Educator plans book signing Sept. 23 in Oxford OXFORD, Miss. – Quadriplegic cerebral palsy dealt Maxine Harper a devastating blow that robbed her of most of her physical abilities but not her spirit and keen intellect. A faculty member at the University of Mississippi since 2000, Harper uses a computer, with a key guard andRead the story …
Acoustics Scientist Mack Breazeale Dies at 79
September 18, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mack Breazeale, 79, senior scientist at the National Center for Physical Acoustics at the University of Mississippi, died Monday (Sept. 14) at his home in Oxford.
Theatre Arts Department Presents First All African-American Production
September 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts will be making history (Sept. 24) by presenting its first all African-American production.
Ole Miss Alum Receives ’59 Texas League Championship Ring at Reunion
September 17, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pepper Thomas always knew the highlight of his baseball career was winning the Texas League Championship in 1959. But he never imagined that 50 years later he would receive a standing ovation from thousands of fans for the accomplishment. Pepper Thomas throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a Round Rock ExpressRead the story …
Noted Artist William Beckwith Donates Bronze Bust of B.B. King to Blues Archive
September 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A bronze bust of world-renowned blues icon B.B. King has been donated to the University of Mississippi’s Blues Archive by its creator, award-winning artist William Beckwith of Taylor.
World-renowned Blues Archive Celebrates 25th Anniversary
September 16, 2009 by
Archived rare and historically significant items included in exhibition OXFORD, Miss. – When the University of Mississippi opened its Blues Archive to the public in 1984, it was touted to become “the finest of its kind in the world.”
Patricia Thompson Selected as Director of Student Media Center
September 16, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran journalist Patricia Thompson has been named director of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at the University of Mississippi.
English Faculty Begin Journal’s Third Year Responding to Literary, Cultural Globalization
September 15, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A scholarly movement addressing the impact of globalization on Southern societies around the world continues at the University of Mississippi with the research journal The Global South beginning its third year of publication.
Biology Students Assist in Forest Restoration Project at Strawberry Plains
September 15, 2009 by
Summer study in British Columbia enlightens their research OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi biologists expect a forest restoration project under way at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Marshall County to grow following their three-week study excursion this summer to the Kootenay National Forest in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Al Neal (left), Ecosystem Restoration projectRead the story …