Husband, Wife Vocalists to Perform Feb. 25 in Music Faculty Series

  Jennifer and Bradley Robinson OXFORD, Miss. – The husband-and-wife team of baritone Bradley Robinson and soprano Jennifer Robinson present a recital Monday (Feb. 25) at the University of Mississippi.  

Alum’s Gift of Music Lives on in Gifts of Scholarship and Rare Flutes

  UM music instructor Linda Pereksta shows off several of the flutes donated to the Department of Music by the estate of Mary Lee Sneed Hill. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – Mary Lee Sneed Hill knew the power of music – how it can chase away the blues, and brighten the darkestRead the story …

Jackson Businessman to Lecture on Entrepreneurship and Technology

OXFORD, Miss. – A successful Jackson businessman, who developed a technology commercialization model for NASA that is being used around the world, is scheduled to deliver a public lecture Tuesday (Feb. 26) at the University of Mississippi.

Annual AAUW Book Sale Set for Next Week

OXFORD, Miss. – The Oxford branch of the American Association of University Women is preparing for its annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale to benefit the AAUW Educational Foundation, the world’s largest source of funding for graduate women.

Women’s Glee Choir Chosen to Perform March 8 at Regional Conference

OXFORD, Miss. – The Women’s Glee choral group at the University of Mississippi has been chosen to perform at the Southern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Louisville, Ky., which kicks off Wednesday (March 5).

NFSMI Offers Training Program to Promote Healthy Cooking for Children

‘Cooks for Kids’ promotes healthier eating and involves everyone OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly one-third of American children are overweight or are at risk of becoming so; however, the childhood obesity epidemic can be corrected by making significant changes in eating habits and lifestyles, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

New Law Student Externship Offer Hands-on Work with State’s Court of Appeals

OXFORD, Miss. – Debra Michelle Giles of Greenville, a third-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is the first participant in an externship program with the state’s Court of Appeals.

Alum’s Debut Book Reveals Untold African-American History of Washington

OXFORD, Miss. – Every day, tour buses crisscross Washington, D.C., showing visitors the usual sights – the National Mall, the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building. Aboard those buses, tour guides dole out interesting facts about our nation’s capital.

UM Offers Workshops to Train Counseling Professionals in Play Therapy

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is teaming with the university’s Division of Outreach and Continuing Education to offer a one-year training program in play therapy.

Journalism Alum, Advisory Board Member Rudy Abramson Dies in Fairfax, Va.

OXFORD, Miss. – Noted journalist Rudy Paulk Abramson, 70, an alumnus of the University of Mississippi and member of UM’s journalism advisory board, died Wednesday at a hospital in Fairfax, Va. He had sustained massive head injuries in a fall Tuesday at him home in Reston, Va.