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THE DM: Southern Foodways Symposium Gets Corny
October 13, 2016 | BY ETHAN DAVIS for The Daily Mississippian Millions of acres of corn are planted in the United States each year, making it not only a major facet of the food we eat but also our...
Read MorePopulation Studies Center Advances Understanding of Post-Recession Era
Researchers met recently to address demographic, socioeconomic issues facing rural America OCTOBER 13, 2016 BY EDWIN SMITH Recognizing that the seeds of many social ills were planted after the Great...
Read MoreSST BLOG: A Q&A with Brian Foster, a New Sociology and Southern Studies Professor
October 12, 2016 This Q&A by James G. Thomas Jr., associate director of publications for the Center for the Study of Southern Studies and an adjunct instructor teaching research writing for the...
Read MoreMFA English Program Bringing ‘The Conversation’ to Oxford
Regional literary festival tour features 17 poets, highlights the black experience in the South OCTOBER 11, 2016 BY EDWIN SMITH Continuing an ongoing dialogue about race, a regional literary festival...
Read MoreUM Slavery Research Group Digs at Rowan Oak
Public invited to see progress on Rowan Oak excavations Oct. 15 OCTOBER 10, 2016 | BY CHRISTINA STEUBE A University of Mississippi research group and the Center for Archaeological Research are...
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