Afton Thomas, Jazmine Kelley Receive Lift Every Voice Award

Award given to faculty and staff who push for diversity, equity and inclusion on campus

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Black Faculty and Staff Organization has presented the 2022 Lift Every Voice Award to Afton Thomas, associate director for programs in the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and Jazmine Kelley, coordinator of wellness education at the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing. The Lift Every VoiceRead the story …

Williams Nominated for IHL Excellence in Diversity Award

UM professor recognized for her work with first-generation students

OXFORD, Miss. – Ashleen Williams was recognized as the University of Mississippi‘s Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award nominee during the Feb. 17 meeting of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees. Williams was nominated by Chancellor Glenn Boyce and the Division of Diversity and Inclusion for her work with first-generation students whoRead the story …

Meet Sherrie Gussow, February’s Staff Member of the Month

Sherrie Gussow, administrative secretary in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for February. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?  Gussow: 17 years IOM: What is your hometown?  Gussow: Dallas, TexasRead the story …

Meet Charlie Miles, January’s Staff Member of the Month

Charlie Miles, academic instructional technology consultant, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for January. To help us get to know him better, he answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Miles: I began working at Ole Miss in 2007 in the musicRead the story …

2021 Year in Review

What a year 2021 has been! Our community is resilient and thriving, and we’re grateful for the robust spirit that permeates our beautiful campus, our classrooms, and our athletics programs. As we put a bow on 2021, I’m pleased to share this “Year in Review” as the December issue of the @ The Flagship newsletter.Read the story …

Meet Kristina Phillips, November’s Staff Member of the Month

Kristina Phillips, associate director of college programs in the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for November. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?  Phillips: I’ve beenRead the story …

Meet Lynne Trusty, October’s Staff Member of the Month

Lynne Trusty, operations coordinator in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for October. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Trusty: 11 years.  IOM: What is your hometown? Read the story …

Meet Lele Gillespie, September’s Staff Member of the Month

Lele Winter Gillespie, project coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts, is the Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for September. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?  Gillespie: I have been with the dean’s officeRead the story …

Meet Christina Lewis, August’s Staff Member of the Month

Christina Lewis, operations manager at the University of Mississippi Telecommunications Center, is the Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for August. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss.  IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Lewis: 14 years IOM: What is your hometown? Read the story …

Q&A with Dr. Hubert Spears, University Health Services

UM physician provides information on coronavirus safety, urges everyone to get vaccinated

OXFORD, Miss. – The safest, most effective way to avoid COVID is to take the vaccine and wear masks indoors, said Dr. Hubert Spears, a physician with the University of Mississippi Health Services. He urges everyone who is eligible, but has not received the vaccine, to immediately do so.  Spears, a native of Grenada whoRead the story …