OXFORD, Miss. – One of the theater world’s highest levels of academic and professional recognition will be bestowed upon Rhona Justice-Malloy, longtime professor in the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film. Justice-Malloy has been designated a fellow-elect and will receive investiture as an American Theatre Fellow – a lifetime recognition – in aRead the story …
Professor Elected to College of Fellows of American Theatre
Rhona Justice-Malloy honored with lifetime recognition
June 4, 2019 by
Following in Their Footsteps
Sistrunk triplets discover paths to health care careers through Ole Miss
June 3, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk have gone their separate ways for the first time ever. The Springfield, Missouri, triplets and University of Mississippi graduates have been attached at the hip their whole lives, including their time at Ole Miss. Despite three different paths forward, the trio remain connected through their individualRead the story …
New Scholarship Benefits Public Policy Leadership Students
Distinguished alumnus Dean Copeland supports rising juniors with major gift
June 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teaching a college course inspired University of Mississippi alumnus Dean Copeland, of Atlanta, to provide financial support to student leaders at his alma mater. Copeland, who continued his studies after graduating from UM as a Rhodes Scholar, has made a $100,000 gift to establish a scholarship endowment for undergraduates in the DepartmentRead the story …
History Professor Awarded Fellowship to Institute for Advanced Studies
Joshua Howard to spend 2019-20 academic year interacting with scholars in Princeton
May 28, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor acclaimed for his research on modern China has been selected to receive a prestigious yearlong residential fellowship. Joshua H. Howard, Croft associate professor of history and international studies, will conduct research at the Institute for Advanced Studies, housed at the School of Historical Studies in Princeton, NewRead the story …
English Doctoral Student Wins Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Allison M. Serraes is among 67 selected from more than 1,000 applicants nationally
May 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A doctoral student in the University of Mississippi Department of English has been chosen for a prestigious national award to assist in completing her dissertation. Allison M. Serraes, of West Palm Beach, Florida, is among 67 students named 2019 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellows. The fellows, who hail fromRead the story …
UM Graduate Earns Gates Scholarship to Cambridge
Josh Law heads to the United Kingdom to pursue a master's degree
May 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi graduate has received a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation scholarship to the University of Cambridge, where he will pursue a master’s degree in health, medicine and society. Josh Law, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religion from UM in 2017, andRead the story …
Biology Graduate Lands Internship Studying Western Plant Populations
Casey Gill will work with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Arizona
May 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi alumna who assisted with biological research at the local level has been awarded a prestigious summer internship with the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Casey Gill, who received her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences May 11, has been accepted into the 2019Read the story …
Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival Returns this Weekend
Event's 45th season set for May 23-26 at UM, Oxford venues
May 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 45th annual World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival opens Thursday (May 23) and runs through Sunday in Nutt Auditorium at the University of Mississippi. This is the festival’s fourth season in Oxford, following a 41-year run in Illinois. “It’s a four-day celebration of ragtime, jazz, blues, honky-tonk, boogie andRead the story …
Army ROTC Commissions First Female Combat Officers
Ole Miss graduates Lakoda Kissee and Katie Smith will serve in Mississippi Army National Guard
May 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As more than 5,500 University of Mississippi graduates celebrated Commencement with family and friends on May 11, two members of the Ole Miss Army ROTC celebrated making school history. Lakoda Kissee, who hails from Spokane, Missouri, and Katie Smith, from Ellicott City, Maryland, became the first two female UM ROTC cadets to be commissioned into roles as combatRead the story …
Making a Tanzania Skype Connection
UM student Matthew Travers wins scholarship to learn Swahili in African nation
May 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student, who is looking to learn about Swahili culture and find common ground between Swahili and Chinese, has won a Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili in Tanzania. Matthew Travers, of St. Louis, is a sophomore who is double majoring in Chinese and international studies with a regionalRead the story …