{flv}ncjrl/NCJRL0308{/flv} Video from the trial OXFORD, Miss. — Forty fourth-graders from Lafayette Elementary School witnessed a staged crime and court trial during their trip to the University of Mississippi School of Law Wednesday (March 26). The bogus crime, a thief snatching a purse from the lectern in the William N. Ethridge Jr. Moot Courtroom whereRead the story …

“15th annual event attracts writers, publishers, editors, readers”   Zora Neale Hurston OXFORD, Miss. – The life and work of writer, folklorist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston is to be spotlighted at the 15th annual Oxford Conference for the Book April 3-5, hosted by the University of Mississippi.    

  Ellen Gilchrist OXFORD, Miss. – National Book Award winner Ellen Gilchrist agreed to come home to Mississippi for the 15th Oxford Conference for the Book because the timing was good.  

April 3 library luncheon features singer/songwriter Tricia Walker OXFORD, Miss. Early registrants for the Oxford Conference for the Book on opening day April 3 have an opportunity to attend a luncheon at 11:30 a..m. in the J.D. Williams Library’s Department of Archives and Special Collections.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Six new digital warning sirens with voice capabilities are slated for testing at the University of Mississippi Thursday (March 27) in preparation for a possible tornado, earthquake, natural disaster or man-made threat.

OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi have an opportunity to be on the cusp of the next big business idea with the Gillespie Business Plan Competition, sponsored by the School of Business Administration.

OXFORD, Miss. – The Master Gardeners of Oxford and Lafayette County launch their annual spring lecture series Thursday (March 27) at the University of Mississippi.

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Texas at Austin law professor Brian Leiter plans to examine the Realist theory of adjudication in a Thursday (March 27) lecture set to take place in the Lamar Law Center on campus.

OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi journalism faculty members are program participants for the six-state Society of Professional Journalists Regional Conference March 28-29 in New Orleans.

JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi MedicalCenter is listed among the 100 top hospitals in the countryas designated by Thomson Healthcare, a national health careinformation company. The “100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks for Success”study identifies the nation’s top performing hospitalsusing the two most recent years of data. Top performers areselected from more than 3,000Read the story …