OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is offering a new online graduate program in K-12 educational leadership to offer working teachers throughout Mississippi an opportunity to advance their careers in school leadership. The online, 18-month program provides teachers a chance to earn either a Master of Education or Specialist in Education degree andRead the story …
UM Introduces Online Graduate Program in Educational Leadership
New curriculum designed for working K-12 teachers
May 16, 2018 by
UM Graduate Student Receives Fulbright Award
Higher education major Maria Mulrooney to teach in South Africa
May 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Maria Mulrooney, a University of Mississippi graduate student in higher education, has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to serve as an English teaching assistant in South Africa next year. Mulrooney is among more than 800 students chosen for the program nationwide. The Palm City, Florida, native was selectedRead the story …
Booneville Student Earns University’s Highest Academic Honor
Tishomingo's Hannah Day awarded UM Taylor Medal
May 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hannah Day, a senior education major from Tishomingo at the University of Mississippi at Booneville, recently was selected to receive the university’s top academic honor as a Taylor medalist for the 2017-18 academic year. Day was presented her award during the annual Honors Convocation on the Oxford campus. “I was blown awayRead the story …
UM Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Business school finishes No. 53 among public institutions
May 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi offers 14 graduate programs ranked in the Top 100 among public institutions. Seven programs joined the ranks of the Top 100 in the recent 2019 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, adding to seven other UM graduate programs that were previously ranked. UM graduateRead the story …
Education Professor Wins Elsie M. Hood Teaching Award
Ann Monroe receives UM's top teaching honor with nominations from students
April 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ann Monroe, assistant dean and associate professor at the University of Mississippi School of Education, is the 2018 recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, the highest honor a UM faculty member can receive for teaching. Each year, the Hood Award honors one Ole Miss faculty memberRead the story …
Clint Smith Reflects and Reveals at UM Black History Month Keynote
National Poetry Slam champion shares historic, personal insights through spoken word orations
February 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With wit and wisdom, National Poetry Slam champion Clint Smith shared historic truths and personal meditations about being black in America with a responsive audience Monday (Feb. 26) at the University of Mississippi. Using the popular “spoken word” format, Smith delivered the keynote address as annual Black History Month observances came toRead the story …
Nobel Laureate to Present Benefits of Early Childhood Education
James Heckman to explain why investing in early learning is good for state economy at Jackson event
January 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nobel Prize-winning economist James J. Heckman will present his research on how investments in quality early childhood education can yield exceptionally high economic returns at a free public event at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25 the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. Open to anyone who registers online, the event is the second in a three-part seriesRead the story …
Josh Magruder Named Counselor of the Year
State association honors UM professor for service
November 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Magruder, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Mississippi School of Education, has been named Counselor of the Year by the Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselor Association, a division of the Mississippi Counseling Association and the American Mental Health Counselors Association. Magruder, interim clinical coordinator at UM’s Clinic for Outreach and Personal Enrichment, or COPE, will beRead the story …
Willie Price Students Plant New Learning Garden at UM
Partnerships, volunteers help shape real food curriculum
October 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The seeds are planted for a new learning garden at the University of Mississippi’s Willie Price Lab School, which will allow the pre-K facility to integrate gardening and an understanding of food sources into its curriculum. Several 3- and 4-year-olds at Willie Price, part of the UM School of Education, recently planted radishes, lettuce,Read the story …
CELI, Local Groups Help Little Free Library Program Grow
Partners add six new book exchanges in Lafayette County
October 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library has teamed up with the University of Mississippi Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction and the LOU Reads Coalition to install six new Little Free Libraries in Lafayette County. The small book exchanges, which operate on a “take a book, return a book” basis, are at Lafayette County fire stationsRead the story …