OXFORD, Miss. – Since she was 5 years old, Abby Bruce, of Saltillo, has wanted to be fluent in Spanish. Thanks to an endowment created by a private gift to the University of Mississippi, the senior will graduate with a degree not just in Spanish but also in international studies. Every day, in classrooms andRead the story …
Private Giving Offers Students More than Expected
UM scholarships enhance education experience
November 4, 2017 by
Gloria Kellum Lauded with New Scholarship Fund
Political science group honors longtime UM administrator
November 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The advisory board for the University of Mississippi’s Department of Political Science has honored longtime administrator Gloria Kellum by establishing a scholarship endowment in her name, recognizing her service to the university. Board member Rod Taylor of Rosemary Beach, Florida, nominated the former vice chancellor for university relations for the honor dueRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Partner with McLean Institute to Make a Difference
CEED initiative allows participants to broaden their education while helping communities
November 2, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many pharmacy students are attracted to the profession because of a desire to help people and to build healthier communities. At the University of Mississippi, several pharmacy students have partnered with the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement over the last three years to get a head start on theirRead the story …
Triplets Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Juniors Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk each earned the honor
November 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 270 new members Sunday (Oct. 29), including three juniors from the same family. Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk, triplets from Springfield, Missouri, were inducted into the most selective interdisciplinary honor society at the university. All three are members ofRead the story …
Marc Lerner is UM’s 2017 Humanities Teacher of the Year
Honoree will discuss research into Swiss folk hero William Tell
October 30, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marc Lerner, associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi, will give the 2017 Humanities Teacher of the Year Lecture on a popular figure in folklore at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Bondurant Hall auditorium. Lerner will discuss “The International William Tell: Highlighting Popular Culture in a Transatlantic World,” focusing on his researchRead the story …
Price Walden and Alice Anne Light Return to UM for Sarahfest
Living Music Resource and Sarah Isom Center bring alumni to campus for interview series, concert
October 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Living Music Resource and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies are teaming up again to host events for the annual Sarahfest. UM alumnus and composer Price Walden will perform his original work “A Song of Songs” at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Oct. 27) in the David H. Nutt Auditorium.Read the story …
UM Students, Faculty Take Learning on the Road
Study USA program gearing up for hands-on Wintersession courses in four exciting locales
October 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Whether students are capturing biological field samples in nature or capturing the essence of a culture, the eye-opening experience of experiential learning will be on full display through the University of Mississippi’s Study USA Wintersession 2018 classes. This year’s offerings are: “Writing Gender and Sexuality in the Crescent City” in New Orleans;Read the story …
Physics Department Offers Ghoulish Fun
Spooky Physics Night provides frights and excitement with a side of science
October 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frights, food and fun are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents Spooky Physics Night on Friday (Oct. 27) in Lewis Hall. The program, which runs 7-9 p.m., includes a stage show at 7:45 p.m. Hands-on activities through the evening include freezing objectsRead the story …
Alumnus Credits UM Experiences for Role in James Beard Nomination
Hospitality management graduate Carlyle Watt lauded for artisan breads, local sourcing
October 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Carlyle Watt, a 2005 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s hospitality management program and a 2017 James Beard Award nominee in the Outstanding Baker category, returned to campus recently to participate in the 20th Southern Foodways Symposium. In his first experience with the symposium, Watt attended lectures and tastings designed to reframe ideasRead the story …
Khayat to Receive Winter-Reed Partnership Award
Former chancellor to be honored Tuesday in Jackson
October 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat will be honored Tuesday (Oct. 17) in Jackson for his tireless lifelong commitment to improving education. Khayat will receive the 2017 Mississippi Association of Partners in Education Winter-Reed Partnership Award during a tribute luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton of Jackson. MAPE established the award in 2007 toRead the story …