OXFORD, Miss. – Six north Mississippi public K-12 leaders recently gathered with five University of Mississippi educational leadership faculty and members of the Northeast Mississippi Education Consortium to discuss how Mississippi’s flagship university can help produce the most effective principals for tomorrow. The answer, they suspect, lies in a closer collaboration between the UM SchoolRead the story …
Guiding Principals
UM educational leadership faculty, area superintendents discuss principal practicums
January 11, 2013 by
UM Alumnus Named Tennessee Professor of the Year
Belmont University professor Mike Pinter honored for teaching excellence
January 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — A University of Mississippi alumnus has been recognized by the state of Tennessee for his leadership and continued excellence in teaching. Mike Pinter (M.Ed. 83), professor of mathematics at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., was named 2012 Tennessee Professor of the Year, awarded annually by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofRead the story …
DeSoto Education Student Honored for Grant Writing
Education student uses grant monies to benefit north Mississippi schools
January 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi senior Tammie Eldred began student teaching at Strayhorn Elementary School in Tate County, she quickly noticed the rural school was in need of a proper sign, a problem she would soon help solve. Eldred, the December Education Student of the Month, organized and led the effort by theRead the story …
Play Therapy Institute Prepares for Future Growth
Move to Insight Park grows institute's child advocacy, education missions
January 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly a year-and-a-half after opening its doors, the Child Advocacy and Play Therapy Institute at the University of Mississippi has moved to a new facility, allowing the institute to significantly increase the number of children it can reach with play therapy services each week. CAPTI’s move from Guyton Hall to the university’sRead the story …
Snow Named National Play Therapy Chair
UM Counseling scholar leads governing body for U.S. play therapists
December 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marilyn Snow, a leading expert in the growing mental health field of play therapy and a University of Mississippi professor, has been appointed chair of the board of directors for the Association for Play Therapy, the governing body for play therapists in the United States. Snow, a licensed professional counselor andRead the story …
First African-American Homecoming Queen Makes Essence Magazine List
Courtney Pearson shares company of Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams
December 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – By being elected the University of Mississippi’s first African-American homecoming queen, Courtney Roxanne Pearson has made Essence Magazine’s “25 Reasons We’re Proud to Be Black Women” list. The 21-year-old senior English secondary education major from Memphis is No. 20 on the list, which includes such notables as first lady Michelle Obama,Read the story …
UM Education Student Helps Schools Get $3,000 in Grants
Money buys literacy materials for North Panola, Okolona schools
November 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at Okolona Elementary School and North Panola Junior High School probably don’t know University of Mississippi senior Angie Tracy, but thanks to her, they have new reading materials this fall. Tracy helped the North Mississippi Education Consortium obtain $3,000 in grants for the schools. The St. Louis native has been chosenRead the story …
Sumrall Named 2012 Outstanding Mississippi College Science Teacher
Educator praised as a mentor to students and colleagues
November 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi education professor Joe Sumrall is the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding College Science Teacher Award from the Mississippi Science Teachers Association. “This was quite an honor,” said Sumrall, professor of elementary education and coordinator of undergraduate programs in the UM School of Education. “It meant a lot toRead the story …
Educational Cards Boost Brain Development For Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers
… Cards outline activities parents can use at home.
November 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the Oxford community prepares for the opening of an Excel by 5 Family Resource Center in November, a number of educational materials are available to parents of young children. Among them is a child development card set called “Boost Your Baby’s Brainpower” developed by University of Mississippi special education professorRead the story …
UM Education Graduate Student Helps Rebuild Smithville School Library One Book at a Time
Application completed for class project lands $15,000 grant
October 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After an EF-5 tornado demolished the town of Smithville in April 2011, many citizens did not know where to begin to rebuild what was left of the lives they once knew. For Kerry Baker, librarian at Smithville High School and an online graduate student at the University of Mississippi, one step towardRead the story …