OXFORD, Miss. – Clarinetist Michael Rowlett, assistant professor of music at the University of Mississippi, performs a campus concert Sunday (April 5).

OXFORD, Miss. – In 1969, as hatred and violence spread across the South, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that public schools be fully integrated.

OXFORD, Miss. – Ever more connected, the world’s population may continue to rely on the proverbial “chewing gum and bailing wire” for cyberspace security. So says Andrew Odlyzko, a University of Minnesota mathematician and former telecommunications researcher, who is slated to deliver the annual Dalrymple Lecture Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. “WeRead the story …

Gregory Schirmer OXFORD, Miss. – Outstanding students from all disciplines and the top teacher on campus are to be recognized Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi’s 66th annual Honors Day Convocation. The convocation begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Selected students are to be presented with MarcusRead the story …

Sandra Froman OXFORD, Miss. – The immediate past president of the National Rifle Association of America plans to discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the Second Amendment Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. Sandra Froman presents the lecture “Gunfight at the Supreme Court” at 11 a.m. in the William N. Ethridge Jr.Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A selected group of rising Mississippi eighth-graders will spend three weeks this summer at the University of Mississippi getting a taste of college life during the 2009 GEAR UP Mississippi Summer College Exploration and Math Academy. Scheduled June 14-July 3, the academy offers rising eighth-graders in the 32 GEAR UP Mississippi schoolRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff and others in the Oxford area are dusting off their sneakers in preparation for the 11th Annual Jean Jones Walk/ Run for Cancer, scheduled April 4. The event is hosted by the UM Counseling Center and the Ole Miss Rebel baseball team. Registration begins atRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – One of the nation’s leading scholars in the fields of legal ethics and gender will deliver a public address at 4 p.m. Thursday (April 2) at the University of Mississippi. Deborah Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law at Stanford University, will speak on “Challenges for the Legal Profession: Diversity and AccessRead the story …

Watch smoking policy video. OXFORD,Miss. – Nearly two years after adopting a policy that limits tobacco use to designated outdoor areas of campus, the University of Mississippi plans to more strictly enforce the rules, which are designed to protect the health of all students, employees and visitors and maintain the appearance of the campus. StartingRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi law students will join aviation law professionals from countries across the world as speakers for the symposium “Aviation Legal Capacity Building in Developing Countries,” scheduled Tuesday (March 31) on the Oxford campus. “Our speakers are distinguished international aviation attorneys currently advising their own governments and partner governments onRead the story …