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Service Earns National Recognition
Growing up, Mary Margaret Saulters lived in rural Tchula, Miss., 20 miles from the nearest grocery. In this food desert her interest in food security and social inequality first took root. “My family was lucky because we could afford to grow organic vegetables and drive 30 minutes to the grocery,”...
>> Read moreAlumni Profile: Atkins Trout Finds Adventure in Teaching English in Japan (JET)
Living halfway around the world from your hometown might sound intimidating to some, but for alumnus Atkins Trout (BA 02, MA 09) it’s an exciting adventure. Trout began working with the Japanese Exchange Teaching (JET) Programme in 2008 teaching English to Japanese students and was quickly relocated...
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Youngest Pastor of Jackson’s Oldest Black Church to Deliver Keynote for Black History Month
UM alum co-founded the Department of Minority Affairs, was appointed to Chancellor’s Committee for Sensitivity The co-founder of the Department of Minority Affairs at the University of Mississippi is the keynote speaker for the first in a series of Black History Month events scheduled for February...
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The Dallas Cowboy and the Art Professor
Courtesy of the Dallas Cowboys Star Magazine Matt Long teaches ceramics at Ole Miss and has a tradition each semester. Toward the end of the term, Long invites his ceramics majors and graduate students to his home in Oxford. There the class makes pottery and fires it in a wood-burning kiln. The...
>> Read moreCivil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte’s Challenge: ‘Keep the Movement Alive’
Battle for human rights continues, iconic humanitarian says Mixing memories of moments with meditations on the magnitude of the movement, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte challenged a rapt audience observing the 50th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi to forge ahead to...
>> Read moreMitt Romney’s Body Man, Garrett Jackson
If you’ve been to a Romney campaign event at any point in the last year, chances are you’ll recognize the guy that works in Mitt’s shadow. When Mitt needs a sharpie to sign an autograph or someone to snap a picture with supporters, it is Mitt’s 25-year-old, public policy...
>> Read moreDenson and Lauren Hollis Family Scholarship Endowment
UM students have such positive experiences that soon after entering the professional world, the question comes to mind: How can I give back? Denson Hollis, 32, whose full-time position in the Office of University Development is to secure private funding for the College of Liberal Arts, and his wife...
>> Read moreFour UM graduates in family give back with scholarship endowment
UM alumni Larry and Emily (Caldwell) Furlong spent much of their adult lives helping students in Florida’s Seminole County pursue college education through academic scholarships. Now, with the establishment of the Furlong Family Scholarship Endowment, the Furlongs will expand their reach, providing...
>> Read moreFlorida Family Recognizes Four UM Degrees by Giving Back with Scholarship Endowment
The Emily and Larry Furlong Family University of Mississippi alumni Larry and Emily (Caldwell) Furlong spent much of their adult lives helping students in Florida’s Seminole County pursue college education through academic scholarships. Now, with the establishment of the Furlong Family...
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