OXFORD, Miss. – A new national grant from the Corporation for National Community Service is helping boost literacy achievement in north Mississippi by providing tutors and other resources for community and school literacy programs.
UM Announces Brad Dye Public Service Scholarship Program
October 27, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has announced a new scholarship initiative honoring alumnus and former Lt. Gov. Brad Dye. Brad Dye
Students Help Shape Scottish Public Policy During Internship
October 26, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students got a chance to do something extraordinary while studying abroad: shape public policy in another country.
Physicists, Acoustical Scientists To Gather at UM for Annual Meeting
October 26, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Association of Physicists and the Mid-South Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America conduct a joint fall meeting this weekend (Oct. 30-31) at the University of Mississippi.
Homecoming Queen and Court to Be Presented at Football Halftime
October 12, 2009 by
Miss Ole Miss and Colonel Rebel introduced before kickoff OXFORD, Miss. University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to an array of activities Friday and Saturday (Oct. 16-17) during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme “Ole Miss: An Experience That Lasts a Lifetime.”
Founder of Black Panther Party to Discuss Activism in the 1960s and Today
October 9, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bobby Seale, co-founder and original chairman of the Black Panther Party, presents a comparison of the 1960s protest movement with today’s activism during a free, public lecture Thursday (Oct. 15) at the University of Mississippi. Bobby Seale
Second Viking Range Lecture Oct. 13 Features Leading Food Expert, Author
October 9, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Warren Belasco, food scholar and renowned sociologist, speaks Tuesday (Oct. 13) at the University of Mississippi on the economic, historical and cultural impact of food studies.
Alumni, Friends Invited to Special Events During Homecoming Weekend Oct.16-17
October 8, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. — University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to an array of activities Friday and Saturday (Oct. 16-17) during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme “Ole Miss: An Experience That Lasts a Lifetime.”
Lafayette-Oxford-University Community to Observe Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Oct. 31
October 8, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the surrounding community, are invited to participate in the Oxford Alzheimer’s Memory Walk on Halloween morning.
Southern Studies to Host Conversation on ‘Wal-Mart, Evangelicals and Extreme Capitalism’
October 8, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Love it or hate it, Wal-Mart is one of the largest corporations in the world.