The National Survey for Student Engagement asked college freshmen and seniors how they spend their time in effective educational practices. Students are asked to fill out a survey every year, and the amount of students that participate helps determine the results. Read the story.
Hattiesburg American: UM Museum Director Displays Own Art
February 21, 2011 by
Abstract artist William Pittman Andrews does some unusual things with ink. Take a work called Constellation I, in which he takes the inner tube of a pen, breaks it in half and then blows through one end to splatter ink on a canvas. Read the story about Andrews’ exhibit.
WTVA: Grove Trees Mean More Than Shade To Many
February 18, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) — It’s often times you don’t really think of an object in nature until you notice it’s missing. With a person poisoning trees at Auburn University, we wanted to take a historical look at a campus in our area. Read the story.
Choctaw Plainsdealer: Judge’s Papers Focus of Library Panel
February 17, 2011 by
OXFORD– A panel discussion focusing on J.P. Coleman’s judicial files from his years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set for March 8 at the University of Mississippi. J.P. Coleman was a native of Ackerman. Read the story.
Clarion Ledger: Quilt Exhibit At Museum Shows Artistic History
February 17, 2011 by
A rich history in bold color and form fills the walls of the Hattie Mae Edmunds Gallery at the University of Mississippi Museum.An exhibition that celebrates the nationally renowned quilts from Gee’s Bend, Ala., offers samples from generations of women quilters. Read the story.
WTVA: Civil War Archive Online
January 5, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – The University of Mississippi is making its Civil War archive available online just in time for the sesquicentennial. Read the story.
WREG: UM Civil War Archive Online
January 4, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is making its Civil War archive available online just in time for the sesquicentennial. Organizers say historians and the merely curious anywhere in the world can browse letters, diaries and other documents from those who saw the war up close. Read the story.
Sun Herald: Pre-Civil War Papers Donated to Ole Miss
December 26, 2010 by
OXFORD — A unique collection of papers dating back to the pre-Civil War era was recently donated to J.D. Williams Library’s Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi. Bob F. Thompson, an attorney from Nashville, donated the papers along with his sister and two brothers: Ginnie Munford, Kip Thompson and Bill Thompson. ReadRead the story …
Desoto Times Tribune: Jones Speaks on Role of Education
December 23, 2010 by
SOUTHAVEN – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dr. Dan Jones and his wife Lydia joined the DeSoto County Economic Development Council for their quarterly lunch and spoke about the role education plays in moving DeSoto County and the rest of the state forward. Read the story.
Commercial Appeal: 2+2 Program’s Dollars Add Up To $1 Million
November 29, 2010 by
The 2+2 Endowed Scholarship awarded to students from DeSoto County who wish to attend the DeSoto Center campus for all four years two years with Northwest Mississippi Community College and two years with the University of Mississippi has reached its $1 million level. Read the story.