OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to a wide array of activities Friday and Saturday (Oct. 5-6) during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme “All Roads Lead to Ole Miss.”

  Ray Highsmith (center) is congratulated by NOAA representatives at the dedication of a laboratory named in his honor. Photo by Kurt Byers/University of Alaska. OXFORD, Miss. – Ray Highsmith got a big surprise recently when he returned to Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, for an open house celebrating the grand reopening of a laboratory he directedRead the story …

  Jeffrey Watt OXFORD, Miss. – Jeffrey Watt, professor of history, is recipient of the 2007 Humanities Teacher Award at the University of Mississippi.  

  Claudia Stevens OXFORD, Miss. – Musical and dramatic performer Claudia Stevens presents the one-person drama “Dreadfully Sorry, Guys” Friday (Oct. 5) at the University of Mississippi.  

  David Halberstam, legendary journalist, author and historian delivers the University of Mississippi commencement address May 14, 2005 in the Grove. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – A symposium honoring the work of prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam is set for Friday, Oct. 12, at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism andRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – John Hodges, a published fiction writer enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s acclaimed Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program, has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship by the university’s MFA committee.

  Rodney Lockhart OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi track star Rodney Lydale Lockhart was found dead around 10 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 29) at his apartment at Taylor Pointe Apartments in Oxford, near the UM campus.  

  Chancellor Robert Khayat (left) receives a donation from Russell French for the Ole Miss First Scholarship. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – Entrepreneur Russell French has pledged $25,000 to seed The 512 Ole Miss First Scholarship at the University of Mississippi.  

Thomas L. Friedman. Photo by Fred R. Conrad-NY Times. OXFORD, Miss. As a reporter for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman has circled the globe to cover oil-related news, conflict in the Middle East, the end of the Cold War and the worldwide impact of terrorism. His Pulitzer Prize-winning commentaries have provided the AmericanRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the fourth annual “Ole Miss Idol” talent competition beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 3) in the Student Union’s Southern Breeze room on the fourth floor.