OXFORD, Miss. – Best-selling author John Grisham says he hopes graduates of the new University of Mississippi Law School will fight for social change …
Sun Herald: Grisham helps dedicate new Ole Miss law school
April 15, 2011 by
News. Local; Hometowns. Bay St. Louis; Biloxi; D’Iberville; Gautier; Gulfport; Long Beach … Grisham was in Oxford Friday to help dedicate the law school to former Ole Miss …
Sun Herald: Freedom Riders Visit Ole Miss
April 15, 2011 by
OXFORD — Three very different men started out in different places, but all wound up in Parchman because of their passion for justice. Fifty years ago the state penitentiary held dozens of brave souls, men and women, white and black, who rode buses into the South to expose racism. Wednesday three of the first FreedomRead the story …
WTVA: Ole Miss Student Helps Tupelo Hospital
April 11, 2011 by
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Seeing a need in the community, a local college student formed a large yard sale to raise money. Read the story or watch the video.
Commercial Appeal: Ole Miss law center honors Khayat legacy
April 7, 2011 by
The University of Mississippi will celebrate more than a new law school when the Robert C. Khayat Law Center officially opens a week from today on the …
Daily Journal: HAM Radio Training Available Saturday
April 6, 2011 by
OXFORD – The University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club and Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi will conduct a class Saturday for anyone interested in becoming a ham radio operator. The Amateur Radio Technician License class will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by the license test at 3:30, in the hospital’s cafeteria conference room.Read the story …
MS Business Journal: The Curtis Wilkie Tapes
April 6, 2011 by
RAYMOND- Veteran political journalist and author Curtis Wilkie spoke to honors students at Hinds Community College on Wednesday, regaling them with stories from the many political trails he has traveled in his long career- from Jimmy Carter to John McCain. Read the story or watch the video.
Clinton News: Ole Miss Symposium Focuses on Gulf Oil Spill
March 31, 2011 by
A University of Mississippi conference April 1-2 explores the outlook for Southern states one year after the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “The Future of the South Symposium: The Gulf Oil Spill After One Year” takes place in Barnard Observatory. Sponsored by the Endowment for the Future of the South, the eventRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Mississippi Innocence Project Documentary to Be Shown at Crossroads Festival
March 31, 2011 by
Prepare to spend your weekend in the dark. Popcorn in hand, with something interesting aflicker on the screen. Read the story.
WTVA: Big Event Brings Students Together For Service Projects
March 28, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) — We probably all know people who volunteer and give their time back to their community, but when it’s over one thousand people in a town, well that’s just unheard of. Read the story.