OXFORD, Miss. – Since January, University of Mississippi juniors Ben Logan and Emily Reynolds have traveled to Coffeeville High School once a week to dedicate a few midday hours to leading ACT workshops for nearly a dozen 11th- and 12th–graders at the small-town school. Like thousands of high school students across the state, Coffeeville students spentRead the story …
UM Students Lead ACT Prep Initiative in North Mississippi
Team 36 program assists more than 100 high school students
March 10, 2016 by
Longtime Educator Donates $250,000 to UM School of Education
Bob Depro's gift to support scholars of social studies
March 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bob Depro has called basketball games as the PA announcer for the Sikeston (Missouri) Senior High School Bulldogs for 53 years. He’s passionate about his support of the team, but there’s one thing he’s even more passionate about: education. “Very few people have an opportunity as I have for the last 51Read the story …
UM Lands $1.2 Million Grant to Benefit Math Teachers
Center for Mathematics and Science Education kicks off Project C4 to enhance classroom efforts
February 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education to fund a professional development initiative that will benefit up to 120 math teachers in Mississippi public schools over the next three years. Dubbed the C4 Project, the Creating Continuity and ConnectionsRead the story …
UM Hosts Statewide Robotics Competition
Center for Mathematics and Science Education hosts fourth FIRST Tech Challenge
February 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi middle and high school students will get to show off and compete with autonomous and driver-controlled robots they constructed in the state’s fourth robotics tournament at the University of Mississippi. The UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education will host Mississippi’s FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament on Saturday (Feb. 27) atRead the story …
UM to Honor First African-American Faculty Member in Education
School of Education seeks donations for memorial Henderson endowment
January 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community are working to establish a new endowment to honor the legacy of the late Dorothy “Dot” Henderson, the University of Mississippi’s first African-American faculty member in education. Henderson, who passed away in December, was an instructor in elementary education at UM from 1978 to 1998. She wasRead the story …
Online Certificate Program Focuses on Program Evaluation
UM graduate option to help a variety of professionals enhance evaluation skills
January 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new online certificate program offered at the University of Mississippi will help working professionals and graduate students from a variety of backgrounds specialize in program evaluation, a highly sought skill in many public and private sector jobs. Offered through the UM School of Education, the online graduate certificate in program evaluation offers a broad view of evaluation toolsRead the story …
UM Among Nation’s Top 25 for Online Graduate Degrees in Education
Ole Miss programs climb 10 spots in new U.S. News rankings
January 12, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been ranked among the nation’s top 25 institutions for online graduate degrees in education by U.S. News & World Report. At No. 25, the UM School of Education rose 10 spots from U.S. News’ 2015 rankings. “We are proud to be recognized for the hard work of our faculty,Read the story …
UM Establishes Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning
Childhood education program to support collaboration among pre-K stakeholders
December 26, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education has established a new center to provide research and collaborative leadership to support the growth and development of quality early childhood education throughout the state. Financed with more than $121,000 in external funding from The Phil Hardin Foundation, UM’s Graduate Center for the Study of Early LearningRead the story …
Oliphant-Ingham Named National Top 10 Faculty Member
Secondary education professor honored by Kappa Alpha Theta
December 11, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham, a professor of secondary education at the University of Mississippi, has been honored by the national Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity as one of the nation’s Top-10 Outstanding Faculty Members. Oliphant-Ingham has been a member of the UM School of Education faculty since 1998 and is the coordinator of secondary education in theRead the story …
UM Partners with MUW to Expand Jumpstart
Program provides service and teaching opportunities for college students
October 23, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new partnership between the University of Mississippi and Mississippi University for Women will expand Jumpstart, a national organization that helps children prepare for kindergarten by developing language and literacy skills, into the Columbus area. Until now, UM has been home to the state’s only Jumpstart chapter. The program, in its fourth year atRead the story …