Equity & Inclusion News

W. Ralph Eubanks Donates His Papers to UM Library

Author, editor, publisher adds to resources available in Archives and Special Collections...

Derrick Harriell, assistant professor of English and African American Studies, speaks at the Oxford Conference for the Book.

Professor Derrick Harriell Wins Poetry Award

The assistant professor of English and African American Studies is the Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters 2014 Poetry Award recipient...

Youngest Pastor of Jackson’s Oldest Black Church to Deliver Keynote for Black History Month

UM alum co-founded the Department of Minority Affairs, was appointed to Chancellor’s Committee for Sensitivity The co-founder of the Department of Minority Affairs at the University of Mississippi is...

Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte’s Challenge: ‘Keep the Movement Alive’

Battle for human rights continues, iconic humanitarian says Mixing memories of moments with meditations on the magnitude of the movement, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte challenged a rapt...

Retired classics professor known for bravery and ‘rare talent’ in teaching

Lucy Turnbull, retired Classics professor and director of the University Museum, has made a difference in the lives of many. In 1961 Turnbull joined the Classics department as a classical...