Equity & Inclusion News

Oxford Pride Week to Celebrate State’s LGBTQ+ Community

Parade, panels and Pride on the Plaza scheduled for annual celebration APRIL 25, 2024 The Oxford Pride Week returns bigger than ever this year with 11 scheduled events throughout the week of April 28...

McNair Program Nears 30 Years Mentoring Underrepresented Students

More than 60% of UM McNair participants go on to graduate school APRIL 22, 2024 Nearly three decades after it was founded, a recruiting program honoring an astronaut killed in a space shuttle...

Dean Lee M. Cohen (left), BAR attendees, Kirsten Dellinger, and Val Ross.

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...

College of Liberal Arts James Meredith Changemaker Award Finalists Announced

Five students selected for charting new territory at UM APRIL 9, 2024 BY STAFF REPORT The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts James Meredith Changemaker Award finalists were presented by...

Professor Acknowledged for ‘Positive Advancement’ of Diversity

Rebecca Symula recognized for work on HHMI inclusive excellence grant Rebecca Symula, instructional associate professor of biology, has been recognized by the Mississippi Institutions for Higher...