OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Arabic language program is seeing success among both its graduates and current students. Maggie Day, a 2012 graduate, is heading to Bahrain as a producer for Bloomberg TV. She will produce content as part of the Al Arab network, which is completely in Arabic. Day, who was aRead the story …
Classics Professor Wins Best Essay from Rhetorica
Brad Cook to receive $1,000 prize in July at Chicago conference
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brad L. Cook, assistant professor of classics at the University of Mississippi, is feeling pretty lucky these days. Late last summer, Cook’s article “Swift-boating in Antiquity: Rhetorical Framing of the Good Citizen in Fourth-Century Athens” appeared in Rhetorica (vol. 30.3, pp. 219-251). Cook recently learned that the essay was awarded the RhetoricaRead the story …
Art History Professor Helps Create Online Database of Medieval Works
Collaboration with Catholic University will feature art and artifacts from early northern Europe
May 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is helping create an online database to provide easier access to information about the art and material culture of early medieval northern Europe, including that of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Nancy Wicker, UM professor of art history, is collaborating with Lilla Kopár of Catholic University of AmericaRead the story …
UM Alumna Receives Prestigious Stegner Fellowship at Stanford
… Rachel Smith plans to use fellowship to finish novel and work on stories
April 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rachel Smith, an MFA graduate of University of Mississippi, has been selected as a 2013 recipient for the Wallace Stegner Fellowship for the Creative Writing Program at Stanford University. Stanford offers 10 two-year fellowships each year, five in fiction and five in poetry. The two-year fellowship program, named after novelist and creativeRead the story …
Diverse Duo of Men to Discuss Intertwining Legacies April 30
… Final event brings Holocaust survivor, Tuskegee airman together to share and compare histories
April 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The historical and cultural connections between African-Americans and Jews during World War II will be discussed by representatives from both groups April 30 at the University of Mississippi. The event, titled “Two Sides of a Coin: Reflections on Racism, the Holocaust and the Power of Prejudices,” begins at 5:30 p.m. in theRead the story …
Ole Miss Moneythink Chapter Awarded Morgan Stanley Grant
Chapter hosts Moneythink competition April 25 for high school students
April 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Money has its privileges, at least for the University of Mississippi chapter of Moneythink. The 2-year-old program started in 2011 by Mary Margaret Johnson, a senior public policy major, and Jon Stephens, a senior economics major, when the group was awarded a $10,000 grant from Morgan Stanley, an investment and wealth managementRead the story …
Social Service: UM Honors Student Tackles Mississippi Food Inequalities
Saulters earns national, regional recognition for volunteer excellence
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up, Mary Margaret Saulters’ home in the rural Delta town of Tchula was 20 miles from the nearest grocery store. It was in this literal “food desert” – as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – that her interest in food security and social inequality first took root. “My familyRead the story …
Tornado Season Busy for Clinical Disaster Research Center at UM
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss — Whether it’s dealing with recovery after a natural disaster, conducting research to better understand the effects of the Gulf Oil Spill on Mississippi coastal residents seeking mental health services or working to enhance intervention and outreach efforts for a range of mental health concerns – both locally and nationally, the Clinical DisasterRead the story …
UM Historian Helps Preserve Rare Pre-colonial Nigerian Documents
… Bashir Salau's service project helps preserve access to rare documents about African past
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When carefully studied, historic discoveries sometimes can yield useful insights into modern societal problems. But without access to the artifacts from past eras and cultures, the valuable lessons they teach may be lost. In efforts to preserve archival holdings related to northern Nigeria, a University of Mississippi historian is leading a serviceRead the story …
UM Green Week Explores ‘Enough for All, Forever’ April 22-26
Annual event to focus on food supply, environmental social issues, awareness
April 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi kicks off its fifth annual Green Week on Monday (April 22). The weeklong event, which runs through April 26, aims to educate students, faculty, staff and community members on the benefits of sustainable living, as well as the large impact a small adjustment in daily life can make.Read the story …