in the freshman class – an 18% increase over 2020, the largest increase in the number of incoming freshmen from one fall to the next in university history. The university’s retention rate, the percentageRead the story …
Explosive Growth in Freshman Class Boosts UM Enrollment
University records historically high retention rate
November 2, 2021 by
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Del Hawley: the 'Man Behind the Curtain' for 35 Years
November 1, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Del Hawley arrived at the University of Mississippi, Ronald Reagan was president, gasoline cost 86 cents a gallon and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 1,793. No one could have imagined – least of all, Hawley – what the next 35 years would bring. In August 1986, he left East Lansing,Read the story …
Health Center Pharmacists Keep UM Community Healthy
Pharmacy Health Services provides care and resources during pandemic
November 1, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When COVID-19 became a public health crisis, college campuses across the country shut down. At the University of Mississippi, students didn’t return after an extended spring break, while faculty and staff began working from home. During that time, as well as the return to campus this summer, Ole Miss was fortunate forRead the story …
Classical Pianist, Swiss Photographer Team Up for Ford Center Show
Andreas Klein and Andreas Rentsch also to conduct master class, talk with UM music, art students
October 31, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Classical pianist Andreas Klein and Swiss fine arts photographer Andreas Rentsch will perform together Thursday (Nov. 4) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi. Part of the Artists Series, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. During the first half, Klein will play a BachRead the story …
Filmmaker Visits Oxford to Close Out Sarahfest
Kate Tsang to explore movie's coming-of-age themes in craft talk
October 30, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi will host a screening, craft talk and public reception for filmmaker and Emmy-nominated writer Kate Tsang on Nov. 3-4. Her debut film, “Marvelous and the Black Hole,” will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 3) at theRead the story …
UM Breaks Ground on Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation
New STEM facility to strengthen Mississippi's workforce, job market and economy
October 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A cold rain forced Friday’s Duff Center groundbreaking ceremony indoors, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of more than 200 University of Mississippi supporters and community members from showing up to celebrate the largest single construction project ever on the Oxford campus. Jim and Thomas Duff, the brothers and owners of DuffRead the story …
Biologist Talks Science on CBS’s ‘Mission Unstoppable’
IF/THEN ambassadorship gives Goulet national platform to encourage young women
October 28, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tamar L. Goulet loves sharing her passion for the sciences with anyone who will listen, especially young women interested in pursuing a career in the male-dominated field. This weekend, the University of Mississippi biology professor will have a national audience as she takes CBS’s “Mission Unstoppable” into the field to learn aboutRead the story …
Latest UM Theatre Production Asks: ‘What Would Elle Do?’
'Legally Blonde: The Musical' brings live acting back with a bend and snap
October 28, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After more than 18 months away from auditorium stages, the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is returning, unleashing all that pent-up energy with a spectacular production big enough to fill the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. “Legally Blonde: The Musical” opens Friday (Oct. 29) at theRead the story …
‘The Light in the Piazza’ Subject of Nov. 3 SouthTalk
Several events celebrate Elizabeth Spencer's 100th birthday
October 27, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The beloved characters created by Mississippi author Elizabeth Spencer are returning to the South with a University of Mississippi Opera Theatre production of “The Light in the Piazza,” which is the focus of a SouthTalk sponsored by the UM Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Composer Adam Guettel, director Blake McIverRead the story …
Minority Alliance Students, Staff Prepare for Statewide Retreat
Representatives from nine colleges and universities to gather in New Orleans for networking, service
October 27, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen representatives from the University of Mississippi are preparing to attend a statewide retreat featuring educational, networking and community service opportunities in New Orleans. The fall retreat for the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation, set for Thursday through Sunday (Oct. 28-31), will bring together students, faculty and staff from nineRead the story …