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Alumni Speak at Honors College Expanded Facility Dedication
Campus, community celebrate program’s 20th anniversary with new building MARCH 31, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH A line of blustery, threatening weather moving through the area didn’t stop more than 100 University of Mississippi students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni from celebrating the...
>> Read more2017 TEDxUniversityofMS VIDEOS
March 21, 2017 On January 28, 2017, the University of Mississippi hosted its second TEDx event to promote and disseminate the best ideas to the largest possible audience on the year’s theme of Choice. Chance. Change. Emcee Matthew R. Wilson, an assistant professor of theatre arts who spoke at...
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROFILE: Jennifer Urban
MARCH 14, 2017 | By CHLOE RILEY for The University of Mississippi Alumni Association Not every job allows you to interact with clients from all over the globe on a daily basis, but for alumna Jennifer Urban (BA ’11, MBA ’13, JD ’15, LLM ’16), an associate in Cozen...
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Saturday Collaborations Unlock Possibilities for Marks Students
Weekend program brings middle schoolers to UM campus for tutoring, mentoring and fun MARCH 13, 2017 | BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Most students regard Saturday school with dread and contempt, but a group of middle schoolers from the Delta community of Marks looks forward to its weekend tutoring sessions at...
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Mary Donnelly Haskell, Daughter to Perform at ‘hUManities affair’
Second annual fundraiser set for March 5 at Lyric Theater FEBRUARY 28, 2017 By EDWIN SMITH Mother and daughter singer-actresses Mary Donnelly Haskell and Mary Lane Haskell are the featured performers Sunday (March 5) for a University of Mississippi Department of Music fundraiser. The department’s...
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Humanities Affair Standard Time: Celebrating the Great American Songbook
February 23, 2016 Join us Sunday, March 5th at The Lyric, 1006 Van Buren Avenue in Oxford from 4:30–6:30 pm for an incredible evening of food and music featuring alumna Mary Donnelly Haskell and her daughter Mary Lane Haskell, performing songs from the Great American Songbook with the Mississippians...
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THE DM: Book of Poetry Celebrates What It Means to Be Black
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 | By Jacqueline Knirnschild for The Daily Mississippian Stripper in Wonderland, Derrick Harriell’s third poetry collection, celebrates what it means to be black, with autobiographical details set in a whimsical wonderland. Harriell, an assistant professor of English and African...
>> Read moreNominations for Sullivan Award for Community Service Due Feb. 24
Annual honors recognize students, alumni and local residents FEBRUARY 16, 2017 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM The McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi is seeking nominations for The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The award recognizes those who exhibit...
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2017 Lift Every Voice Awards
February 2, 2017 Gail Stratton, lecturer and coordinator of laboratory programs for the Department of Biology; Ryan Upshaw (BA psychology ’06, MA higher education ’08), the assistant dean of student services for the School of Engineering; and Will Norton, dean and professor of journalism and new...
>> Read moreTHE DM: TEDxUM Speakers Gear Up For Second Event
January 27, 2017 By Lexi Purvis, Hannah Willis, Zoe McDonald, and Devna Bose for The Daily Mississippian After last year’s inaugural TEDxUM, the team that put together the event didn’t waste time in making next year’s even better. A team of more than 40 people helped organize the event this year...
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