Faculty News
Ted Ownby to Retire After 35 Years
Historian plans to write new book exploring Mississippians who did fascinating things JUNE 5, 2023 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY After 35 years as a member of the University of Mississippi faculty, including 11 years as director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, history and Southern studies professor Ted Ownby is preparing to […]
Summer Sunset Series to Highlight Art, Music and Alumni
Annual free concert series to include Mississippi musicians, Southern studies alumni showcase MAY 28, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Each Sunday in June, members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University family can gather on the Grove for a night of music and culture as the annual Summer Sunset Series returns to the University of Mississippi. The free concert series […]
Two UM Artists to Display Work at Mississippi Invitational Exhibit
Mississippi Museum of Art exhibit to feature contemporary local artists MAY 25, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Two University of Mississippi art professors have work featured in the Mississippi Museum of Art’s biennial Mississippi Invitational exhibit. The Mississippi Invitational exhibit, on display from June 10 through Sept. 17, highlights 15 contemporary artists from around the state […]
Croft Director Earns Second Fulbright in Three Years
Oliver Dinius to study development policy and its environmental impact in the Brazilian Amazon MAY 24, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE While visiting colleges in Taiwan in March as a part of a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award, Oliver Dinius received an email saying he had received another Fulbright award. Dinius’ trip to Taiwan was part […]
Faculty Members Honored With Top Research, Teaching Awards
English professor first humanities faculty member chosen for top research award MAY 12, 2023 BY DEBBIE NELSON AND EDWIN B. SMITH The University of Mississippi recognized three professors who have demonstrated exceptional teaching, research, creativity and service on Friday (May 12) during the 2023 spring faculty meeting in Fulton Chapel. The university honored Aimee Nezhukumatathil, […]
Chemistry Professor Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Eden Tanner awarded early-career honor to continue work with ionic salts as drug delivery agents MAY 10, 2023 BY DEBBIE NELSON The National Science Foundation has awarded Eden Tanner, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, an $850,000 CAREER award to further her study of salts called ionic liquids and […]
St. Amand’s Legacy
Professor Leaves Impact with Estate Gift MAY 1, 2023 BY TINA H. HAHN/UM DEVELOPMENT University of Mississippi Professor of Biology Wilbrod St. Amand loved his students and recognized the importance of resources in higher education, whether they support laboratories or professors and instructors. In his estate, St. Amand left approximately $1 million to ensure there […]
Oxford Pride Week to Celebrate State’s Queer Community
Movie screening, poetry night and ‘Long Live the Queens’ parade scheduled APRIL 25, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE The Lafayette-Oxford-University community will break out the tiaras this year during the annual Oxford Pride Week celebration, which is themed “Long Live the Queens.” The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, in collaboration with University of Mississippi and community partners, hosts Oxford […]
University Plans to Breathe New Life Into Faulkner’s Mule Farm
Writer’s residency to be the first of its kind in Mississippi APRIL 24, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT A new University of Mississippi project aims to create a retreat-style writer’s residency that will afford 50-plus writers a year the time and space to imagine and execute big projects. The location? A 20-acre plot of land with a storied history involving […]
University Celebrates Employee, Community Service
Annual program recognizes achievements in research, learning, service and scholarship APRIL 20, 2023 BY EDWIN B. SMITH The University of Mississippi Division of Diversity and Community Engagement recognized outstanding accomplishments in community-engaged research, learning, service and scholarship Tuesday (April 18) during its annual Celebration of Service. Honors presented included the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Service Award, the Excellence in […]