OXFORD, Miss. – Journalist and educator Jelani Cobb frequently writes about race, politics, history and culture, and will share his views on the enormous complexity of those topics in a virtual SouthTalks lecture “The Half-Life of Freedom, Race and Justice in America Today.” Set for 5 p.m. Oct. 19, the talk, which is part ofRead the story …
Jelani Cobb to Give Virtual SouthTalks Lecture
Freedom, race and justice will be discussed in Oct 19 session
October 9, 2020 by
National Science Foundation Names Math Professor as Program Director
Sandra Spiroff will bring university's academic innovation to government agency
October 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation, the nation’s premier federal agency for the promotion of the progress of science, has appointed Sandra Spiroff, a University of Mississippi professor of mathematics, as program director in the Division of Mathematical Sciences. This division is housed within the NSF Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate. In this role,Read the story …
Music Department Resumes Student Recitals
With mask requirements and no audience, this milestone still carries real weight
October 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recitals are both the bane and the glory of every musician’s experience. And they’re especially important to the formation of a performing musician, said Jos Milton, an associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi. “A recital is a big milestone in a young performer’s development,” he observed, speaking from hisRead the story …
Gilder-Jordan Lecture to Focus on Voter Suppression
Historian and author Carol Anderson set to speak Oct. 13
October 7, 2020 by
OXFORD – With the presidential election only weeks away, voting and how to do so are on the minds of many Americans. A historian who studies public policy with regards to race, justice and equality will visit the University of Mississippi for a discussion of the history of voter suppression and how it relates toRead the story …
UM Students Accepted to Rural Physicians Program
Scholars agree to serve in small Mississippi communities after graduation
October 6, 2020 by
JACKSON, Miss – Several students at the University of Mississippi were recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. The Ole Miss students are: Deshauntra Green, of Fayette Jada King, of Bay Springs Jazmin King, of Bay Springs Katherine Morgan, of Hatley Grace Pipkin, of Hickory Flat Karina Rodriguez-Castillo,Read the story …
UM Graduates Receive Rural Physicians Scholarships
Program helps students attend medical school in return for service to state
October 6, 2020 by
JACKSON, Miss – Several graduates of the University of Mississippi have been awarded Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarships valued at $30,000 a year for their medical training. The awards were announced at an annual scholarship ceremony in Jackson. The Ole Miss graduates receiving scholarships are: Meagan Buchanan, of Collinsville – UM School of Medicine Katelynn McGowen,Read the story …
Pharmacy School Earns Reaccreditation
School received the full eight-year cycle from the national accreditation organization
October 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education has renewed the accreditation for the Doctor of Pharmacy professional program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy for the maximum eight years. ACPE is the national accreditation agency of professional pharmacy degree programs and providers of continuing pharmacy education. The full accreditation through 2028Read the story …
Honors College Student Thankful for ‘Stamp’ of Approval
Stamps Scholarship recipient Tatiana Davis continues mission to be exceptional
October 4, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Although Tatiana Davis already had a proven record of successes before coming to the University of Mississippi, the Stamps Scholar and Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College freshman is out to become an even better version of herself. “My biggest goal is to have an impact on others and leave this campus havingRead the story …
Honors College Alumni Take on Fundraising Challenge
Clash of the Classes to raise money for student needs in friendly competition
October 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new online fundraising challenge aims to help students in the University of Mississippi‘s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College by encouraging its alumni to do battle. Of course, the battle is lighthearted, good-natured, totally virtual and all for a good cause – helping Ole Miss honors students who have technological, economic andRead the story …
Stories of the Enslaved Rebooted
UM graduate student creates virtual version of 'slave tour'
October 2, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What happens when the life stories of a group are destroyed or distorted? “When people don’t have a narrative, they don’t have value in the eyes of the greater society,” said Don Guillory, a doctoral student in the University of Mississippi‘s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History. Guillory has given a voiceRead the story …