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Popular Oxford physician enhances student care choices April 11, 2022 By Dana Engelbert Dr. David Coon, a veteran Oxford health care provider, joins the Student Health Services staff at the University of Mississippi today (April 11). Coon, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Ole Miss, was...

April 4, 2022 Dr. Marc E. Walker, a plastic surgeon and Mississippi’s only pediatric and congenital hand surgeon, is the founder and clinical director of the Congenital Hand Clinic at Children’s of Mississippi — the pediatric hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson...

$100,000 will help retain, recruit top faculty to UM College of Liberal Arts University of Mississippi alumni Kirk and Shelly Morgan, of Lexington, South Carolina, are celebrating the university’s Giving Day with a $100,000 gift to help the College of Liberal Arts recruit and retain top faculty. Of...

New assistant vice chancellor has helped increase student access to university MARCH 3, 2022 BY JB CLARK Norris Allen “EJ” Edney’s grandfather was a proud Tougaloo College graduate and outsized figure on the Alcorn State University campus, so when Edney enrolled in the University of Mississippi, he...

Originally from New Albany, alumna Dr. Barbara L. Howard (BA biology 92, MA curriculum and instruction 94) is an associate professor of educational administration, foundations, and research at Jackson State University and the author of two books, Wounded Sheep: How to Calm a Storm (Barnes &...

A recently retired family medicine physician with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Texas, Dr. Harriet Hilliard (BA chemistry 83, MD 87) is originally from Greenville, Mississippi. How did your interest in studying chemistry develop? I always enjoyed my math and science classes in high school. I...

Alumnus to be recognized for his songwriting contributions April 21 at Ford Center March 14, 2022 By  Edwin B. Smith OXFORD, Miss. – The late renowned songwriter and University of Mississippi alumnus Jim Weatherly will be honored with the university’s inaugural Medal for the Arts in an April 21...

Napier crafts desk from Rowan Oak wood and donates it to UM English department February 16, 2022 By Edwin B. Smith Alumni give back to their alma maters in many ways, including contributing their time, money and expertise. That includes HGTV star and University of Mississippi alumnus Ben Napier, who...

One trip to Oxford led donor Marc Rosen to a mutually enriching relationship with UM center February 12, 2022 By Mary Stanton Knight A trip to the University of Mississippi to learn more about the Center for the Study of Southern Culture gave tax attorney Marc Rosen an opportunity to continue his...

First class of honorees represent broad range of disciplines, professions February 10, 2022 By Jim Urbanek The Ole Miss Alumni Association has unveiled its inaugural 40 Under 40 class. This program celebrates the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful University of...