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Haley Barbour

Barbour to Receive Geographic Visionary Award

UM’s Mississippi Geographic Alliance to honor former governor Sept. 7 AUGUST 21, 2017 BY STAFF REPORT The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi will honor former Gov. Haley Barbour with its MGA Geographic Visionary Award at the fifth annual awards ceremony Sept. 7. News analyst, White House correspondent and author Ellen Ratner will be […]

Middle school students spend some time interacting with the National Geographic Giant Map of Europe. The map is touring selected cities across Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Mississippi Geographical Association

UM Geographic Alliance Sponsors National Geographic Map Tour

Giant Traveling Map of Europe Coming to Mississippi Schools JANUARY 31, 2017 BY EDWIN SMITH Students in 10 cities around the state soon will be able to explore a giant map of Europe, thanks to the Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi. The statewide tour, which stretches from Long Beach to Oxford, began Jan. 23 and ends Feb. […]

Michael Blanding

Best-Selling Author Michael Blanding to Visit UM

Lecture, book signing set for Monday evening MARCH 16, 2016  |  BY EMILY SCHNEIDER The life of a map bandit will be the topic of a free lecture Monday (March 21) at the University of Mississippi when New York Times best-selling author Michael Blanding comes to campus. Blanding will discuss his latest book, “The Map […]