OXFORD, Miss. – More than 300 letters written by a University of Mississippi student who left the campus in 1861 to help the Confederate forces fight the Civil War are the basis of a recent book.

OXFORD, Miss. -­ Students studying dietetics at the University of Mississippi got hands-on experience and influenced the lives of some high school students in late November thanks to a $7,500 grant from the Mississippi chapter of the March of Dimes.

OXFORD, Miss. – Sculptures by visiting artist Jennifer Torres are on exhibit at the University of Mississippi through Jan. 17.

OXFORD, Miss. – Donald Shores Vaughan, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Mississippi, died Thursday in Tucson, Ariz., at age 86. He retired from UM in 1988, after some 33 years of service.

OXFORD, Miss. – You’re never too young – or too old – to help others, especially during the Christmas holiday season.

NEW YORK – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced that Archie Manning will become the organization’s sixth chairman since its founding in 1947, succeeding Ron Johnson, who has fulfilled a two-year term.

OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Mississippi Small Business Development Center recently attended a Franklin Covey Leadership Foundations workshop in Flowood.

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of English has published a novel on the life of the late Finnish poet and translator Pentti Saarikoski.

OXFORD, Miss. – Carolyn Ellis Staton, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Mississippi since 1999, is stepping down at the end of the year.

OXFORD, Miss. – The pedestrian path that winds through Bailey’s Woods between the University of Mississippi Museum and William Faulkner’s historic home, Rowan Oak, has a new bridge.