OXFORD, Miss. – Thirty high school students from across the nation are learning how to fluently speak Mandarin Chinese thanks to an intense summer program at the University of Mississippi. Mississippi StarTalk, which began June 28 and runs through July 28, is hosted in part by the UM Department of Modern Languages as well asRead the story …
StarTalk Program Gives High School Students Education in Chinese
Classroom instruction, cultural activities create enjoyable summer learning experience
July 19, 2017 by
English Professor Wins Pushcart Prize for Best Essay
Chris Offutt also won Kentucky Literary Award for nonfiction this year
July 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Even for someone who is already a respected, prize-winning author and screenwriter, winning the prestigious Pushcart Prize is a rewarding experience. “The Pushcart Prize is a personal milestone,” said Chris Offutt, associate professor of English and screenwriting at the University of Mississippi. Offutt won the top annual literary honor for his essay “TrashRead the story …
Whaling Research Leads UM Professor to Japan on Fulbright Award
Noell Wilson also plans to sail 40-foot vessel from Massachusetts to Japan
July 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of history and international studies is headed to Japan on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to work on a book about American whalers in the North Pacific in the 1800s. Noell Wilson, chair of the Arch Dalrymple III Department of History and Croft associate professor of historyRead the story …
UM Doctoral Student Attends NEH Institute in Washington, D.C.
Justin Rogers is studying Presbyterian missions to Native Americans in Mid-South
June 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A doctoral student in history at the University of Mississippi is among two graduate students nationally studying at a prestigious institute this summer in Washington, D.C. Justin I. Rogers of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, is exploring how Presbyterian missionaries influenced Native Americans in the Mid-South. He is attending “On Native Grounds: StudiesRead the story …
Annual Conference to Explore ‘Faulkner and Money’
July 23-27 event expected to draw hundreds from around the globe
June 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Faulkner and Money: The Economies of Yoknapatawpha and Beyond” is the theme for the University of Mississippi’s 44th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, set for July 23-27. Five days of lectures, panels, tours, exhibits and other presentations will explore the multifaceted economies of Yoknapatawpha County, the Faulkner oeuvre and the literary profession. Besides threeRead the story …
History Professor Heads to Amsterdam for EURIAS Fellowship
Nicolas Trépanier plans to use time to collaborate with European colleagues and work on book
June 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nicolas Trépanier, associate professor in the University of Mississippi’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, has received a yearlong research fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam. Trépanier was awarded the European Institutes for Advanced Study fellowship, which brings together scholars in a variety of disciplines, ranging from neurologyRead the story …
University to Provide STEM Experience for Young Women
$20,000 grant will support environmental education in the Oxford community
June 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will offer an opportunity for young women in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community to experience hands-on science technology, engineering and math research while exploring their local environment. Ellen Shelton, director of pre-college programs for the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, has been awarded a $20,000 grant to support aRead the story …
J.D. Williams Library Hosts Opening Reception for Bicentennial Exhibit
Reception includes keynote address by UM alumnus and author W. Ralph Eubanks
June 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library will host an opening reception for the exhibit “Mississippi: 200 Years of Statehood” from 5 to 7 p.m. June 21. The exhibit features a wide variety of items that defined Mississippi over the course of its history, including historicalRead the story …
UM Visiting Professor Receives Summer Scholar Award to Vassar
Jaime Cantrell will spend three weeks studying poet Elizabeth Bishop
June 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English professor is the recipient of a prestigious scholarship award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Jaime Cantrell, visiting assistant professor of English and faculty affiliate at the university’s Sarah Isom Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from aRead the story …
Gretchen Bunde Named Kramer Award Outstanding Teacher
Students nominated composition and rhetoric instructor for her excellence in teaching
June 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Writing and Rhetoric awarded the X.A. Kramer Jr. Award for Outstanding Teacher to Gretchen Bunde. Bunde, an instructor in composition and rhetoric, was nominated by numerous students for her long history of excellence in teaching. “Gretchen dedicates herself to improving the writing and thinking of herRead the story …