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Community encouraged to recommend books for upcoming freshman class SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 BY KENDALL PATTERSON The University of Mississippi is asking community members to help select the book that will be read by the class of 2023 for the Common Reading Experience. Anyone in the Oxford-Ole Miss...

Administrator helps students achieve career goals SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 BY JULES COOK Dr. Sovent Taylor has been named director of the University of Mississippi Health Professions Advising Office. The Health Professions Advising Office, located on the third floor of the Martindale Student Services...

Campaign Launches to Build Endowment for Performing Arts SEPTEMBER 12, 2018  |  BY TINA HAHN Adding $1.5 million in endowment for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is the goal of the Celebrating the Arts campaign, which will increase the total...

UM alumna brings global perspective, experiences to role SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 BY SHEA STEWART During the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Mississippi, Blair McElroy watched over 877 international students as interim senior international officer. In that position, she served as an advocate...

MAY 3, 2018 Jon Parrish Peede (MA Southern Studies ’93) was sworn in today as the 11th chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at a ceremony at the White House. “It is a distinct honor to be nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the US Senate to serve as...

First talk, examining protests in pro football, kicks off Sept. 5 SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY The Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi continues this fall with a focus on “Sports in the South.” All...

Jake Thrasher won first place in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Competition AUGUST 3, 2018 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Many people have diverse interests, but to be highly skilled in several areas is a rarer quality. Jake Thrasher, of Birmingham, Alabama, graduated from the University of Mississippi in May...

Funding supports medical training at UM School of Medicine JULY 30, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT Three recent graduates of the University of Mississippi have been awarded Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarships valued at $30,000 per year for their medical training at the University of Mississippi School...

Seven speakers for 2018 program BY MICHAEL NEWSOM The University of Mississippi hosted its third TEDxUniversity of Mississippi conference with seven speakers giving brief, thought-provoking lectures on the theme of “MomentUM.” The 2018 lineup included faculty members, a graduate student, a law...

Latest UM Museum exhibit showcases creative photographs from alumna Jaime Aelavanthara JULY 24, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT The distance between humanity and nature is much smaller than we realize, and the latest exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum serves as a reminder of that perception...