Economics
Four UM Faculty Members Named Liberal Arts New Scholars
Honor encourages continued research, scholarship, publication and creative achievement JUNE 4, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH Four University of Mississippi faculty members have been honored as inaugural recipients of a New Scholar Award in the university’s College of Liberal Arts. The first recipients are Matthew R. Wilson, assistant professor of theatre arts, Derrick A. Harriell, assistant […]
Six Inaugural Stamps Scholars Reflect Upon UM Experience
Grateful recipients ready for graduation and chance to change the world MAY 12, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH Four seniors graduating Saturday (May 13) from the University of Mississippi have the distinction of being among the first six UM students to have benefitted from the prestigious Stamps Scholars program. Funded by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, the […]
UM Student Wins Phi Beta Kappa Writing Internship
Kathryn James will submit articles for academic honor society’s online newsletter MARCH 29, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH Kathryn James may not make a penny on any of the articles she writes for The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa’s online newsletter, but the University of Mississippi student is grateful to have been awarded a writing internship from the prestigious academic […]
Alumnus Neal McMillin Wins Sea Grant Fellowship
June 9, 2016 Neal McMillin (BA Southern Studies and economics with an environmental studies minor ’14), a graduate student at the University of Washington College of the Environment in Seattle, has been selected as a 2017 Knauss Fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Program. The one year paid fellowship matches […]
Alumnus Begins New Career with Service Dog at Side
Ben Stepp applies personal experiences in military to new role as counselor MAY 13, 2016 | BY ANDREW ABERNATHY When graduate student Ben Stepp walks across the stage during the University of Mississippi’s Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 14), he will do so in the company of his canine companion, Arliegh, a service dog who rarely […]
Seniors Awarded 2016 Hall of Fame Honors
Recipients chosen for academic achievement, community service and potential for success MARCH 4, 2016 | BY SHELBY SANSONE Ten University of Mississippi seniors have earned membership in the school’s 2015-2016 Hall of Fame, one of the university’s highest honors. The Hall of Fame inductees were honored Friday (March 4) in a ceremony at the Gertrude […]
Nikhil Bansal, Economics Student and Presidential Scholar, Spends Semester at Sea
Read about Nikhil Bansal’s “most awaited trip of his life” on his blog about his travels on the World Odyssey along with 750 other students during autumn 2015. Read Semester at Sea News From the Helm article about Bansal’s global discussion on electricity>> The Semester at Sea mission, vision, strategy, and core values are rooted in student success and global comparative education. […]
UM Sino-American Group Named Nation’s Best
Chapter works to foster cross-cultural relationships on campus.
Former Federal Reserve Economist Thomas Garrett Joins Faculty
While the troubled national economy is not as far along in the recovery process as many had hoped, a UM faculty member says its downward spiral is definitely over and the future is brighter. Thomas A. Garrett, a former assistant vice president and research economist in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is a new […]
Scotland Calling: Dream Projects
Two seniors spent the summer in Scotland pursuing their dreams. Taylor Medalists Neal McMillin of Madison and Hunter Nicholson of Brandon are there using $5,000 Barksdale Awards from the UM Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College in pursuit of creative, courageous projects and ambitious, independent programs of study and research. McMillin, a Newman and Barnard Scholar with […]