OXFORD, Miss. – Dynamic individuals committed to fighting poverty through education are encouraged to apply for a number of full-time, yearlong positions with the North Mississippi Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, project at the University of Mississippi. The positions, which begin in February, will be based in Oxford, Okolona, Tupelo, Hernando, CorinthRead the story …
Student Leaders Sought to Continue University’s Legacy of Service
VISTA program's mission to fight poverty through education
December 4, 2012 by
English Professor Receives Faculty Achievement Award
Faulkner scholar honored for service, scholarship
December 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jay Watson, the Howry Chair of Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi, is the 2012 recipient of the university’s Faculty Achievement Award. Since receiving his doctorate from Harvard 23 years ago, Watson has been a significant contributor to the Department of English and the entire university. As a teacher, heRead the story …
Farming Mars and the Moon Focus of Study Led By UM Dean
Scientists studying use of plants in spaceflight life-support systems
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The question of how to grow edible and useable crops on the moon and Mars is being explored by a University of Mississippi administrator directing a cutting-edge research project aboard the International Space Station. John Z. Kiss, dean of the UM Graduate School and professor of biology, is principal investigator onRead the story …
Grants Help University Boost Number of Minority Math and Science Graduates in Mississippi
UM receives nearly $400,000 to increase number of STEM Ph.D.s
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Business, academic and government leaders warn that the United States must boost its production of professionals trained in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields to remain competitive in the world economy. Such an increase will require investments in human capacity across diverse groups, with perhaps the greatest growth potentialRead the story …
Renowned poet joins UM English Department
Dave Smith brings more than 40 years of writing, editing, literary criticism experience
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Critically acclaimed poet, essayist and editor Dave Smith will join the University of Mississippi’s English department as a visiting professor in fall 2013. The author of more than 20 books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, Smith comes to UM after 11 years with Johns Hopkins University’s The Writing Seminars program. “We areRead the story …
Conference commemorates influential philosopher
Nov. 29 special public lecture kicks off three-day event
November 27, 2012 by
A three-day conference at the University of Mississippi will commemorate the 100th anniversary of philosopher Bertrand Russell’s influential book The Problems of Philosophy. Bertrand Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy: The Centenary Conference will take place Nov. 29-Dec. 1 on the UM campus. The event will begin with a special public lecture delivered by JohnRead the story …
Designing Thoughtful Writing Assignments
November 26, 2012 by
In the University of Mississippi’s Foundations for Academic Success Track (FASTrack) program, students take a research-writing course focused on the theme of community. Read the story
Nylander Named Director of McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement
McLean Institute at UM will use intellectual and cultural resources to transform the state
November 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fighting poverty through education has been a life-long mission of Albert Nylander. The Greenwood native has used his leadership positions in academia to fight “enduring concentrated poverty” in the Mississippi Delta. As the new director of McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, Nylander said heRead the story …
Benson Taylor to Give Inaugural Baine Lecture
November 20, 2012 by
Melanie Benson Taylor is Herring Pond Wampanoag. She earned her BA degree from Smith College in 1998. She received her MA and PhD degrees from Boston University in 1999 and 2005, respectively. She became Assistant Professor and Director of American Studies at the University of Hartford in 2006. She is currently Associate Professor of NativeRead the story …
Grant works to improve free online learning resources
November 19, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. — A new grant, awarded to Robert Cummings, director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, will help improve the visibility of Open Educational Resources. OERs are free and openly licensed online learning materials. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are one type of OER aimed atRead the story …