OXFORD, Miss. – Nichelle Robinson, an associate professor of teacher education at the University of Mississippi, will serve as the university’s first provost fellow in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, or CETL. During the one-year fellowship, Robinson will begin building a video database focusing on interdisciplinary inquiry and discussion. The videos will tapRead the story …
Robinson Receives Inaugural Provost Fellowship at UM Center
Education professor using video to make new interdisciplinary teaching resource
August 25, 2014 by
UM to Screen ‘Justice Is a Black Woman’
Civil rights attorney Constance Baker Motley biopic to be shown Sept. 3 at Overby Center
August 25, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will host a screening of “Justice Is a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley” at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. Producer Gary Ford will participate in the showing of his award-winning biographical movie, narrated by journalist JuanRead the story …
Sexuality Emphasis Added to Gender Studies Minor
UM becomes first in Mississippi to offer program
August 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies is offering a new emphasis in sexuality beginning this fall semester. The new field of study will allow students to study sexuality in an open and engaging academic environment. Sexuality studies explore the social construction of sexuality, ways in whichRead the story …
New Center and UM Law Clinic to Advocate for Human Rights and Social Justice in Mississippi
Mississippi attorney Cliff Johnson hired as director
August 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, a public interest law firm that advocates for human rights and social justice through litigation, has opened an office at the University of Mississippi School of Law, where the new MacArthur Justice Clinic will provide law students with opportunities for hands-on experience under the directionRead the story …
Honors College Welcomes Bruce Levingston as Artist-in-Residence
Acclaimed classical pianist is inaugural recipient of honor
August 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Playing music and changing lives are Bruce Levingston’s passions. So when the renowned concert pianist was offered an opportunity to combine artistry and altruism at University of Mississippi, he immediately obliged. Levingston has been named the Chancellor’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Artist-in-Residence. Through the leadership of Chancellor Dan Jones, Provost MorrisRead the story …
New Funding to Support UM Entrepreneurship Programs
Two grants provide collaborative opportunity for UM business, community engagement programs
August 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A grant from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation is expanding the capacity of the University of Mississippi’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The $370,500 grant will provide support for the center’s student-led consulting program for three years. Through the Student Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development Program, the center will create aRead the story …
Education Faculty Recognized by Honor Society
UM professors hailed by Kappa Delta Pi for member recruitment success
August 13, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Kappa Delta Pi international honor society in education has honored its University of Mississippi chapter with the 2014 Education Excellence Award for membership recruitment. The award was presented to UM faculty members Fannye Love and Virginia J. Moore, who helped initiate 141 students and five faculty members into the society lastRead the story …
New Journal Examines Culture of American South
Inaugural article explores post-civil rights foodways
August 12, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi has launched Study the South, a new peer-reviewed, multimedia online journal. The journal, which is published and managed by the center, exists to encourage interdisciplinary academic thought and discourse on the culture of the American South, particularly in the fields ofRead the story …
Medicinal Plants Topic for August Science Café
Director of National Center for Natural Products Research is inaugural fall speaker
August 12, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The use of medicinal plants in disease treatment is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Café is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 2305 West Jackson Ave. LarryRead the story …
Kirkland to Lead World Class Teaching Program
Ole Miss alumna returns to campus as director
August 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran educator Tammy Kirkland has joined the University of Mississippi School of Education as director of the UM World Class Teaching Program. The Pine Grove native takes the helm from the program’s previous leader, Jackie Parker, who retired in May 2014. Designed for working teachers, the WCTP helps Mississippi educators become National BoardRead the story …