OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community can improve their cooking skills and learn new recipes through the University of Mississippi Department of Family and Consumer Sciences’ three upcoming cooking classes.

Click image to enlarge The Trent Lott Leadership Institute at the University of Mississippi has awarded Lott Leadership Scholarships to freshmen (from left) Caleb Herod of Abbeville, Mary Allen Langford of Atlanta, Nathan Dye of Jackson and Kaylen Addison of Purvis. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi freshmen haveRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi’s principal student jazz ensemble, is slated to present its annual fall concert Thursday (Nov. 20) at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble is to perform the music of Count Basie, Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie, with a special performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Prelude,Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Jackson businessman Victor Hu Meena, president of Cellular South Inc., will discuss the importance of company values in a free, public lecture Thursday (Nov. 13) at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, “Company Core Values: the Non-Negotiable Aspects of Business,” begins at 4:30 p.m. in Connor Hall, Room 110. Presented especially forRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Acclaimed author Alice Mattison visits the University of Mississippi Thursday (Nov. 13) as part of the Grisham Visiting Writer Series. Mattison is scheduled to give a 7 p.m. reading in Peabody Hall, Room 206. The event is free and open to the public. “Her writing is smart and beautiful,” said Gary Short,Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Two partisan bloggers whose commentary is frequently featured on the editorial pages of The Clarion-Ledger are to lead a discussion of post-election politics in Mississippi Tuesday (Nov. 18) at the University of Mississippi. Jere Nash, a veteran Democratic Party strategist, and Andy Taggart, former executive director of the state Republican Party, areRead the story …

Click image to view slideshow Dr. Ralph Vance, UM Medical Center professor, addresses the recent Coaches v. Cancer luncheon on the UM campus. UM photo by Tobie Baker OXFORD, Miss. – It’s estimated that more than 2,000 Mississippi residents will die this year alone due to lung cancer, and another 2,300 will be diagnosed withRead the story …

Clennon King Free, public lecture Nov. 13 marks Charles Eagles’ new appointment OXFORD, Miss. – In 1962, James Meredith made history as the first black admitted to the University of Mississippi, but he wasn’t the first one to apply. That distinction goes to another legend of the civil rights movement: Medgar Evers, who was deniedRead the story …

Program also included alumni and student award presentations OXFORD, Miss. – The global economy was the focus at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration’s eighth annual Banking and Finance Symposium, “Looking Toward the Future: The Business of Wealth Management.” Industry experts from Stanford Financial Group, Hancock Bank and the University of Mississippi Foundation,Read the story …

Student environmental awareness group forming Nov. 12 OXFORD, Miss. – Among steps the University of Mississippi is taking to become more eco-friendly is a new 18-hour academic minor in environmental studies. Responding to the incredible growth of environmental studies programs across the country, the university this fall began offering the new course ENVS 101, orRead the story …