Ian Hominick OXFORD, Miss. – Celebrated Canadian pianist Ian Hominick performs a solo concert Sunday (Feb. 22) at the University of Mississippi. Hominick, associate professor of music at UM, takes the stage at 3 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium of the Music Building. The free, public event is part of the university’s Faculty Recital Series. HisRead the story …

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Diversion Control at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, talks about the dangers of Internet pharmacies as part of the Hartman Memorial Lecture Tuesday at the University of Mississippi. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America,Read the story …

Note: This Webcast requires Windows Media Player. Watch Webcast Here UM faculty, staff and students can let the IHL Board’s search committee know what qualities they want in their next chancellor by attending a “Listening Session” today (Feb. 17) at The Inn at Ole Miss. Qualities identified will be included in the job description. SessionsRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Living Blues magazine and the Blues Archive receive a Blues Trail marker from the state of Mississippi Blues Commission at the University of Mississippi. The marker dedication is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 27 on the Barnard Observatory lawn. It is the first trail marker to be placed in Lafayette County andRead the story …

David Evans OXFORD,Miss. – The annual Living Blues Symposium next week at the University of Mississippi delves into all aspects of documenting the blues. It is sponsored by Living Blues magazine , which is published at UM. The Feb. 26-27 symposium features a campus ceremony by the Mississippi Blues Commission dedicating UM’s Living Blues TrailRead the story …

Thursday, Feb. 26 12:00 p.m. Brown Bag Lecture – “John Work and Field Recording”  Mr. Evan Hatch – Barnard Observatory 3:00 p.m.”M for Mississippi” Film Screening and Panel Discussion – Barnard Observatory {rokbox title=|M is for Mississippi :: Watch Trailer from M is for Mississippi| thumb=|images/stories/rokbox/mstrailer.jpg| size=|440 373| album=|demo|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVc652oTVI{/rokbox} 6:00 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio –Read the story …

Tony Ammeter (left), Associate dean of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, visits the Panama Canal with PMBA students Drew Shull, Tammy Mailhot, Tami Busby and Ginny O’Hara, and the group’s driver, Alvaro. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – For a handful of students enrolled in the Professional Master of Business Administration program atRead the story …

Transgender author, playwright, performer is keynote speaker OXFORD, Miss. – Kate Bornstein, transgender author, playwright and performance artist, delivers the keynote address and conducts two workshops during the ninth annual Isom Student Gender Conference Feb. 26-28 at the University of Mississippi. Sponsored by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, the conference promotesRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Foundation has announced the creation of the Robert C. Khayat Legacy Fund, which will provide a means for Ole Miss alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends to honor the outgoing chancellor. The fund will be used to help offset the negative effects of current economic conditions on OleRead the story …

Seymour Menton OXFORD, Miss. – Prominent writer Seymour Menton plans to discuss Charles Darwin’s connection with Latin American literature Monday (Feb. 16) at the University of Mississippi. His lecture, titled “Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle and Contemporary Latin American Fiction: An Exercise in Intellectual Honesty,” is slated for 5:30 p.m. in the Tupelo RoomRead the story …