Southeast Journalism Conference Convenes Feb. 21-23 at Ole Miss

OXFORD, Miss. – Radio? It’s dead. Television? It’s limping. Newspapers? They barely have a heartbeat.

Alumnus Creates Ole Miss First Scholarship to Honor Mentor

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus C. Patrick “Pat” Massey of Birmingham, Ala., has honored the memory of his mentor Roger Q. Scott with a gift of $25,000 to fund an Ole Miss First scholarship in Scott’s name.

Isom Center Schedules Workshop March 1 to Promote Dialogue on Federal Budget

OXFORD, Miss. – As national political dialogue intensifies leading up to the November presidential election, the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi has scheduled a workshop to discuss federal budget priorities.

Dance Company Showcases Love, Student Choreography

OXFORD, Miss – Love is in the air, and the University of Mississippi’s student dance group, Mississippi: The Dance Company, offers a concert that examines nine different answers to the question and title of the show: “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”

Ford Center Lecture to Examine Historic Lynchings

OXFORD, Miss – Historic lynchings are the subject of a discussion by a respected historian Tuesday (Feb. 19) at the University of Mississippi.

Southern Studies Alum-Turned-Singer/Songwriter to Perform Feb. 28

  Caroline Herring Listen to Caroline Herrings “Fair and Tender Ladies”   Click Here to listen OXFORD, Miss. – A class in Southern balladry at the University of Mississippi helped inspire a successful singer/songwriter who returns to Oxford for two performances Feb. 28.

Outreach to Host History Day Competition for High School Students Feb. 16

OXFORD, Miss. – With National History Day Competition scheduled this weekend at the University of Mississippi, Joseph Ward wants to make it clear to teenage history buffs everywhere that it is OK to love history.

Ole Miss Aquatics Offers Spring Swim Classes for All

OXFORD, Miss. – Swimming classes for all ages and alllevels of ability are being offered through the Universityof Mississippi Campus Recreation Aquatics division’srevamped program. The division also plans to introduce fournew lifeguard training courses in March for thoseinterested in lifeguard certification.

Pharmacy Administration Recognizes Industry Pioneer as Alumnus of the Year

OXFORD, Miss. – Martin Jernigan, senior director of business development and new product commercialization at Novo Nordisk in Princeton, N.J., has been recognized as the Alumnus of the Year by the University of Mississippi Department of Pharmacy Administration.

Two Mississippi Prisoners to be Exonerated After More Than a Decade in Prison

OXFORD, Miss – The Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law has announced the expected exoneration of two men convicted of capital murder and the arrest last week of the man who is thought to be guilty of the crimes.