OXFORD, Miss – A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated – accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi and its upcoming football season – captured a beautiful Kay Swayze and the handsome Warner Alford walking hand-in-hand as students. It turned out to be a magical year, as Alford co-captained that SEC andRead the story …
Foundation Honors Warner and Kay Alford with Scholarship
Former athletics, alumni director continues to attract private funding for alma mater
September 5, 2013 by
Harvard University Historian Examines Challenges of the 1850s
Walter Johnson to deliver lecture Sept. 18
September 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Slavery, capitalism and imperialism are the focus of this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History at the University of Mississippi. Walter Johnson, the Winthrop Professor of History and professor of African-American studies at Harvard University, speaks at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Nutt Auditorium. The event is free and open to theRead the story …
Nutrition and Hospitality Management Celebrates 100 Years
Cookbook, events throughout the 2013-14 school year to celebrate the department's achievements
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Filled with recipes and reminiscences from alumni, faculty and others, “Are You Ready?™ 100 Years of Family, Friends and Food” offers a new collection of recipes and culinary tips sure to delight cooks and foodies of any age. The cookbook launch is set for 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Off Square Books, kicking offRead the story …
Public Invited to Third Annual 9/11 Run
ROTC event observes terrorist attacks of 2001
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The public is invited to join commanders and cadets in the University of Mississippi’s combined ROTC programs, along with freshmen students, in a 2-kilometer run observing the anniversary of the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. The third annual 9/11 Run begins at 6 a.m. in front of the Lyceum. ParticipantsRead the story …
UM Admits 15 Freshmen into Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
First cohort of prestigious teacher training program averages 28.5 on ACT, 4.0 GPA
September 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As thousands of University of Mississippi undergraduates begin classes this week, 15 freshmen make up UM’s first class of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, an all-inclusive scholarship established in January with $12.95 million in external funding to attract top-performing students to study education. The group hails from across Mississippi and neighboringRead the story …
UM Offers Hands-on Course in Pharmaceutical Tablet Technology
Weeklong class teaches industry and regulatory personnel how to prepare and evaluate dosage forms
September 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Some 30 to 60 very nontraditional students are expected to gather at the University of Mississippi in September for a weeklong course that will teach them how to make and evaluate tablets used to deliver medicines or dietary supplements. Mostly from the pharmaceutical industry and the agency that regulates it, the studentsRead the story …
Seven Freshmen Enter School of Engineering With Impressive Achievements
First-year students emerge as front-runners in an already exceptional class
September 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the fall 2013 semester begins, seven incoming freshmen have already impressed University of Mississippi School of Engineering faculty and staff with their outstanding high school achievements. The students include Benjamin Branson and Sara Bolen of Madison, Sam Mossing of Oxford, Kenton Wong of Germantown, Tenn., Jordan Houry of Corinth, Acacia SantosRead the story …
UM Accountancy Programs Move Up in Latest Rankings
All-time best rankings place undergraduate at fourth, master’s at fifth and doctoral at eighth
August 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Setting the bar for other Southeastern Conference institutions, all three accountancy programs at the University of Mississippi are ranked in the Top 10 nationally by the Public Accounting Report in its latest edition. In its August 2013 issue, the independent newsletter of the accounting profession ranks the Patterson School of Accountancy‘s undergraduate,Read the story …
Engineers Without Borders Continuing to Serve in West Africa
Team recently helped build classroom for school in Togo
August 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the University of Mississippi chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA have had an unforgettable summer. A seven-member team spent two weeks helping build classrooms at the Hedome Village school in west African nation of Togo. “Design work and detailed planning was done over the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters byRead the story …
Davidson Becomes New Chair of Geology and Geological Engineering
Professor sets expanding faculty, graduate research opportunities as departmental goals
August 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Gregg Davidson joined the UM Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, he was one of many new faculty looking to have immediate impact upon the direction of a program that at the time had experienced a large amount of turnover. Seventeen years later, the department has grown from a modest sizeRead the story …