OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2017-18 Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors afforded students at Ole Miss. The inductees were honored Friday afternoon (April 6) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. A campus committee chooses Hall ofRead the story …
Concert Singers to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Choral students will travel to New York City for once-in-a-lifetime performance
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Concert Singers will travel to New York City to perform in the world-famous Carnegie Hall this weekend. The Concert Singers were invited to perform at 8 p.m. Sunday (April 8) by Distinguished Concerts International. The group will be singing a wide range of pieces, including classics, contemporary pieces and MississippiRead the story …
Students Study Physics During UM Spring Break Visit
Project prepares high school students for AP Physics
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was probably the first time Yung Bleu’s hip-hop had been used to teach physics. Yet, in Marco Cavaglia’s University of Mississippi classroom during spring break, the artist’s music played, causing the electronic waves of an oscilloscope to bounce and jiggle with the vibrations of the music. Huddled around the oscilloscope, learning about gravitationalRead the story …
University Hosts 30th Annual State Geography Bee
April 6 event is preliminary to National Geographic Society competition in Washington, D.C.
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 30th annual Mississippi State Geographic Bee, a preliminary to the National Geographic Society’s competition, is scheduled for Friday (April 6) at the University of Mississippi. The event begins with registration at 8 a.m. in the Jackson Avenue Center. Following a welcome, preliminary rounds start after 9 a.m. The final rounds beginRead the story …
Isom Center Hosts 18th Annual Gender Conference
Interdisciplinary sessions explore how gender, race and socioeconomic status intersect
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies hosts the 18th annual Isom Student Gender Conference, with a theme of “Liberty and Justice for All,” this week at the University of Mississippi. The interdisciplinary conference, which explores the way gender, race and socioeconomic status intersect, was the first on campus toRead the story …
UM Departments Collaborate to Host ‘Radical South’ Series
Events include lectures, discussions, film screening and more
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi is hosting “The Radical South,” a conversation series this month that explores the complexity of Southern history and identity. The Isom Center, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Office of Diversity and Community EngagementRead the story …
Professor’s Graphic Essays on Fatherhood a 10-Year Labor of Love
Dustin Parsons uses diagrams and text to explore parental experiences
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The product of 10 years of work and a lifetime of observations, “Exploded View: Essays on Fatherhood, with Diagrams” is immensely important for author Dustin Parsons, partially because it’s his first book, but also because it’s about his own father and his own experiences as a parent. A book launch and signingRead the story …
Honors College Student Named Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
Elizabeth Boyer among 16 chosen for prestigious summer program at George Washington's estate
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A student in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi has been selected as a 2018 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Elizabeth Boyer of Houston, a junior economics major with a minor in intelligence and security studies, is among 16 university students nationwide chosen for the prestigious six-week summerRead the story …
English Professor to Share New Poetry Tuesday
Aimee Nezhukumatahil's reading from 'Oceanic' begins at 5 p.m. at Off Square Books
April 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor will share excerpts from her latest collection of poetry Tuesday (April 3) on the Oxford Square. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English in the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, will read from “Oceanic” (2018, Copper Canyon Books) beginning at 5 p.m. in Off SquareRead the story …
UM Professor Receives Prestigious Humanities Without Walls Funding
Caroline Wigginton and colleagues to study how indigenous art and activitism exert rights to homelands
March 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English professor has been awarded funding from Humanities Without Walls as part of a collaborative team that will study how indigenous art and activism affect Native Americans claims to their homelands. Caroline Wigginton, assistant professor of English, is project consultant and UM workshop director for an interdisciplinary teamRead the story …