OXFORD, Miss. – The American Alliance of Museums has chosen the University of Mississippi Museum to participate in its new Small Museums Accreditation Academy, an honor extended to only 10 institutions nationally. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts funds the new accreditation academy. An advisory panel of leaders in the museum field assists the academy’s work. TheRead the story …
UM Museum Receives National Recognition
Yearlong academy helps staff prepare for accreditation process
February 6, 2016 by
New Fund Honors Pam Hamilton’s Lasting Impact
Endowment pays tribute to late journalist, supports lecture series and scholarship
February 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gifts to a new University of Mississippi fund will honor the life of alumna Pamela E. Hamilton while also establishing a lecture series and scholarship in her name. A successful journalist with a passion for using words and media to change the world around her, Hamilton died Aug. 10, 2015, due toRead the story …
UM Gospel Choir Sings with Praise
Donor creates endowment to support 'premier student organization'
February 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Gospel Choir members shouted “Hallelulah!” at the Monday kickoff event of Black History Month upon learning that an anonymous donor has given $27,000 to establish the first endowment to support their contributions to campus life and provide leadership activities. Brandi Hephner LaBanc, UM vice chancellor for student affairs, madeRead the story …
Baileys Honor Loved Ones through Giving
Gift to UM accountancy school honors father while supporting students
January 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Bailey and his wife, Julie, believe one of the best ways to honor those who have worked to achieve their dreams is by helping others achieve dreams of their own. The Baileys most recently made a $25,000 gift to the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy in honor of David’sRead the story …
University Museum Opens Fine Art Quilt Exhibit
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry set for artist lecture Jan. 28
January 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A collection of fine art quilts spanning a 40-year career by acclaimed artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry are on display at the University of Mississippi Museum through April 16. “Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion” is a 54-quilt exhibit that includes Fallert-Gentry’s first quilt from 1976 and retrospective piecesRead the story …
Alumni Couple Establishes Gift for Graduates
Weatherly Scholarship will assist accountancy graduate students
January 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bob and Faye Weatherly know struggle. When Bob finished his master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Mississippi in 1967, he and Faye packed all their worldly belongings in a small trailer hitched to their two-door Mustang, strapped in their toddler daughter, Karman, and hit the road for Houston, Texas. “TheRead the story …
Retirees Association tours library
December 21, 2015 by
University Libraries hosted members of the University Retirees Association on Saturday, Oct. 3. Library faculty members Jocelyn Tipton, Alex Watson and Brian Young, along with Dean Julia Rholes and development of officer Angela Barlow Brown, welcomed the group. Watson presented a slideshow of the libraries’ history, and Young offered a demonstration of STUDIOone, the newRead the story …
B.B. King continues to inspire through Blues Archive
December 21, 2015 by
Celebrated Mississippian and blues legend B.B. King died in his sleep on May 14. The winner of 15 Grammys and a Presidential Medal of Freedom passed away peacefully at 89 after a half-century career of moving audiences with his music and live performances. But the thrill isn’t gone; it can be rediscovered in the Blues Archive at the UniversityRead the story …
First English Ph.D. Recipient Honored
Kenneth Holditch lectures at Faulkner conference
December 21, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi honored its first doctoral recipient in English, Kenneth Holditch, during his presentation at this year’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. Holditch, a professor emeritus of English at the University of New Orleans who earned his doctorate at UM in 1961, presented his lecture, “Growing Up in Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha Country.” He spoke toRead the story …
Archives gains addition to James Silver Collection
December 21, 2015 by
The University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library has acquired a unique collection of notes written by author and former UM faculty member James Silver. Silver began teaching at the university in 1936 and served as chair of the Department of History from 1946 to 1957. He is perhaps best known for his work on the historyRead the story …