Modern Languages
UM Students Win Medals in Russian Poetry Recital Competition
Sofia Diaz and Jackson McArthur win gold and silver medals in national contest JUNE 21, 2024 Two University of Mississippi students recently received medals from a prestigious national Russian poetry recital competition. Sofia Diaz and Jackson McArthur, both of Ocean Springs, won gold and silver honors, respectively, at the annual Central Association of Russian Teachers […]
Record 20 UM Researchers Earn Isom Center Fellowship
Isom Center fellowship supports cross-disciplinary gender, sexuality research JUNE 10, 2024 The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi has announced its largest class yet of Isom Center fellows, with 20 awardees. The two-year fellowship was created in 2017 and provides $4,500 per year to support recipients’ research. This […]
Record Number of UM Flagship Students Accepted for Capstone
Seventeen students accepted to yearlong intensive language program JUNE 3, 2024 Seventeen seniors in the University of Mississippi Language Flagship programs have been accepted into competitive Chinese and Arabic capstone year programs, setting a record for the university. “Our students are the best,” said Donald Dyer, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and Distinguished […]
CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR NAMED 2024 DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER
Nathan Hammer’s work has been cited hundreds of times around the world MAY 13, 2024 The University of Mississippi recognized chemistry professor Nathan Hammer for his exceptional teaching, research, creativity and service during the 2024 spring faculty meeting. Hammer, who received the Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award on Friday (May 10) in Fulton Chapel, is the Margaret […]
Inaugural Faculty Laureate Hopes to Help Bilingual Mississippians
UM professor hopes to bolster, support bilingual education in Mississippi APRIL 2, 2024 The Magnolia State has become a new destination for Latino communities, but a University of Mississippi professor said there’s more work needed to bridge the gap between native Spanish speakers and other Mississippians. Stephen Fafulas, associate professor of Spanish and linguistics, plans […]
Program Director, Education Professor Honored for Student Support
Tracy Case Koslowski, Andy Cheng named as recipients of 2024 Frist Award APRIL 30, 2024 Two University of Mississippi employees are being honored for caring service to students that goes well beyond their campus responsibilities. Qiang “Andy” Cheng, associate professor of elementary education, and Tracy Case Koslowski, associate director of the Intensive English Program, are […]
Record Boren Cohort Seeks New Opportunities to Learn Languages
Students to study unique languages such as Wolof, Swahili APRIL 25, 2024 Ten University of Mississippi students have been awarded David L. Boren scholarships from the National Security Education Program, the most ever in a single year at UM. The recipients are: international studies majors Landon Bradley, of Laurel; Binta Fadiga, of Cleveland; Lee Holmes, […]
Celebrating Excellence and Achievement
Building connections at the second College Black Alumni Reunion event BY STAFF REPORT Dean Lee M. Cohen welcomed the 2024 Black Alumni Reunion attendees from the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts at a reception in Ventress Hall with faculty and staff. “This was the second time the College of Liberal Arts has hosted […]
University Names Inaugural Faculty Laureates
Mississippi Lab project encourages creativity, outreach among faculty APRIL 16, 2024 A faculty jury has chosen Stephen Fafulas, associate professor of Spanish and linguistics, and Amanda Winburn, associate professor of leadership and counselor education, as the first two honorees in an innovative new program designed to introduce the state to the creative faculty who research […]
Women’s Council Program Helps Students’ Dreams Come True
Global Leadership Circle funds ‘experience of a lifetime’ FEBRUARY 14, 2024 For about as long as she can remember, Emmie Burgess, an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy scholar at the University of Mississippi, has dreamed of traveling to Italy, a nation that historians have long considered one of the cradles of Western civilization. “I’ve […]