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Recognizes stellar students, teachers, staff, and alumni APRIL 28, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT Students, teachers, staff, and alumni were honored by the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts at a campus celebration on April 27. “The inaugural College of Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony celebrates...

Honoring University of Mississippi students, teachers, staff, and alumni in the liberal arts APRIL 20, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT The inaugural University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Johnson Commons Ballroom. Outstanding...

Cartiers Support Mathematics, Honors College APRIL 19, 2023 BY TINA HAHN Dana and Adrian Cartier of St. Louis, Missouri — who believe mathematics offers the key to success for many fields — are committed to giving the next generation of University of Mississippi students the tools they need to...

Brunt Makes Gift to Honor Abadie, Assist Graduate Students APRIL 19, 2023 BY TINA HAHN Dr. L. Michael Brunt would like to see the University of Mississippi equipped to attract the best doctoral candidates in the southeast and across the nation who will go on to impact students through their teaching...

The College of Liberal Arts Annual Awards Ceremony recognizes recipients of the College-level teaching and research faculty awards, staff awards, Ventress Scholars (undergraduate students graduating with a major in the College with a 4.0 GPA), the James Meredith Changemaker Award, and the Early...

Eight students selected for charting new territory at the university APRIL 14, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts James Meredith Changemaker Award finalists were presented by Lee M. Cohen, dean of liberal arts, at the annual Honoring Diversity Excellence...

Event serves as final celebration in university’s 60 years of integration commemoration APRIL 13, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT University of Mississippi leaders and members of the campus community came together Tuesday (April 11) to honor faculty and staff achievements in the areas of diversity and...

APRIL 12, 2023 BY KAYDEN BREEDLOVE /UM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CEO of Panola Medical Center, 2005 recipient of the Mississippi Business Journal’s “Top 40 under 40” and Jackson city councilman are just some of the titles that Quentin Whitwell (BA history 95, JD law 98) has under his belt. Now, he plans to...

UM School of Journalism and New Media lauds news organization for contributions to state APRIL 11, 2023 BY LAREECA RUCKER The University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media has been honoring outstanding journalism with the Silver Em award since 1958, and for the first time, this year’s...

Former governor, Navy secretary Ray Mabus challenges fellow UM alumni to give APRIL 4, 2023 BY JONATHAN SCOTT When Ackerman native Ray Mabus and his classmates graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1969, they took with them one of the best college educations anyone could obtain. Mabus’...