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Alumni Association to present slate of honors at sold-out event FEBRUARY 24, 2018 BY MDIGGS The Ole Miss Alumni Association is recognizing 13 distinguished alumni as part the University of Mississippi’s 2018 Black Alumni Reunion. The awards include the Dr. Jeanette Jennings “Trailblazer” Award, The...

February 15, 2018  |  By Nathan Towery for the University of Mississippi Graduate School Torina D. Lewis, Ph.D., received the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award earlier this year. Lewis is a University of Mississippi alumna and an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clark...

Time in organization helped him develop leadership skills FEBRUARY 2, 2018 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM When he was a freshman at the University of Mississippi in 2002, Ryan Upshaw saw a flyer about the Black Student Union and decided to join with some other classmates. Little did he know, this decision would...

Patrick Alexander and Marc Lerner will be lauded in Jackson for teaching, service JANUARY 29, 2018 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Two University of Mississippi professors are among those being honored Feb. 16 in Jackson by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Patrick Alexander, assistant professor of English and...

Seven speakers set for this year’s program JANUARY 22, 2018 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM The University of Mississippi will host its third TEDxUniversity of Mississippi conference Feb. 3 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts with seven speakers to give brief, thought-provoking lectures...

Christina Tompkins will perform role of Sister Sophia JANUARY 23, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is hosting the national tour of “The Sound of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 24), and a familiar Ole Miss face will be...

Volunteers gathering to honor King’s legacy through community engagement JANUARY 8, 2018 BY EDWIN B. SMITH University of Mississippi students, staff and community partners are spearheading efforts to promote community engagement and encourage a spirit of service in Lafayette County and Oxford...

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...

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...

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...