OXFORD, Miss. – Armed with a University of Mississippi education, School of Pharmacy alumna and cancer survivor Jane MacEachern devoted her professional career to the fight against cancer through research and drug trials. To pay tribute to their late wife and mother, Doug MacEachern and his son, Taylor MacEachern, have created the Jane B. MacEachernRead the story …
Scholarship Honors Alumna and Her Fight Against Cancer
MacEacherns establish endowment in memory of wife, mother
September 19, 2020 by
Students, Faculty and Staff Volunteer to Keep Campus Safe
C19 Ambassadors serve as greeters, monitors in high-traffic campus spaces
September 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff returning to campus no doubt have noticed smiling – although masked – faces greeting them as they enter many buildings and common gathering spaces. These greeters are C19 Ambassadors, volunteers from the university family who are stationed around campus to ensure that common spaces areRead the story …
Scholarship Program Gains New Chair, Members
Randall to lead Ole Miss Women’s Council for next two years
September 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy marks 20 years of cultivating University of Mississippi students to become tomorrow’s leaders and philanthropists, the council welcomes a new chair and three members who will help ensure its continued success. Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson Randall, of Oxford, serves as the new OMWC chair. GoldaRead the story …
Gift Helps Ensure Success for the Southern Foodways Alliance
Estate of California couple to fund endowment honoring John T. Edge
August 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Roger and Rebecca Emerick, of Hillsborough, California, have committed a planned gift to extend the mission of the University of Mississippi‘s Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization they applaud for its compelling storytelling and inclusive takes on cultures and people. The Emericks included the SFA in their estate plans, committing $1 million toRead the story …
University Keeps Producing ‘Global Citizens’ Despite COVID-19
Taiwanese partnership helps equip tomorrow's military officers with language skills, cultural knowledge
August 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A masked-up mission to Taiwan earlier this year, just before COVID-19 shut down much of the world, has allowed the University of Mississippi to continue offering opportunities for students to learn Chinese and soak up regional culture through an exchange with an international university in Asia. Despite the pandemic’s disruptions to travelRead the story …
Honoring a Visionary
Ole Miss Women's Council creates endowment for Ellen Rolfes
August 22, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen Rolfes has always taken her crayons and colored outside the lines, so to speak. In her vision for the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy, she saw a need for a University of Mississippi scholarship program that would provide students with mentors, leadership development and cultural experiences, as well as giveRead the story …
University Reaches Three-year High in Fundraising
Faculty, staff and students benefit from $127.2 million in gifts
August 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Private support to the University of Mississippi during fiscal year 2020 soared to more than $127.2 million, up 26 percent from the previous fiscal year, despite challenges brought on by a global pandemic. More than 22,000 alumni and friends supported academics, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Ole Miss athletics, withRead the story …
Students Boost Resumes Through Virtual Internships
Revamped internship, job prep course offered for students in second fall session
August 18, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Internship Experience Program is offering an eight-week course this fall for students from any major wanting to learn skills that employers will be looking for after graduation. The one-hour course, EDHE 320: Internship Exploration, will be offered online in the second fall term from Oct.12 to Nov. 24.Read the story …
Payne Donation Strengthens Ole Miss Athletics
UM graduate's gift will name Pavilion's Hill Drive entrance
August 15, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Abb Payne’s University of Mississippi roots go way back. In fact, his grandfather played football for Ole Miss in the late ’20s, worked with the campus grounds crew to pay tuition and even planted many of the trees in the historic Grove. And just as those mighty oaks have grown from saplingsRead the story …
Partnership Yields a Hot Take
Southern Foodways Alliance debuts virtual tour of Cajun country with help from Tabasco brand
August 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – McIlhenny Co., maker of Tabasco brand sauces, has collaborated with the Southern Foodways Alliance on a first-of-its kind virtual tour of Cajun country, a destination the Tabasco folks know well and are proud to celebrate, as every bottle of Tabasco Pepper Sauce is made amidst the old oaks on Avery Island inRead the story …