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Journey to Commencement: Twins Katherine and Michael Farese become eighth and ninth family graduates of UM School of Law Katherine and Michael Farese. Photo by Kevin Bain MAY 10, 2019 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Twin siblings Katherine and Michael Farese have always been close, so it was no surprise ...

Networking event highlights advice for a variety of paths after graduation MAY 2, 2019 BY PAM STARLING UM alumnae Nicole Tisdale (left) and Kim Dandridge discuss their career paths in government and the legal fields with English major Hannah Woods, of Yazoo City, during the recent ‘Next ...

Journey to Commencement: Navy ROTC graduate Garrett Booth spends spring semester on staff APRIL 30, 2019 BY JUSTIN WHITMORE Garrett Booth. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services. Garrett Booth wasn’t quite ready to leave the University of Mississippi. The Austin, ...

Policy Talks event draws on expertise of faculty, alumni from Department of Philosophy and Religion APRIL 12, 2019 BY EDWIN B. SMITH The inaugural Policy Talks is set for 5:30 p.m. April 25 in Bryant Hall, Room 209. Three UM faculty members and three select alumni will discuss religious freedom ...

Ten faculty members participate in SEC Faculty Travel Program DECEMBER 13, 2018 BY SHEA STEWART Ten University of Mississippi faculty members are taking part in the SEC Faculty Travel Program this academic year, joining more than 100 fellow faculty members from other Southeastern Conference ...

Alumnus, former National Guard commander speaks to graduates May 11 in Grove MARCH 25, 2019 BY SHEA STEWART Retired Maj. Gen. Augustus Leon Collins Retired Maj. Gen. Augustus Leon Collins, former commanding general of the Mississippi National Guard and president of the University of ...

Sandra Cox-McCarty is this year's recipient of the Excellence in Diversity Award MARCH 12, 2019 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Dr. Steven Cunningham (left), chair of the IHL Diversity Committee, and UM Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks (right) congratualte Sandra Cox-McCarty on winning one of hte board's ...

Longtime legislative reporter to receive university's highest award in journalism MARCH 12, 2019 BY LAREECA RUCKER Alumna Emily Wagster Pettus (BA German and journalism '89) Between 2003 and 2014, U.S. newspapers lost 35 percent of their statehouse reporters, a percentage slightly higher ...

South Korean native Jiwon Lee grew up on Ole Miss campus MARCH 12, 2019 BY SHEA STEWART Born in Daejeon, South Korea, University of Mississippi student Jiwon Lee spent part of her childhood and teenage years in Oxford, so Ole Miss is a second home to her. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss ...

Trip to include performances, a master class and professional networking opportunities MARCH 7, 2019 BY LYNN WILKINS UM alumna Tiffany Gammell (left) welcomes Ole Miss music students Maddi Jolley and Carley Wilemon, along with music professor Nancy Maria Balach (right) to Charleston, South ...