The university’s intellectual spin-off is evident everywhere in the community. Films, lecture series, and symposia underwritten by the CSSC draw a diverse crowd of academics and enthusiasts. Read the story
Law School’s Inaugural Skill Session Led by Elite Practictioners
January 15, 2013 by
The University of Mississippi School of Law’s new program, the Skill Session, begins Jan. 7, 2013, and focuses on providing UM law students with professional legal skill training from a set of seasoned, elite practictioners. The attorneys’ specialty areas range from international insurance litigation to entertainment law. Read the story
Sun Herald: Alumna Earned Three Degrees Despite Cancer
January 12, 2013 by
University of Mississippi alumna and Vancleave native Rachel Ables earned three degrees (including a law degree) while battling cancer. She passed away last week, but her inspiring story was chronicled by the Sun Herald’s Robin Fitzgerald. Read the story
Huffington Post: Space Lawsuits Entering New Frontier
January 9, 2013 by
As companies examine future projects in space, they turn to individuals like Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, director of the space law program at the University of Mississippi, for legal precedents. Read the story
Clarion Ledger: Some teachers exemplify qualities that make them great
January 2, 2013 by
University of Mississippi graduate and first-year teacher Phelton Cortez Moss built a rapport with his students after only a few months of teaching at Greenwood High School. Read the story
Work of Mississippi Innocence Project Highlighted in Huffington Post
December 10, 2012 by
A recent investigative reporting piece from the Huffington Post’s Radley Balko discusses the work of the Mississippi Innocence Project, a clinic housed at the University of Mississippi School of Law, in a case involving Dr. Steven Hayne. Read the story
Cleveland Daily Banner: Engineers without Borders working closely with Rotary
December 3, 2012 by
The water was filthy looking and was contained in a gigantic, funnel-like jar, open to the elements, said Marni Kendricks, assistant dean for undergraduate academics at the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. Read the story
Designing Thoughtful Writing Assignments
November 26, 2012 by
In the University of Mississippi’s Foundations for Academic Success Track (FASTrack) program, students take a research-writing course focused on the theme of community. Read the story