OXFORD, Miss – Both a poet and a scholar, Michael Shea earned a Master of Fine Arts in May from the University of Mississippi. Now he is headed to Argentina as a 2014 Fulbright U.S. Student Award winner, the university’s second Fulbright Scholar of the year. Shea will participate in the English Teaching Assistant program,Read the story …
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Fulbright Award Winner to Use Teaching Enthusiasm in Hungary
Katie Shuford heads to the Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute of Music in August
OXFORD, Miss. – Katie Shuford’s interest in the Kodály philosophy of music education has helped her land a 2014 Fulbright U.S. Student Award. Shuford, a recent University of Mississippi graduate from Hickory, North Carolina, said she wanted to further her studies and experiences abroad, specifically in Hungary, beyond the typical semester. The Fulbright provides a perfectRead the story …
UM Students Initiated Into Phi Beta Kappa
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa welcomed 59 new members April 13 in a campus initiation ceremony. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in the liberal arts. A student’s selection for membership is based on the evidence of broad cultural interests, scholarlyRead the story …
UM Students Receive Taylor Medals
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixty-four University of Mississippi undergraduates were recognized as recipients of Taylor Medals April 12 during the 69th annual Honors Convocation at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Taylor Medals, the university’s highest academic award, recognize no more than 0.45 percent of undergraduates for meritorious scholarship and deportment. Recipients ofRead the story …