OXFORD, Miss. – The J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped American responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930sRead the story …
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ Traveling Exhibition Coming to UM
Touring library display to arrive in Oxford in 2021
October 30, 2019 by
Discussion Over Dinner to Envision an ‘Even Stronger University’
UM's Longest Table brings faculty, staff and students from all backgrounds together for conversation
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Food and fellowship in the Grove is one of the University of Mississippi‘s most beloved traditions, but those who gathered there for those purposes Sunday (Oct. 27) hope to begin a new tradition called the “Longest Table.” The free university event stretched across the Grove, where hundreds gathered to eat hamburgers andRead the story …
Navy Veteran ‘Handsome Jim’ Willis Awarded Posthumous Degree
UM's oldest student veteran leaves legacy of inspiring others through commitment to learning
October 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Handsome Jim” Willis, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a beloved 77-year-old student at the University of Mississippi who always sported Ole Miss gear and wore a wide smile as he delivered jokes for everyone he encountered. Willis, who was ever the raconteur, was taking classes in Oxford toward his degree in sociologyRead the story …
Enhancing UM Student Services and Advocacy Resources
Q&A with Kate Forster and Shelli Poole
October 29, 2019 by
UMatter: Student Support and Advocacy assists students facing challenges as a way to promote personal and academic success. Housed in the Division of Student Affairs, UMatter has three case managers who handle student advocacy, sexual assault response and violence intervention and prevention, as well as student-of-concern reports. IOM recently visited with Kate Forster, director ofRead the story …
Outstanding Outreach to Invest in Young Talent
Mississippi Scholastic Press Association establishes endowment to ensure programming
October 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 500 aspiring teenage writers, publishers and journalists from all corners of the state shared their work and learned from high-profile communicators last spring at the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association‘s 72nd Statewide Spring Convention at the University of Mississippi. MSPA Director R.J. Morgan hopes that the association’s recent $60,000 gift establishingRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Brings ‘Little Women’ to Big Stage
Classic novel, reimagined in winsome musical, comes to Ford Center
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Christmas will be gory!” is hardly a sentence most people would associate with the Christmas of their finest dreams. Nor do most people expect to hear those words belted by a petite young woman careening around in a corset and hoop skirt. But Jo March is hardly an ordinary young woman. She’sRead the story …
Gospel Choir to ‘Send Up the Praise’ at Free Concert
Fundraising campaign seeks help with costs of the Nov. 2 event
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every fall, the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir invites area community members to enjoy a night of fellowship and song performed by some of the most talented students on the Ole Miss campus. The concert, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building, is free and open toRead the story …
Cofield Remembered with Scholarship
Ole Miss family creates fund to remember generous friend, fraternity brother
October 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Glenn Cofield, of Memphis, Tennessee, was known for waiting by cash registers at the grocery store, paying bills for large families and then leaving before anyone could thank him. He was a community servant who wanted no accolades. “Everyone should know how giving Glenn Cofield was and how much heRead the story …
Gift Helps Provide a Welcome Table
Fellowship fund furthers foodways research for UM graduate students
October 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The work of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi sets a welcome table where all may gather to consider the history and future of the South with respect and reconciliation. The work pursued by the SFA, a member-supported organization housed in the Center for the Study of Southern Culture,Read the story …
Online Auction, Harvest Supper Support UM Museum
Pieces by 25 artists up for bids, leading to event on grounds of Rowan Oak
October 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The annual Harvest Supper event benefitting the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is sold out, but the Friends of the Museum has another way for members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community to be involved in supporting the arts. The group is hosting an online auction featuring a variety of artworks createdRead the story …