OXFORD, Miss. — Famed performer Benjamin Bagby will bring Beowulf’s epic battle with the monster Grendel to life on Halloween night in a free event at the University of Mississippi’s Nutt Auditorium. Bagby, who consistently gets rave reviews for his theatre work, brings “Beowulf: The Epic in Performance” to UM Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30Read the story …
Bagby Brings Beowulf to UM Halloween Night
Performer recreates lost music to medieval epic, lectures on his craft
September 29, 2013 by
UM Hosts Conference on Ethics of Racial Language
Thursday event examines semantics and ethics around the use of racially-charged words
September 26, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The use of racial language will be explored Thursday (Oct. 3) in a symposium at the University of Mississippi. The session on “The Semantics and Ethics of Racial Language,” presented by the Department of Philosophy and Religion and co-sponsored by several UM departments, is slated for 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. in the GertrudeRead the story …
Ten Outstanding Freshmen Named 2013-14 Croft Scholars
Honor provides classes, study abroad opportunities to prepare for international careers
September 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten new freshmen with outstanding academic and leadership records and the desire to pursue global careers have entered the University of Mississippi this fall on prestigious Croft Scholarships as members of the Croft Institute for International Studies. The five students from Mississippi and one each from Colorado, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and TennesseeRead the story …
UM Theatre’s ‘Beyond Boundaries’ Continues with ‘The Laramie Project’
Play examining Matthew Shepard's murder begins Thursday at Meek Hall Auditorium
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 2013-2014 season for Ole Miss Theatre, themed “Beyond Boundaries,” continues with several performances of the “The Laramie Project” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 26) at Meek Hall Auditorium. The play tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was kidnapped, tortured and left on a fence to die.Read the story …
Prize-Winning Historian to Kick Off UM Civil War Symposium
Keynote speech for Conference on the Civil War/Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium focuses on Lincoln
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Historian Eric Foner is the keynote speaker for the 2013 Conference on the Civil War and Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium, which begins at 6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 3) at the University of Mississippi. Foner, who is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, plans to discuss “The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln.” TheRead the story …
UM Faculty Members Helping Grow State Food Economy
Two address Appalachian Regional Commission on efforts to promote local foods
September 16, 2013 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi faculty members are helping efforts to grow Mississippi’s food economy and, in turn, make the state’s school menus healthier and fresher. Kathy B. Knight, associate professor and interim chair of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, and Jody Holland, visiting associate professor of public policy leadership, participated in a roundtableRead the story …
UM to Host National Anthem Auditions
Individuals and groups encouraged to try out
September 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Athletics Department and the Department of Music are looking for national anthem performers during open auditions on Friday (Sept. 13). The auditions are set for 4 to 6 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium on University Avenue, across from the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. UM faculty, staffRead the story …
Running and Remembering: 9/11 Run Draws Crowd, Heightens Patriotism
Several hundred arose early to participate in the annual commemorative event
September 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – United by a new and renewed sense of patriotism, hundreds of University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff, along with local citizens, joined together Wednesday (Sept. 11) for a 2-kilometer run observing the anniversary of the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. At the 6 a.m. start time, the sun hadRead the story …
MFA Program, Graduates Making Major Strides
Twelve alumni get published works as program leaps in prestigious national rankings
September 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a leap in national rankings and students’ works already published or forthcoming, the University of Mississippi’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program and its graduates are continuing to make major advances. Within its 12-year existence, the program has steadily risen in Poets and Writers magazine’s MFA Index for creativeRead the story …
Foundation Honors Warner and Kay Alford with Scholarship
Former athletics, alumni director continues to attract private funding for alma mater
September 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated – accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi and its upcoming football season – captured a beautiful Kay Swayze and the handsome Warner Alford walking hand-in-hand as students. It turned out to be a magical year, as Alford co-captained that SEC andRead the story …