OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials and members of the presidential debate student steering committee have worked together and developed several ways for students to win or earn tickets for the presidential debate to be hosted on campus Sept. 26. With most of the tickets reserved for the Commission on Presidential Debates, the candidates’Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts brings a little soul and some great family classics, plus lots of Broadway magic to the University of Mississippi for the 2008-09 season. The season includes five shows in the Ford Center Series, five in the Artist Series, three in Series 108, threeRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – From roaring jets in the sky to honking cars on the road, residents of urban and suburban environments hear it all – and then some. To help filter some of that noise, researchers with the Mid-South chapter of the Acoustical Society of America have planned a forum on outdoor sound generation. SponsoredRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – This fall’s lineup of Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture programs at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture explores new and interesting facets of Southern life beginning Sept. 3, plus a separate series on environmental issues. The programs, scheduled each Wednesday for 11 weeks, are free and openRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Two hundred pro-union strikers once stood outside a Memphis factory, waving signs and protesting. Hoping for a large media turnout, the strikers were dismayed when only one journalist showed up. That journalist was Joseph B. Atkins, a University of Mississippi journalism professor who has worked as a reporter covering the struggles ofRead the story …

Norman R. Augustine OXFORD, Miss. – Three years ago, Norman R. Augustine chaired a National Academies’ committee addressing America’s response to the challenges of globalization and increased competitiveness in the science and technology enterprise. At the request of Congress, the committee – which included university presidents, Nobel Prize winners, CEOs and former presidential appointees –Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Many University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff, as well as Rebel fans everywhere, are to don their finest red and blue attire Friday (Aug. 29) for the fourth annual College Colors Day observance. Organized by the Collegiate Licensing Co., national College Colors Day seeks to promote higher education by encouraging fans,Read the story …

Presidential debate-related event is scheduled Sept. 9 OXFORD, Miss. – Justine magazine, in conjunction with the University of Mississippi Department of Journalism, is sponsoring the forum and debate “’08 Presidential Election: Teens and Politics” Sept. 9 at UM.

William Rowell OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Stephen Rowell has honored the memory of his father by creating the William Paul Rowell Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $100,000. Rowell said he learned the value of hard work from his father, an entrepreneur. The elder Rowell attended Mississippi State University for one yearRead the story …

The Inn At Ole Miss. UM photo by Jim Urbanek OXFORD, Miss. – The chaos of construction and expansion surrounding the Inn at Ole Miss ceases to make way for dinner and dancing Aug. 29, as participants celebrate the dedication of the newly expanded luxury hotel. The new addition to the University of Mississippi campusRead the story …