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Shaw’s Major Gift Will Assist Freshmen Entering UM
January 2, 2018 | BY BILL DABNEY Throughout his life, University of Mississippi alumnus Buddy Shaw (BA political science ’50) has been a giver. He has given of his time, his possessions, his money and his talents. His giving spirit even extended to being a match-maker for his college...
>> Read moreNoble Family Establishes Scholarship to Honor Loved One
January 2, 2018 | By Bill Dabney The Noble family name is an institution at the University of Mississippi. Nobles have walked the university’s historic halls, studied in its classrooms and strolled its tree-lined pathways for generations. Among the grandparents, parents, sons, daughters and cousins...
>> Read moreALUMNI PROFILE: Chris Presley
December 13, 2017 By Bethany Fitts for the Ole Miss Alumni Association When Chris Presley (BA biology ’12) needs encouragement and inspiration to face life’s obstacles, he listens to songs like Andra Day’s “Rise Up” in which Day sings, “I’ll rise up. I’ll rise like the day. I’ll rise up. I’ll...
>> Read moreUM Professor Lectures on African Music at University of Georgia
George Dor invited as fall speaker for the Institute for African Studies NOVEMBER 10, 2017 BY ANNA HERD George W.K. Dor, professor of music at the University of Mississippi, recently delivered the fall lecture for the University of Georgia’s Institute for African Studies. Dor was invited as guest...
>> Read moreTHE DM: Croft Alumni Discuss Post-graduation Employment, Life
November 13, 2017 By Michaela Watson for The Daily Mississippian “Describe your dream. Don’t prescribe it,” alumnus Patrick Dogan told students at a panel event hosted by the Croft Institute for International Studies on Friday. “Pursuing your dream is like a game of chess, it’s not like dominos...
>> Read moreFaulkner’s Short Stories Focus of 2018 UM Common Reading Experience
Selection fulfills original goal of committee to showcase author’s work NOVEMBER 3, 2017 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM Selected short stories of a University of Mississippi alumnus and one of the most acclaimed American authors of the 20th century will be the focus of the university’s 2018 Common Reading...
>> Read moreDaniel Roberts Reflects Upon His Days with UM Black Student Union
Organization provided support, fellowship and opportunities for many African-American students OCTOBER 27, 2017 BY EDWIN B. SMITH While others may have questioned Daniel Roberts’ decision to enroll at the University of Mississippi, the Moss Point native felt no apprehension about being on campus...
>> Read morePrice Walden and Alice Anne Light Return to UM for Sarahfest
Living Music Resource and Sarah Isom Center bring alumni to campus for interview series, concert OCTOBER 26, 2017 BY ANNA HERD The University of Mississippi’s Living Music Resource and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies are teaming up again to host events for the annual Sarahfest. UM...
>> Read moreRenowned Poet Selected as Jeff Baskin Writers Fellow
October 24, 2017 | By Nathan Towery for the University of Mississippi Graduate School Molly McCully Brown (M.F.A. English ’17), a former John and Renée Grisham Writer in Residence fellow at the University of Mississippi, has embarked on a new adventure in central Arkansas this fall. She is...
>> Read moreAlumna Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship
October 24, 2017 | By Nathan Towery for the University of Mississippi Graduate School Telisha Dionne Bailey, Ph.D., has begun a postdoctoral research fellowship with the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia. She plans to use the first...
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