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Faulkner’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...
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Daniel 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...
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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...
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Renowned 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...
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Alumna 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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Carr Gives Back
UM Alumnus Awards Scholarships to Appreciate Band, Honor His Mother October 23, 2017 University of Mississippi alumnus Jimmy Carr of Oxford, Mississippi, second from left, greets the recipients of two scholarships he and his wife, Amanda, established to help students achieve their educational goals...
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Khayat Receives Winter-Reed Partnership Award
Former chancellor honored in Jackson OCTOBER 16, 2017 BY STAFF REPORT University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat was honored Tuesday (Oct. 17) in Jackson for his tireless lifelong commitment to improving education. Khayat received the 2017 Mississippi Association of Partners in...
>> Read moreAlumni Association to Honor Outstanding Graduates at Homecoming
Recipients will be recognized on the field during Vanderbilt game OCTOBER 9, 2017 BY JIM URBANEK The Ole Miss Alumni Association is awarding seven distinguished University of Mississippi alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2017. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2017...
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Davenport Gift to Support University’s Seat of Knowledge
UM Alumnus Designates J.D. Williams Library in Estate Plans September 26, 2017 | By Bill Dabney The University of Mississippi was once known as the campus where everybody speaks. Even today, despite smart phones and ear buds, Ole Miss retains its reputation as a place where professors know students...
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Alumnus Emily Ragland Honored with National Education Award
September 17, 2017 University of Mississippi graduate Emily Ragland (BA English and political science ’09) was one of 11 teachers nationally honored with a 2017 Harriett Ball Excellence in Teaching Award. She was selected from more than 5,000 eligible teachers nationwide to win this year’s...
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