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Ole Miss students from art professor Philip Jackson’s class paint landscapes at Greenfield Farm, author William Faulkner’s mule farm and the site of a writers retreat under development by the university and its Mississippi Lab. The Mississippi Lab is also developing a Faculty Laureates program to encourage creativity among faculty of all disciplines on campus. Photo by Kevin Bain\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The University of Mississippi<\/a> is launching a new program to promote creativity among its faculty.<\/p>\n

Faculty Laureates<\/a> showcases excellence in academic inquiry, creative endeavor and communication. Developed and managed by the Mississippi Lab<\/a>, the program includes stipends for travel and project development, and reduced course loads for the laureates’ terms.<\/p>\n

John T. Edge, Mississippi Lab director, consulted with Ole Miss faculty members and Provost Noel Wilkin, and he researched programs at other universities, including Penn State and Ohio State, while developing the program.<\/p>\n

“We define creativity in an expansive way, by recognizing that all faculty, no matter their discipline, are creative,” Edge said. “This complements another Mississippi Lab project, Staff Creative Residencies, which serves the University of Mississippi mission by investing in the inventive work of staff members.”<\/p>\n

\"\"The Faculty Laureates program is underwritten by the Dr. Daniel W. Jones Endowment for Faculty Support. Jones was the university’s 16th chancellor, serving from 2009 to 2015.<\/p>\n

“The laureates program creates a mechanism and framework through which faculty can help the campus, the state and the region understand the importance of faculty work and the importance of higher education in the landscape of today’s society,” Wilkin said. “By being representatives of their fields to the state, region and nation, and through the projects that they plan to implement during their time as one of our laureates, faculty will help to shape society’s understanding of educators and our university.<\/p>\n

“It will enable faculty to think about how creativity underpins their work and how their own creativity will empower the way they elevate the state’s understanding of their field.”<\/p>\n

A selection committee will choose two to three laureates every two years. After six months, laureates will propose full projects and apply for additional funding.<\/p>\n

Requirements for eligibility include:<\/p>\n