OXFORD, Miss. – According to the National Crime Prevention Council, approximately half of U.S. youth surveyed say that they or someone they know have been victims or perpetrators of cyberbullying. To help more than 2,300 teachers throughout north Mississippi understand and combat cyberbulling, the University of Mississippi School of Education is teaming with the NorthRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The graduate curriculum at the University of Mississippi expands this fall with the addition of two new master’s programs in the School of Applied Sciences, plus a third that began in the spring. The two new programs offer graduate degrees in food and nutrition services and in social work. A criminal justiceRead the story …

View photos from St. Paul Island {gallery}st?pauls{/gallery}     OXFORD, Miss. – The heat and humidity of Mississippi summers is partly the reason a University of Mississippi professor is spending five weeks as the only social worker in remote St. Paul Island, Alaska.

Jose Rivera. UM photo by Lindsey Phillips OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi business graduate student Jose Rivera has been named one of the nation’s top 50 Hispanic business scholars by the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. The honor includes a scholarship award from ALPFA, as well as accommodations from Deloitte LLCRead the story …

Sandra Knispel OXFORD, Miss. – When Mississippi Public Broadcasting reporter Sandra Knispel was told one Thursday evening that her job, like a growing number of newsroom positions in recent years, had fallen victim to budget cuts, she didn’t expect to win a national Edward R. Murrow Award the very next day. “It was a roughRead the story …

E. Robinson McGraw OXFORD, Miss. – Renasant Bank has committed $100,000 to create a new type of scholarship and to provide other support for the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. “Renasant Bank is proud to support the University of Mississippi through the Ole Miss First scholarship fund and the Renasant BankRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi accountancy professors are preparing to see the fruits of their labor after months of work as program co-chairs for the American Accounting Association’s annual meeting, scheduled Aug. 3-6 in Anaheim, Calif.

{gallery}07-2008/printmaking{/gallery} Click image for more photos OXFORD, Miss. – The 2008 University of Mississippi Printmakers, a group of six recent art department graduates, presents selections of their work this week at the Memphis College of Art. The show, “Oh Lord, Won’t You Send me a Sign,” is displayed in MCA’s “on the street” gallery atRead the story …

Correspondence added to university’s extensive Faulkner Collection OXFORD, Miss. – A significant addition to the William Faulkner Collection at the University of Mississippi was announced Wednesday evening on the grounds of the Nobel laureate’s home, Rowan Oak, during the 35th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. The acquisition comprises letters that resulted from a meeting inRead the story …

Click image for more photos {gallery}07-2008/christenberry{/gallery} OXFORD, Miss. – For several reasons, “Site/Possession” by William Christenberry has to be one of the most notable art exhibits to be displayed at the University of Mississippi Museum. The show, which comprises 65 works of art, runs through Sept. 20 in the lower level Skipwith Gallery and theRead the story …