OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, a higher rate of incarceration than anywhere else in the industrialized world. On a state level, Mississippi is surpassed only by Oklahoma and Louisiana in the number of people it imprisons per capita, but organizers of an international conference at theRead the story …
Conference to Examine History of Mass Incarceration
Albert Woodfox, one of the 'Angola Three,' to deliver opening keynote for interdisciplinary symposium
September 20, 2019 by
Communication Sciences and Disorders Readies for Annual Fall Institute
Continuing education event focuses on language and literacy, ethics, clinical education
September 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi will host the 2019 Ole Miss Fall Institute Oct.10-11 for speech-language pathologists, audiologists and clinical educators seeking professional development and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association continuing education credits. The event is slated for The Inn at Ole Miss, and the hotel willRead the story …
‘The Wolves’ Delivers Adolescent Reality through Soccer
Opening production of Ole Miss Theatre season posed challenges for production team
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the opening scene of “The Wolves,” the chatter of a group of teen-aged girls ricochets around an otherwise empty gymnasium, conversations overlapping as the uniformed young women sit in a circle on the AstroTurf, performing a routine of stretches and warmup moves so well-practiced as to appear perfunctory. The Wolves areRead the story …
Stamps Scholar Sets Sights on Cancer Research, Community Care
Next-Generation Rebels: Early Entry student pharmacist Brandon Ashmore wants to make a difference
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From the moment Brandon Ashmore’s brother brought home study notes from his pharmacy classes at the University of Mississippi, Brandon, then 11 years old, knew that pharmacy was in his future. Seven years later, Ashmore started his first day of school at Ole Miss as part of the pharmacy school’s competitive Early EntryRead the story …
Choral Concert Celebrates World Peace Day
Performance features UM Chorus and guest choirs
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A World Peace Day Concert set for Friday (Sept. 20) at the University of Mississippi will bring together more than 350 performers for a choral celebration for peace. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and all are welcome.Read the story …
Freshman Intent on ‘Fulfilling Her Purpose’
Next-Generation Rebels: Biology major Khadeejah Franklin has goals in mind
September 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Remember your purpose.” That’s the advice University of Mississippi freshman Khadeejah Franklin received from her mother before leaving her hometown of Vancleave for Oxford. “Stay focused,” Triniss Wilkerson said she told her daughter. “I also told her do not lose sight of the reason why she is there. It’s OK to have a littleRead the story …
Biology Alumnus Publishes Research in Prestigious Journal
National Academy of Sciences publication features article co-authored by J.P. Lawrence
September 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The biology research of a multinational team, led by a University of Mississippi alumnus, has been selected for publication in a prestigious international science journal. UM graduate J.P. Lawrence, a postdoctoral researcher of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Irvine; and Bibiana Rojas, Academy of Finland Research FellowRead the story …
Gilder-Jordan Lecture to Explore ‘Birthright Citizens’
Legal and cultural historian Martha S. Jones set to speak Sept. 17
September 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The rights extended to people who reside in the United States and whether or not those people are considered citizens is an incredibly timely topic, and historian Martha S. Jones can connect lessons and information from the past that shed light on the current landscape. Jones, the Society of Black Alumni PresidentialRead the story …
Gift Bolsters Journalism Award Fund
Sturdivant family honors matriarch and school's founding dean
September 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will bolster the Sturdivant Journalism Award Endowment Fund, created in 2010 to recognize students poised to graduate with highest honors from the School of Journalism and New Media. The Sturdivant family made the gift in honor of their matriarch, Ygondine Walker Sturdivant, aRead the story …
Fourth Year Successful for UM Part-time Job and Internship Fair
21 companies network with School of Business Administration students
September 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 100 business students at the University of Mississippi had an opportunity to network with a variety of companies in hopes of landing an internship or part-time job this fall. The annual internship and part-time job and career fair, sponsored by the UM School of Business Administration and the university’s Career Center,Read the story …