OXFORD, Miss. – Centuries before Kilroy was here, “Hyacinthus was here,” lurking around the streets of ancient Herculaneum, carving his eternal presence into wall plaster with graffiti. Hyacinthus’ reminder is joined by other graffiti etched into the walls of the Italian town that was entombed under tons of volcanic pyroclastic flows from the erupting Mount VesuviusRead the story …
Ancient Graffiti Project Offers Door to Past for UM Professor
Project uncovers wall plaster etchings buried by Mount Vesuvius
April 25, 2018 by
Pharmacy Early Entry Program Offers Living-Learning Community
Freshman enrollees bond in residence hall and shared classes
April 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy pioneered the Early Entry program to offer high school seniors early acceptance into the professional pharmacy program more than 20 years ago, and it has become a model for numerous similar programs across the country. Through the program, high-performing seniors apply to secure their spotRead the story …
Graduate Student Leads State’s Largest High School Chinese Program
Linfei Yi teaches two classes at Holly Springs High School
April 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Linfei Yi began teaching Chinese at Holly Springs High School two years ago, the University of Mississippi graduate student had no idea it would quickly become the largest such program in Mississippi. Besides Holly Springs, three Mississippi schools – Oxford High School and Lafayette High School in Oxford and St. Andrew’sRead the story …
University Launches New IMC Online Graduate Degree Program
Students can enroll in graduate degree program this fall
April 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Interested professionals can earn a graduate degree in integrated marketing communication completely online through the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi starting in August. This program is designed to give mid-career professionals an opportunity to learn how to use communication to connect people and organizations, withoutRead the story …
UM Native American Artifacts on Display in New Orleans
Six pots from campus collection are part of the Historic New Orleans Collection's exhibit
April 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has loaned six ceramic vessels from its collection to The Historic New Orleans Collection for an exhibit about this region of the country. This is the first time the department has loaned these objects for display by a non-university entity. Each artifact isRead the story …
Ole Miss Women’s Council Gift Honors a Legacy of Generosity
Scholarship endowment is tribute to parents' life of grace and gratitude
April 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A major gift to the Ole Miss Women’s Council will benefit young scholars while honoring the legacy of the late Prescott and Betty Sherman of McComb, both 1938 University of Mississippi graduates. Betsy Sherman Shelton, of Covington, Louisiana, made a $125,000 gift to establish the Betty West Sherman Ole Miss Women’s CouncilRead the story …
‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Comes to Ford Center Tuesday
Tony Award-winning show features dazzling costumes and scenes from the classic fairy tale
April 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 24). The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, from the creators of “The Sound of Music,” puts a contemporary twist on the classic fairy tale. Featuring dazzling costumesRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Going ‘Over the Edge’ for Fundraiser
Meghan Wagner will rappel down a building to raise money for Batson Children's Hospital
April 19, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Meghan Wagner isn’t taking the traditional route to raise money for Friends of Children’s Hospital. The University of Mississippi third-year student pharmacist is rappelling down a 14-story building instead. Wagner, from Grenada, will rappel down the Trustmark corporate office building in downtown Jackson on April 21 as part of the Over theRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Presents ‘Macbeth’ this Weekend at the Ford Center
Performance is directed by Cynthia White of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi theater students will bring Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” to life this weekend with a performance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The classic Shakespeare tale, set in medieval Scotland, chronicles the rise and fall of the warrior Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, as they lustRead the story …
Former Arkansas Senator Named UM Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year
Consumer advocate and children's rights champion Percy Malone wins honor
April 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – State senator, state representative, pharmacist and University of Mississippi alumnus – of all Percy Malone’s titles, the one which he is proudest of is advocate. The former Arkansas state senator and 1965 pharmacy graduate is the School of Pharmacy‘s 2018 Alumnus of the Year. He has spent his career fighting to representRead the story …