OXFORD, Miss. – The 17th annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium is expected to draw more than 200 professionals to the University of Mississippi March 21-22 for networking and continuing education opportunities. Hosted by the School of Business Administration’s nationally ranked risk management and insurance program, the symposium serves the regional insurance industry and connects studentsRead the story …
CISS and London University Directors Co-Edit Book
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The complex thinking patterns behind dictatorships, suicide terrorism and other irrational choices are examined in a new book co-edited by research center directors at the University of Mississippi and the London School of Economics and Political Science. In “Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues” (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011), scholars from a variety of disciplinesRead the story …
Scholastic Director Wins Award
March 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – A University of Mississippi instructor has been selected to receive the James Federick Paschal Award for outstanding service to a state scholastic press association. Beth Fitts, director of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association and instructor in the university’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, will receive the award March 16 atRead the story …
UM Education Student, Batesville Teacher Honored at Annual T.P. Vinson Banquet
March 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi secondary education major and a Batesville teacher were honored at the third annual T.P. Vinson Memorial Scholarship Banquet. Sherika Mays, a senior English education major from Byhalia, was recognized at the Feb. 25 event and awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Joy Drake, a lead teacher at Batesville Intermediate SchoolRead the story …
Conference for the Book Celebrates Memoir and Biography Writing
March 8, 2012 by
Event set for March 22-24, preceded by Delta Literary Tour March 18-21 OXFORD, Miss. – Memoir, publishing and online writing will be examined at the 19th annual Oxford Conference of the Book, set for March 22-24. The 2012 conference opens with a lunch and lecture on the history of the book in the United StatesRead the story …
Reception to Honor Tim Ford and Help Fund Scholarship
March 8, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A reception honoring Tim Ford, former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, is set for 5-6 p.m. March 21 at Balch & Bingham law firm in Jackson. The reception also supports a scholarship in Ford’s name at the University of Mississippi, where he was awarded the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award inRead the story …
Clinton News: Ole Miss to Host Pharmacy Weekend
March 8, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is inviting all its graduates to return to the Oxford campus March 30-31 for Pharmacy Weekend 2012. Read the story
UM Grad Student Earns Top Honors
March 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate student in food and nutrition services has earned a top honor from the Mississippi Dietetic Association. Laura Blair of Jackson will be recognized as the Outstanding Coordinated Program in Dietetics Student of the Year during the MDA annual conference, scheduled for Thursday and Friday (March 8-9) inRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Teeing Up Annual Golf Tourney
March 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 60 players and some two dozen sponsors of last spring’s University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament raised more than $17,000. Officials of the pharmacy school and the UM Alumni Association are hoping for a repeat performance at the 2012 tournament, because proceeds from it could fully endowRead the story …
UM Forensics Team Extends Winning Streak at ‘Great Debate’
March 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two members of the University of Mississippi’s forensics team have proven again they are a “small but mighty force,” coming out as winners of “The Great Debate.” Evan Kirkham, a public policy leadership major from Dallas, and Austin “Woody” Wood, a sophomore political science major from Southlake, Texas, competed in an exhibitionRead the story …