OXFORD, Miss. – From Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner to legendary bluesman B.B. King and renowned naturalist painter Walter Anderson, Mississippi takes pride in a long history of creative artists, and the Mississippi Arts Commission aims for that tradition to continue. The MAC recently held its 11th annual Whole Schools Summer Institute at the UniversityRead the story …

Annette Pridgen OXFORD, Miss. – Annette Pridgen spent some 14 years auditing government agencies before entering the doctoral program in accountancy at the University of Mississippi. Her auditing background pricked her interest in pursuing research in governmental financial reporting, which became her dissertation subject. Pridgen, who received her doctoral degree last fall and was namedRead the story …

Glenn Parsons shows off his bycatch reduction device. OXFORD, Miss. – Glenn Parsons, professor of biology at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as a delegate to the Southeastern United States – Canadian Provinces Alliance Second Annual Conference later this month. “I’m excited about this opportunity because I hope to contribute to establishing scientificRead the story …

Facilitators include Ole Miss coaches, administrators, alumnae OXFORD, Miss. – A leadership workshop for girls entering grades 10 through 12 is scheduled Aug. 8 at the University of Mississippi. There is no charge for participants and lunch is provided. Enrollment for the workshop, titled “Leadership for a Changing Society,” is limited to the first 100Read the story …

Free, public program July 21 is part of 36th annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference OXFORD, Miss. – Normally, attorneys ask judges to instruct a jury to pay no attention to testimony regarded as “hearsay” and “speculation,” but Oxford attorney Hal Freeland wants the public to listen to his recollections of conversations with Pulitzer Prize-winning authorRead the story …

Artist’s reception scheduled 1-3 p.m. July 19 ‘Dog and Fog’ is among the images in Maude Schuyler Clay’s ‘Delta Dogs’ series. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi photographer Maude Schuyler Clay has photographed the Delta region for more than two decades. She has taken a new spin on her old favorites, now photographing dogs inRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – This fall, it will be easier for University of Mississippi students to get to class quickly and exercise at the same time. The Associated Student Body is planning a bike loan program known as Rebel Pedal, which was funded recently when the Wal-Mart Foundation and the Mississippi Advisory Council selected Ole MissRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich., has funded a $400,000 grant to the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi. “We are profoundly thankful for and excited about this generous gift from the Kellogg Foundation,” said Susan Glisson, executive director of the institute. “Kellogg has supportedRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Thanks to a recent workshop at the University of Mississippi, 26 school teachers and administrators from across north Mississippi are better prepared for the classroom beginning this fall. The First-Grade Academy, held June 8-11 and co-sponsored by UM’s North Mississippi Education Consortium and the Mississippi Department of Education, is designed to helpRead the story …