OXFORD – Declaring her belief in their individual and combined power, renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams challenged University of Mississippi graduating seniors to become active in making the state, nation and world a better place for all people. “I believe in you, and I hope you believe in yourselves, too,” Evers-Williams saidRead the story …
NEMS Daily Journal: Myrlie Evers-Williams encourages 2013 University of Mississippi graduates
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Clarion-Ledger Blog: Myrlie Evers receives Humanitarian Award from Ole Miss — nearly 60 years after law school turned her husband away
May 13, 2013 by
Myrlie Evers-Williams today (May 11) became the first person in a decade honored with a Humanitarian Award by the University of Mississippi — the same institution that turned away her late husband from entering law school. The widow of slain Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers was surprised with the award after delivering the university’s 160thRead the story …
Mississippi Press Blog: Myrlie Evers-Williams challenges Ole Miss graduates to ‘soar, and be free’
May 13, 2013 by
Declaring her belief in their individual and combined power, renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams challenged University of Mississippi graduating seniors to become active in making the state, nation and world a better place for all people. “I believe in you, and I hope you believe in yourselves, too,” Evers-Williams said today asRead the story …
WTOK: Evers-Williams Addresses Ole Miss Graduates
May 13, 2013 by
Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams has told graduates at the University of Mississippi to “soar, and be free.” She spoke Saturday during a commencement ceremony on the university’s main campus in Oxford. Read the full story.
Sun Herald: Evers-Williams to Ole Miss graduates: ‘Soar, and be free’
May 13, 2013 by
OXFORD — Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams told graduates at the University of Mississippi on Saturday they have the power “to do what is right, to do what is just” and make the world a better place. “I believe in you, and I hope you believe in yourselves, too,” Evers-Williams said during a commencement ceremonyRead the story …
Washington Post: Mississippi Innocence Project Playing Role in Death-Row Case
May 6, 2013 by
The Mississippi Innocence Project, housed in the University of Mississippi School of Law, is shedding new light on the death-row case of Willie Jerome Manning and the 1992 slayings of two college students. Read the story.
OncologyNurseAdvisor: UMMC doctors present data that may help predict metastic melanoma survival
April 30, 2013 by
Andrew D. Smith, MD, PhD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, and colleagues presented data from their exploratory study yielding this finding at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), held in Washington, DC, April 14-19, 2013. Describing metastatic melanoma survival as “devastatingly low” in their meeting abstract,Read the story …
U.S. Army: Cadet Vaults into Record Books
April 30, 2013 by
AUSTIN, Texas – Cadet Sam Kendricks, a sophomore in general studies at the University of Mississippi and star of the Ole Miss track and field team, recorded the highest NCAA pole vault since 1998, shattering the Ole Miss and Texas Relays record with an attempt of 19 feet, 3/4 inches. The effort was good forRead the story …
Men’s Health: The Truth About Medical Marijuana
April 24, 2013 by
Men’s Health Assistant Editor Cassie Shortsleeve details the truth about medical marijuana and spoke with Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s marijuana project. Read the story.
Southern Living Blog: Current UM Museum Photo Exhibit a Must-See
April 22, 2013 by
Daily South, a Southern Living blog, publishes a weekly round up of the five latest and greatest things to hit the South. This week, Kathleen Robbins‘ photo exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum cracked the top 5. Read the blog post.