History
Historian Focuses on Lives of Black Americans During Reconstruction
Kidada Williams gives annual Gilder-Jordan Lecture SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY Many Americans learn in school that Reconstruction failed, but few can accurately identify who failed to do what and why. In the annual Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History, historian and author Kidada E. Williams answers those questions in “The Devil Was Turned Loose: […]
Q&A with Vivian Ibrahim on History and National Scholarships
Historian discusses Office of National Scholarship Advisement and new book JULY 30, 2023 BY ELISABETH BAILEY Vivian Ibrahim, Croft associate professor of history and international studies, joined the University of Mississippi in 2011 and was named the College of Liberal Arts’ Howell Family Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2020. A historian of the modern […]
National Parks Services Names UM Instructor to Humanities Fellowship
Research to focus on African American Experience in Vicksburg after Civil War JUNE 14, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE For the next two years, University of Mississippi history instructor Beth Kruse will live and work in Vicksburg, delving into the untold story of Black Americans in the tumultuous Civil War South. The National Park Service Mellon […]
Ted Ownby to Retire After 35 Years
Historian plans to write new book exploring Mississippians who did fascinating things JUNE 5, 2023 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY After 35 years as a member of the University of Mississippi faculty, including 11 years as director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, history and Southern studies professor Ted Ownby is preparing to […]
Summer Sunset Series to Highlight Art, Music and Alumni
Annual free concert series to include Mississippi musicians, Southern studies alumni showcase MAY 28, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Each Sunday in June, members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University family can gather on the Grove for a night of music and culture as the annual Summer Sunset Series returns to the University of Mississippi. The free concert series […]
Croft Director Earns Second Fulbright in Three Years
Oliver Dinius to study development policy and its environmental impact in the Brazilian Amazon MAY 24, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE While visiting colleges in Taiwan in March as a part of a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award, Oliver Dinius received an email saying he had received another Fulbright award. Dinius’ trip to Taiwan was part […]
Faculty Members Honored With Top Research, Teaching Awards
English professor first humanities faculty member chosen for top research award MAY 12, 2023 BY DEBBIE NELSON AND EDWIN B. SMITH The University of Mississippi recognized three professors who have demonstrated exceptional teaching, research, creativity and service on Friday (May 12) during the 2023 spring faculty meeting in Fulton Chapel. The university honored Aimee Nezhukumatathil, […]
Two UM Employees Honored for Service to Students
Ashleen Williams and Blake Adams named recipients of annual Frist Awards APRIL 28, 2023 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Two University of Mississippi employees who have demonstrated a commitment to “going the extra mile” to encourage and assist students have been honored for their outstanding service. This year’s Frist Student Service Award honorees are Ashleen Williams, […]
University Plans to Breathe New Life Into Faulkner’s Mule Farm
Writer’s residency to be the first of its kind in Mississippi APRIL 24, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT A new University of Mississippi project aims to create a retreat-style writer’s residency that will afford 50-plus writers a year the time and space to imagine and execute big projects. The location? A 20-acre plot of land with a storied history involving […]
Attracting Strong PhD Candidates
Brunt Makes Gift to Honor Abadie, Assist Graduate Students APRIL 19, 2023 BY TINA HAHN Dr. L. Michael Brunt would like to see the University of Mississippi equipped to attract the best doctoral candidates in the southeast and across the nation who will go on to impact students through their teaching careers. Dr. Brunt, who […]