OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford community is invited to remember students, faculty, staff, and emeriti of the university who have died during the past year at the annual University Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, May 2. First instituted by Chancellor Robert Khayat in 2008, the annual event is open to the publicRead the story …
University Memorial Ceremony Set for Thursday, May 2
Event to honor the memory of students, faculty, staff, and emeriti will be held in Paris-Yates Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
April 26, 2013 by
Minor Hall Named in Honor of Successful UM Alumnus
Lucian Minor lauded for dedication to helping students and supporting university’s academic mission
April 26, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Lucian Minor graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1937, the student body included some 3,000 students – all on the Oxford campus – and residence halls were spartan, compared to modern accommodations. Minor, who earned an accounting degree at Ole Miss, has returned to campus frequently over the years, helpingRead the story …
Myrlie Evers-Williams to Deliver UM Commencement Address
Civil rights pioneer to address 2013 graduates and families May 11 in the Grove
April 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams is set to return to the University of Mississippi May 11 to deliver the main address at the university’s 160th Commencement. Evers-Williams, who worked for more than 30 years to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her well-known civil rights activist husband, MedgarRead the story …
UMMC Dr. Hannah Gay Recognized in 2013 TIME 100 List
April 18, 2013 by
By giving an HIV-positive infant anti-HIV drugs within hours of birth, Gay, a pediatrician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was responsible for orchestrating an incredible breakthrough. Gay, a 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in biology and chemistry and a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, hasRead the story …
UM Announces Three-Year Plan and New Policies for Campus Parking
Long-term goals include increased off-site parking, shuttle infrastructure and alternative transportation
April 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following a yearlong evaluation of parking and transportation challenges caused by significant growth on the University of Mississippi campus, the Traffic and Parking Committee is implementing the first stages of a three-year plan to improve parking infrastructure for the long term, expand the on-campus shuttle system and add transportation options. Effective JulyRead the story …
Law Professor William W. Berry III Named UM 2013 Teacher of the Year
Students praise his innovative teaching style and dedication to helping each person succeed
April 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When students file into Will Berry’s classroom in the University of Mississippi’s Khayat Law Center, they never know what the day’s discussion will involve. What they do know is that it will be always challenging, often entertaining and almost never a standard lecture format. Students praise Berry’s innovative teaching methods, along withRead the story …
Accountancy Student Volunteers Provide Tax-filing Service Through AARP Program
April 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Low-to-middle income residents of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community can get their federal and state income tax returns prepared for free, thanks to some University of Mississippi accounting students. The tax assistance is available 1-5 p.m. Thursdays through April 11 at the Stone Recreation Center on Washington Avenue in Oxford.
Overby Center Event to Reflect on Medgar Evers’ Career
Myrlie Evers-Williams headlines panel to commemorate 50th anniversary of husband's death
April 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, will join two other prominent Mississippians to discuss her late husband’s life and career at 5 p.m. Friday (April 5) in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. Evers-Williams rose to fame herself as a civil rightsRead the story …
Southern Studies Center Hosts Second Music of the South Symposium
April event includes brown bag luncheon, panel discussions, lectures and performances
March 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing the exploration of Southern musicians and their craft, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi is hosting its second annual music conference next month. “Innovation and Experimental Music and the South” is the theme of the 2013 Music of the South Symposium, set for AprilRead the story …
Acclaimed Biographer to Discuss ‘Depth and Grit’ of First President
Ron Chernow hopes to offer new insights in UM lecture, also plans to talk with students
March 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A distinguished commentator on American politics, business and finance, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow plans to offer fresh insights into the life of George Washington in a special presentation next month at the University of Mississippi. “George Washington: Life and Leadership” is set for 7:30 p.m. April 4 in Nutt Auditorium. TheRead the story …