OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will observe Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual film series, which begins Sept. 19 and features five movies that explore little-known Spanish-American history and also “critical explorations of daily life and myth,” among other topics. The UM Department of Modern Languages presents the annual film series, which runsRead the story …
Hispanic Heritage Film Series Begins Sept. 19
Five films explore daily life, little-known Spanish-American history in free screenings through Oct. 17
September 13, 2019 by
Search for New Particles Topic for Fall’s First Science Cafe
UM professor Jake Bennett to explore subatomic world Sept. 17
September 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. –The international search for the fundamental building blocks of all matter is the topic for an upcoming public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Uptown Coffee, 265 N.Read the story …
Banking Symposium Surveys Role of Partnerships in Economic Development
Annual event draws largest crowd in its 19-year history
September 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record crowd of industry leaders and business students gathered to learn about the contributions of banks and financial services to the economies of the state and region at the 19th annual Banking and Finance Symposium at the University of Mississippi. The UM School of Business Administration and its Banking and FinanceRead the story …
Honors College Welcomes 17 Freshman Scholars
Recipients awarded prestigious scholarships from numerous sources
September 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen freshmen in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded a total of $130,750 from four of the university’s most distinguished scholarship programs. Five of the freshmen earned McDonnell Barksdale Scholarships, six were recipients of Doris Raymond Honors Scholarships, three were awarded Harold Parker MemorialRead the story …
Doris Kearns Goodwin to Deliver Keynote at Honors Convocation
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian to discuss 'Leadership in Turbulent Times'
September 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin is the keynote speaker for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College‘s fall convocation Thursday (September 12) at the University of Mississippi. The annual event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, is free and open to the public.Read the story …
Ole Miss ROTC Runs in Remembrance of 9/11 Victims
Cadets to run Saturday in memory of nearly 3,000 victims of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
September 9, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s ROTC programs will honor the 2,996 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon with a memorial run and the solemn sound of chimes at Peddle Bell Tower. The run will begin Saturday (Sept. 14) at 8:46 a.m., which is the timeRead the story …
Continuing a Good Samaritan Legacy
Gift creates the Lilly INSPIRE Awards for UM School of Education
September 8, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “He ain’t heavy, Coach. He’s my brother.” Those were the words a young boy spoke to Sale Trice Lilly Sr. after being offered help in carrying his handicapped younger brother home from football practice. That exchange resonated throughout Lilly’s life as an educator in the Mississippi Delta. “In his life, my fatherRead the story …
Scholarship Allows Child Nutrition Program Director to Attend Training
Oklahoma recipient uses travel funds to attend session at UM Institute of Child Nutrition
September 6, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has awarded a Paul Schmitz Child Nutrition Scholarship to Kayla Steverson, a clinical dietician recently promoted to child nutrition program manager for public schools in Newcastle, Oklahoma, to attend the Orientation to School Nutrition Management course provided by the Institute of Child Nutrition. Created in 2005, the PaulRead the story …
Outstanding Freshmen Join Innovative Teacher Education Program
Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program admits 28 at UM
September 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has welcomed 28 outstanding freshmen from eight states into the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. The seventh cohort of this innovative teacher education program comes with an average high school grade-point average of 3.91 and ACT score of 29.3. The new class brings the number of METP scholarship recipients atRead the story …
Piano and Vocal Recital Offers ‘Words of Love’
Longtime collaborators present program of traditional, contemporary work
September 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pianist Amanda Johnston and mezzo-soprano Tracelyn Gesteland will perform a program all about love, entitled “Mots d’amour,” or “Words of Love,” on Monday (Sept. 9) at the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. recital in Nutt Auditorium is free and open to the public. “We’re performing songs about various facets of love,”Read the story …