OXFORD, Miss. – Four Mississippi schools were among the top ranked in a survey of the best colleges and universities for employees. The annual “Great Colleges to Work For” list by the Chronicle of Higher Education placed Belhaven University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women and the University of Mississippi among the top 97Read the story …
Mississippi Press: Faulkner, Black Literature Examined in Conference
July 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Mississippi — The 40th annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference will look at the black literature of the western hemisphere and the relationship between it and author William Faulkner. Read the story.
PARADE: Talking Barbecue
July 23, 2013 by
Writer John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, charts the barbecue phenomenon, which he credits to Americans’ growing respect for traditional food. And nothing is more traditional than barbecue. Read the blog post.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Ole Miss archive preserves the blues
July 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Music fans around the world have marked Aug. 16 as a day of mourning. No doubt most think back to 1977 when Elvis Presley sang his last tune. But a few will have 1938 on their minds. That’s when a different American music pioneer died just outside Greenwood. Robert Leroy Johnson wasRead the story …
NPR: Ole Miss Turns Scary Racial Incident Into Teachable Moment
July 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At new-student orientation this summer, University of Mississippi students are learning about the usual: meal plans and financial aid. But they’re also hearing something else: a seminar born out of an incident on election night last November. Listen to the story.
Livability.com: Oxford Named Second-Best College Town in Nation
Town notches Top 10 rankings for third consecutive year
June 27, 2013 by
Oxford, Miss. has been called the “Hollywood version” of a Southern town, but the city’s architecture and genteel atmosphere are as genuine as the magnolia trees that shade tailgaters before football games at the University of Mississippi. Celebrated authors like William Faulkner, John Grisham and Larry Brown drew inspiration from the city, where intellectual andRead the story …
Sun Herald: School food-service directors learn healthy cuisine for kids in Biloxi
June 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi public schools students might see some big changes in the food served at school in the next school year. Trainers from the National Food Service Management Institute are traveling the country to teach school food-service directors about child nutrition. On Wednesday and Thursday, staff from the University of Mississippi’s NFSMI centerRead the story …
The Guardian: HIV ‘cure’ in U.S. baby stimulates AIDS research in Africa
June 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When doctors from the University of Mississippi medical centre, United States (U.S.), announced on March 2, 2013 that a baby had been ‘functionally cured’ of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), the world hailed the news as a historical medical breakthrough. The baby- famously known as the ‘Mississippi baby’- was born with HIV andRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss pole vaulter Kendricks now among world’s best
June 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — This is the true story of how a Mississippian came to be one of the best pole vaulters in the world. There’s another story, one Sam Kendricks will tell people. It’s shorter, more direct and perhaps saves a little face. But the reality is that his athletic career began as a kidRead the story …
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Universities to host minority vendor fair
June 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A minority vendor fair Tuesday is geared toward opening more business opportunities with the state’s universities. Tuesday’s event, “Minority Business Expo: Making the University Connection,” begins at 1 p.m. in the Jackson Avenue Center multipurpose room. The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University are co-sponsoring the event. “The purpose of thisRead the story …