OXFORD, Miss. – The curtain went up this week on Ole Miss Theatre‘s 2015-2016 season with the staging of “Teddy Ferrara.” The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Sept. 24) and Friday and continue nightly Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 1-2, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 27) and again Oct. 3-4.Read the story …
‘Teddy Ferrara’ Opens Ole Miss Theatre’s New Season
Performances continue through Oct. 4
September 24, 2015 by
Visiting Scholars from Ohio, Utah to Headline Writing Symposium
September 22, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Registration is open for the fifth annual Transitioning to College Writing Symposium at the University of Mississippi. The symposium, set for Oct. 1-2, is hosted by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric and is open to area English, language arts and writing instructors from high schools, community colleges and universities. Attendees mayRead the story …
UMMC Fellowship Opens Door to Prestigious Mayo Clinic Opportunity
Public policy leadership major took new perspectives to summer program
September 22, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior Anna Grace Stout of Carthage used her experience at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Bioethics Fellowship to gain acceptance to a prestigious Mayo Clinic Summer Program. The Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Ethics Research pairs students with a faculty mentor for summer research. Stout wasRead the story …
UM Program Transforms Incarcerated Men into College Students
New initiative giving Parchman penitentiary residents a fresh start in life
September 18, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several men imprisoned at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are on their way to earning degrees, thanks to a new University of Mississippi-based program designed to assist them in obtaining a college education. UM’s Prison-to-College Pipeline Program is a university-community engagement initiative promoting higher education in prison. Participants must have earnedRead the story …
UM Art Instructor Gets Arts Commission Grant
Jaime Johnson plans to use the money to continue work in historical photographic processes
September 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded a $4,500 grant to Jaime Johnson, an adjunct instructor in the University of Mississippi Department of Art and Art History. The grant will allow Johnson to continue her work in historical photographic processes, which aligns Southern gothic, the woods of Mississippi, Victorian-era portraiture and Audubon-like documentations.Read the story …
Former Political Science Chair Robert B. Albritton II Fondly Remembered
UM administrators, faculty members recall late colleague and mentor as a great leader, example
September 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Bynum Albritton II, chair and professor emeritus of political science, is being fondly remembered by his University of Mississippi colleagues as a visionary leader, loyal mentor and respected teacher. Albritton, 78, passed Sept. 9 at his home in Oxford. A memorial service will be held later in Andalusia, Alabama. Coleman FuneralRead the story …
UM Graduates to Compete at SEC Symposium
Entrepreneurs hope to connect job-seekers with companies that fit their personalities
September 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two 2015 University of Mississippi graduates will introduce their business venture, a Web-based services that helps connect job-seekers with employers that match their personality profile, Sept. 20-22 at a pitch competition during this year’s SEC Symposium in Atlanta. Jackson native Alex Ray, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics, and Madison nativeRead the story …
UM, Public Support Sought for Dominican Relief Effort
Faculty member joins alumni, including island's prime minister, in calling for help in wake of disaster
September 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following the disaster wreaked by Tropical Storm Erika Aug. 26, a University of Mississippi faculty member from Dominica is joining Ole Miss alumni from the West Indies island to ask the public to respond to their homeland’s desperate cries for help. “Tropical Storm Erika struck Dominica and dumped 12 inches of rainRead the story …
Grammy Nominee Neko Case Headlines Sarahfest
Ten-day series includes live music, films, photo exhibit, readings and discussions
September 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi is hosting an arts festival called Sarahfest later this week in partnership with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council. The festival, which runs from Friday (Sept. 18) to Sept. 27, will feature live music, films, photography, readings and panel discussions celebrating the Isom Center.Read the story …
UM Symposium Explores How Age, Education, Race Affect Income
Federal Reserve Bank economist to deliver keynote address at Sept. 24 event
September 11, 2015 by
When it comes to accumulating personal wealth, the U.S. is a nation of thrivers and strugglers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The thrivers are the one-quarter of Americans who are succeeding in improving their financial situation, while the strugglers represent the other three-quarters of the nation who are either barely stayingRead the story …