OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi invites prospective college students and their parents to campus March 29 for annual Spring Visit Day.

  Anne Firor Scott OXFORD, Miss. – American history is full of stories about women and their accomplishments, but until 1970, most of those stories were told by men. That’s when Anne Firor Scott’s landmark book “The Southern Lady” added a woman’s touch and launched an entirely new academic discipline.  

  Michelle Emanuel OXFORD, Miss. – Films are being introduced more and more to augment printed material in studies across the academic spectrum, and as with all library materials, identifying and making accessible the most desirable film titles is often challenging.  

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the third annual Rebel Man Sprint Triathlon March 29.

  Glenn Parsons shows off his bycatch reduction device (top), which helps unwanted fish escape from shrimp trawls (bottom). OXFORD, Miss. Faced with cheap foreign imports and rising fuel costs, commercial shrimpers working in the Gulf of Mexico are facing some hard times.  

  Empire Bass OXFORD, Miss. – The internationally renowned Empire Brass concert band is scheduled to perform March 28 at the University of Mississippi.  

OXFORD, Miss. – One University of Mississippi student is to get a life-changing opportunity to live and study in Japan for a full academic year, thanks to a new scholarship funded by the Japan Student Service Organization, or JASSO.

OXFORD, Miss. – Athletes may have their all-star teams to showcase the best in their sport, but in the academic world, there is also an all-star team for those who are superior in the classroom.