OXFORD, Miss. – Key industry issues, including the Affordable Care Act and catastrophe management, were examined in depth at the annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium, hosted for the 22nd consecutive year by the University of Mississippi’s risk management and insurance program. The event, held March 22-23 at The Inn at Ole Miss, continues to attractRead the story …
Ole Miss Insurance Symposium Tackles Critical Issues
Risk Management and Insurance program hosts 22nd annual meeting of industry leaders
March 29, 2017 by
UM Student Wins Phi Beta Kappa Writing Internship
Kathryn James will submit articles for academic honor society's online newsletter
March 29, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kathryn James may not make a penny on any of the articles she writes for The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa’s online newsletter, but the University of Mississippi student is grateful to have been awarded a writing internship from the prestigious academic honor society. “I was surprised, as I didn’t know theRead the story …
UM Honors College to Dedicate Expanded Building Thursday
Project added classrooms, study areas and space to 'dive deep' into discussions
March 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students, faculty and administrators will gather Thursday afternoon (March 30) at the University of Mississippi to celebrate the dedication of the expanded and renovated home of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. The ceremony, set for 3 p.m. in the building’s great room just inside the west entrance, officially concludes a projectRead the story …
Two Honors College Students Receive Barksdale Awards
John Chappell and Elizabeth Taylor each given $5,000 to fulfill dream projects
March 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With $5,000 awards to support separate creative projects, two students in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi students have been named 2017 Barksdale Award winners. John Chappell, a sophomore Arabic and international studies major from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Elizabeth Taylor, a junior sociology major from Sherman,Read the story …
UM Pharmacy Student Accepts Internship at Mayo Clinic
Anna Crider hopes to use experience to move into critical-care role
March 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Anna Crider, a first-year pharmacy student at the University of Mississippi, has accepted a pharmacy inpatient internship through the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota. Mayo Clinic and St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester partner to give interns exposure to clinical pharmacy while they gain a better understanding of theRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Administrator Named APhA Fellow
Award honors service to the pharmacy profession
March 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Leigh Ann Ross, associate dean for clinical affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is being named a 2017 fellow by the American Pharmacists Association this weekend. The designation honors those with a history of exemplary service and achievement in the pharmacy profession for at least 10 years. Ross willRead the story …
Center for Manufacturing Excellence Receives Gifts from Milwaukee Tool
Wisconsin-based manufacturer delivered tool sets, equipment for UM students' use
March 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi received a generous gift Thursday (March 23) from Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. Three representatives from one of the nation’s leading power tool manufacturers delivered more than a dozen toolboxes, power tools and accessories to the CME. University administrators and studentsRead the story …
UM English Major Wins Prize at Southern Literary Festival
Junior Page Lagarde took top honor in nonfiction category
March 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Page Lagarde has always aspired to write professionally. Still, the University of Mississippi junior wasn’t expecting her first entry in a prestigious regional competition to win first place. An English and French major from Winchester, Virginia, Lagarde won in the nonfiction category at the Southern Literary Festival. Besides receiving a cash prize,Read the story …
UM Museum Readies Major Exhibition Honoring Kate Freeman Clark
Curators hope to broaden awareness of painter's works and raise support for conservation
March 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The largest exhibit in more than two decades featuring works by acclaimed Mississippi painter Kate Freeman Clark is set to debut March 28 at the University of Mississippi Museum. “Lasting Impressions: Restoring Kate Freeman Clark” includes more than 70 paintings from the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery and several artifacts from theRead the story …
UM Liberal Arts Graduate Programs Jump in Rankings
English, history and political science doctoral programs named among nation's best
March 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On the heels of achieving the university’s highest-ever standing in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of Best (Undergraduate) Colleges and Universities, the publication’s most recent graduate academic program rankings confirm the university’s commitment to academic excellence. Doctoral programs in English, history and political science all made significant stridesRead the story …