Art
Familiar Favorites, Fresh Faces Featured at UM Books and Bears
Continuation of annual toy distribution for employees’ families draws volunteers and recipients DECEMBER 16, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Like Black Friday without the hassle, dozens of books, dolls, electronics and even bicycles went home as employees of the University of Mississippi Facilities Management Department gathered to give and receive items Friday (Dec. 16) in […]
UM Honors College Student Elevates Art Showcase
Students come together to display their artistic talents DECEMBER 5, 2022 BY ABIGAIL MARTIN University of Mississippi BFA honors student Angel Morgan organized and curated an art showcase in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Great Room this spring. Morgan came across this opportunity to fulfill her Community Action Challenge service requirement for the Honors […]
Art Historian Awarded Chair of Excellence
Professor widens circle of research and teaching with coming year at University of Memphis NOVEMBER 18, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT Kris Belden-Adams, associate professor of art history at the University of Mississippi, will spend the next academic year teaching and advancing her research into the history and theory of photography as the Dorothy Kayser Hohenberg Chair […]
Professor Granted Visual Artist Fellowship
Mississippi Arts Commission recognizes creative contributions to state NOVEMBER 8, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT Kariann Fuqua, instructional assistant professor of art and director of museum studies at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a highly competitive artist fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the state’s official grants-making and service agency for the arts. Fuqua […]
Dawn of New Era in the Arts at the University
New institute shines a light on creative arts on campus and beyond SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT Pianist Bruce Levingston and special guest artists will give the first performance in celebration of the University of Mississippi Institute for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 22) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the […]
Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Honors UM Alumni, Faculty
Six with UM ties among 2022 award winners JUNE 9, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters is honoring several University of Mississippi alumni and faculty members as part of its annual awards to accomplished individuals in various creative fields. UM alumni and faculty receiving 2022 awards from the MIAL are […]
Chavis, Simmons Receive Provost’s Office Promotions
New associate, assistant provosts eager to help faculty serve students AUGUST 4, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Two University of Mississippi community members have been promoted to executive positions in the Office of the Provost. Virginia Rougon Chavis and Jennifer Simmons have been named associate provost and assistant provost, respectively. They will assist Noel Wilkin, […]
Chavis Learned by Waiting Tables
UM acting associate provost and art professor shares lessons from lifetime journey of learning March 10, 2022 By Michael Newsom Just before the keynote address for the University of Mississippi‘s Graduate Student Council’s Research and Creative Achievement Symposium, Virginia Rougon Chavis shared her story of battling dyslexia and the lessons she learned through waiting tables. Chavis, […]
The University Is Part of the Family
Four Goulet siblings and two parents spend time together at Ole Miss January 12, 2022 By JB Clark Yazmin Goulet’s transcript shows she stayed at the University of Mississippi an extra semester to add a minor to her already impressive resume, but the real reason is this: It’s not every day you get to go to college […]
UM Alumnus Is Louisianian of the Year
JANUARY 11, 2022 Artist Vitus Shell (MFA studio art 08) is on the cover of Louisiana Life Magazine’s January/February issue as Louisianian of the Year. The mixed-media collage painter from Monroe, a visiting assistant professor at Louisiana Tech University, was selected for being a stand out in his profession who gives back and represents what’s […]