OXFORD, Miss. – A recent gift to the University of Mississippi established the Mississippi Scottish Rite Literacy Program, which will offer literacy programming for area children, with the potential for statewide outreach. All literacy programming, provided by certified speech-language pathologists and graduate student clinicians from the UM Speech and Hearing Center, will be designed toRead the story …
Gift from Mississippi Scottish Rite Helps Fund Literacy Program
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, community children benefit from annual gift
July 2, 2018 by
14 Educators Join 10th Class of UM Principal Corps
Elite K-12 leadership program attracts teachers from across Mississippi
July 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen educators from across Mississippi make up the 10th cohort of the Principal Corps, the University of Mississippi’s elite program in K-12 educational leadership. Over the past decade, the program has produced 107 graduates, nearly 90 percent of whom are serving in leadership roles in school districts in Mississippi and beyond. In June,Read the story …
Pharmacy Students Receive Gateway to Research Scholarships
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education award encourages students to pursue careers in research
July 1, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Austin Fitts and Mary Paige Thrash, both rising second-year professional students at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, have been named recipients of the Gateway to Research Scholarship by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. The award provides students an opportunity to work on faculty-mentored research projects while improving their knowledge ofRead the story …
Pittman’s Gifts Provide Equity above Access
Supplemented scholarships help Grove Scholars stay in school
June 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An afternoon spent visiting schools in the Mississippi Delta inspired a University of Mississippi alumna to make a series of gifts totaling nearly $1 million over the past six years, helping build a program that improves students’ chances of graduating. Renvy Pittman’s most recent $350,000 gift further bolsters the Grove Scholars program,Read the story …
UM Pharmacy and Alcorn State Partner in Admission Program
ASU becomes second state institution to join preferred admission program
June 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has signed an agreement with Alcorn State University to offer admission to qualified Alcorn State students who excel in freshman pre-pharmacy courses and participate in service activities. This partnership, called the preferred admission program, is part of both the School of Pharmacy’s and Alcorn State’sRead the story …
Arianne Hartono Aces Academics and Athletics
After winning the NCAA singles tennis championship, the Ole Miss graduate is going pro
June 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student-athlete Arianne Hartono has faced such challenges as recuperating from a broken wrist her freshman year and missing as many as three out of five days of classes during the weeks when she had to travel to away matches. Considering such challenges, Hartono’s accomplishments are all the more impressiveRead the story …
Alice Clark Retiring as UM Vice Chancellor for University Relations
Clark leaves nearly 40-year legacy of shaping the university as a researcher, mentor and leader
June 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alice Clark, a senior University of Mississippi administrator whose nearly four decades of visionary leadership have driven major advancements, is retiring at the end of June. Clark is an F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Pharmacognosy and the university’s vice chancellor for university relations. Clark earned both her master’s and doctoral degrees inRead the story …
UM Graduate Receives Leadership Award for RebelTHON Efforts
Hailey Cooper devoted three years at Ole Miss to raising funds for children's hospital
June 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate Hailey Cooper has been named a recipient of the 2018 Miracle Network Dance Marathon Distinguished Leadership Award. Cooper, a Madison native who earned her bachelor’s degree in English in May, served as the 2017-18 president of RebelTHON, a dance marathon and fundraiser held each year in Oxford toRead the story …
Online Master’s in Hospitality Management Opens Doors for Workers
Application deadline for those interested in beginning new program in August is July 15
June 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is rolling out a new online Master of Science degree in hospitality management to help meet the needs of a growing industry. The program is designed for people working in the industry in management roles to develop more effective operational and analytical skills, talents needed for top-level jobs in a global hospitalityRead the story …
UM Hosts Rebel Upward Bound Institute
Program helps 32 students from area schools better understand math
June 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – Thirty-two students from area schools benefited from a new summer math program at the University of Mississippi. The Rebel Upward Bound Institute, which ran June 1-22, was conducted by UM’s Department of Mathematics and the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. The outreach project, affiliated with the federally funded education program UpwardRead the story …