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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...

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...

Estate gift supports Ole Miss Opportunity program SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 BY BILL DABNEY An estate gift provided by the late Katie Mae Overstreet, of Oxford, will help give lower-income Mississippians an opportunity to attend the University of Mississippi. Overstreet’s gift was designated by her sons...

Last autumn, the Croft Institute for International Studies welcomed back three former students to interact with current students. Jessica Bryant (2007), Anthony Yuen (2008), and Erin Callahan (2010) spoke about their careers and shared insights about realizing their professional goals. They all...

When Erin and Ben Napier aren’t restoring historic homes on HGTV’s hit series Home Town, the couple keeps busy operating a shop that sells heirloom wares and durable goods made in the USA. On the program, the couple helps new residents find and renovate homes in Laurel while showing them the...

William F. Winter, alumnus (BA history and political science ’43, JD law ’49) and editor of the Mississippi Law Journal; army infantry officer; former representative, treasurer, lieutenant governor, and governor of Mississippi; and lifelong champion of all Mississippians, received the prestigious...

AUGUST 14, 2017 Alumna Molly McCully Brown (MFA English ’17), the former John And Renée Grisham Fellow in Poetry, on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues and one of public radio’s most popular programs. Each week, nearly 5...

Alumnus and author will teach courses in English and Southern Studies AUGUST 8, 2017 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY Author and journalist Ralph Eubanks (BA psychology ’78) returns to the University of Mississippi this fall, this time as a visiting professor. The Mount Olive native will teach a Southern...

UM-Mississippi College partnership supports pursuit of college education at correctional facilities JULY 31, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH A partnership between the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College is promoting higher education in prison and helping incarcerated men and women transform their...

More than 400 rising high school seniors attended the annual UM recruiting and empowerment event JULY 25, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH More than 400 students attended the 2017 Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent Conference, a three-day annual event that offers leadership activities, academic and campus...