OXFORD,Miss. American folk singer and songwriter Joan Baez performs April 12 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Award-winning poet Sheryl St. Germain visits the University of Mississippi April 7 as part of the John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writer Series.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Four Russian writers are scheduled to read from their works and visit with students and others at the University of Mississippi through April 12 as part of a cultural exchange program.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Coach Mike Bianco and the Ole Miss baseball team are scheduled to lead the 10th annual Jean Jones Walk/Run for Cancer fundraiser Saturday (April 5) at the University of Mississippi.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Ralph Braseth, longtime director of student media at the University of Mississippi, has been named to a new post assisting with media relations in preparation for the Sept. 26 presidential debate.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Students in the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts have scheduled a special matinee performance of “The Grapes of Wrath” Thursday (April 3) for invited students and retirees.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Mitzi Whittington fondly remembers her childhood best friend Morris George – his bright red hair and freckles, his love of learning and their good-natured competition for grades at Coffeeville High School in their hometown.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Steve Preston, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is scheduled to speak Tuesday (April 1) at the University of Mississippi.

OXFORD, Miss. – Theatre arts students at the University of Mississippi bring John Steinbeck’s award-winning novel “The Grapes of Wrath” to life April 2-6 with their portrayal of the Joad family, sharecroppers who flee Oklahoma’s dust bowl for California seeking release from hardships of the Great Depression.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Outstanding students from all disciplines and the top teacher on campus are to be recognized Thursday (April 3) at the University of Mississippi’s 65th annual Honors Day Convocation.