OXFORD, Miss. – The life and legacy of a beloved University of Mississippi professor were memorialized Saturday (Aug. 27) with the unveiling of a historical marker between the buildings where he taught classes and kept office hours. In front of a small crowd, including family members of the late David Sansing and faculty and staffRead the story …
David G. Sansing Memorialized With Historical Marker
Plaque between Bondurant and Bishop halls pays tribute to iconic university historian
August 29, 2022 by
Russell Sage Foundation Selects UM Professor as Visiting Scholar
Sociologist James Thomas will do one-year residency in New York City
August 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi professor James M. Thomas is heading to New York City to continue his exploration into how white Southerners are making sense of race and racism. The associate professor of sociology is among 14 fellows selected by the Russell Sage Foundation as part of its 2022-23 visiting scholars program. TheRead the story …
Three Alumni Recognized for Outstanding Reporting
Ole Miss graduates earn awards for reporting in the Mississippi Free Press
August 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumni Torsheta Jackson, Nick Judin and Grace Marion have been recognized at the 2022 Diamond Journalism Awards for reporting published by the Mississippi Free Press. The awards, sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists, honor work by students and professionals in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,Read the story …
Alumnus Repays Career Guidance with Major Gift
Brent Wood's contribution to help build accountancy school of tomorrow
August 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brent Wood’s recent gift to the University of Mississippi will help shape new construction for the institution that launched his successful 26-year career in accounting. “I went to Ole Miss without a specific major in mind,” said Wood, chief financial officer with EastGroup Properties who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accountancyRead the story …
Morris Stocks Named Best College Professor in 2022 Best of Oxford
Professor and administrator recognized as caring educator and mentor
August 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Morris Stocks has been named Best College Professor in The Oxford Eagle’s 2022 Best of Oxford, as determined by a vote of the newspaper’s readers. Stocks is a longtime professor and Don Jones Chair of Accountancy in the University of Mississippi‘s Patterson School of Accountancy. Noel Wilkin, UM vice chancellor and executiveRead the story …
‘Leaders for Tomorrow’ Recipients Aim High at Ole Miss
Incoming freshmen awarded Annexstad Family Foundation scholarships
August 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three students in the University of Mississippi‘s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College have been awarded scholarships from the Annexstad Family Foundation. The foundation awards three Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarships each year to Ole Miss students who have exhibited leadership in their schools or communities, said John Samonds, associate dean of theRead the story …
A Long, Generous Life Well Lived
McMullan Foundation gifts make UM students' college dreams a reality
August 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In her lifetime, the late Madeleine McMullan‘s philanthropy and service improved the lives of countless people. Now, her family’s foundation continues her legacy with recent gifts totaling $500,000 to the University of Mississippi‘s Foundations for Academic Success Track program. FASTrack helps first-year students become successful members of the university community by offeringRead the story …
Putting Yourself Out There
Ole Miss journalism students land jobs with BBDO Worldwide
August 12, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Kirsten Flanik, president and CEO of BBDO New York, spoke during an Overby Center presentation last year at the University of Mississippi, she mentioned that the company was interested in interviewing more students from the School of Journalism and New Media. Flanik brought Olivia Dames, vice president and director of agency marketingRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Working to Bring Needed Care to LGBTQ+ Patients
UMMC Center for Gender and Sexual Minority Health receives recognition for its lifesaving work
August 11, 2022 by
JACKSON, Miss. – For many LGBTQ+ patients, finding proper health care can be difficult. A lack of expertise about issues they face, in addition to discrimination, means that many can go without treatment. At the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, faculty are working to buck that trend and provide those needed services toRead the story …
Three Professors Land Fulbright Awards
Faculty members will travel to Spain, Morocco, Romania and Israel for innovative research
August 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi professors will take their research abroad after receiving 2022-23 Fulbright Scholar awards. Stephen Fafulas, associate professor of modern languages; Kristin Hickman, Croft assistant professor of anthropology and international studies; and Corina L. Petrescu, professor of modern languages, will conduct and share their research abroad through the U.S. FulbrightRead the story …