Gender Studies
Third Annual Pride Weekend Begins May 3
Events include a parade, performances and a graduation ceremony MAY 1, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT The third annual Lafayette-Oxford-University Pride Weekend features events May 3-5 throughout the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus. The event, organized by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and OutOxford, has grown each year […]
UM Departments Collaborate to Host ‘Radical South’ Series
Events include lectures, discussions, film screening and more APRIL 3, 2018 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi is hosting “The Radical South,” a conversation series this month that explores the complexity of Southern history and identity. The Isom Center, the Center for the Study […]
#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke to Deliver Women’s History Month Keynote
Address set for March 20 in Fulton Chapel MARCH 15, 2018 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Activist Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement for survivors of sexual assault and harassment, is the keynote speaker for Women’s History Month at the University of Mississippi March 20. Burke’s address begins at 6 p.m. in Fulton Chapel. Tickets, […]
UM Observes Women’s History Month
Scheduled events examine contributions and influence of women FEBRUARY 28, 2018 BY EDWIN B. SMITH A symposium, town hall meeting, panel discussions and lectures are among the events scheduled as the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies observes Women’s History Month in March at the University of Mississippi. The month begins with the 43rd Porter […]
Three Professors Honored with Research and Creative Achievement Awards
College of Liberal Arts honors faculty members with inaugural distinction JANUARY 8, 2018 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts has presented its first-ever Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement Awards to three outstanding faculty scholars. The new award, which will be given annually to tenured liberal arts faculty members, recognizes “sustained […]
UM Students, Faculty Take Learning on the Road
Study USA program gearing up for hands-on Wintersession courses in four exciting locales OCTOBER 18, 2017 BY PAM STARLING Whether students are capturing biological field samples in nature or capturing the essence of a culture, the eye-opening experience of experiential learning will be on full display through the University of Mississippi’s Study USA Wintersession 2018 […]
UM Lecture Series to Examine ‘The Radical South’
Presenters to challenge conventional notions of the region throughout April APRIL 3, 2017 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE The series challenges the conventional stories of the South with topics involving Southern identity, cultural movements, racial justice, economic justice, and gender and sexual equality. Speakers will be featured from UM and around the country. “This series represents the commitment of […]
Isom Center Hosts 17th Student Gender Conference
MARCH 28, 2017 | By BRIANA FLOREZ for The Daily Mississippian University of Mississippi students and faculty, visiting college students and two keynote speakers will speak about gender and sexuality issues this weekend at the 17th annual Student Gender Conference. The theme of this year’s conference, hosted by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender […]
Second Annual Sarahfest Kicks Off Sept. 25
Festival to feature indie musician Jessica Lea Mayfield and artist Claudia DeMonte September 16, 2016 | By Christina Steube at the University of Mississippi will showcase live music, film, art installations and more at its second annual Sarahfest arts and music festival, which runs Sept. 25-29. Headliners include acclaimed indie musician Jessica Lea Mayfield and […]