OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen J. Foster, associate professor of social studies education at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award in Higher Education from the National Council of Geographic Education. NCGE is a nonprofit that enhances the quality of geography education from kindergarten through higher education. Each year, the Distinguished Teaching Award recognizesRead the story …
Professor Receives National Geography Teaching Award
Ellen Foster recognized by National Council of Geographic Education
October 22, 2019 by
Alumnus Chosen for Knowles Teaching Fellowship
Justin Ragland to receive benefits valued at $150,000 for STEM teaching award
October 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Justin Ragland has been chosen as one of 37 high school mathematics and science teachers nationwide to receive a Knowles Teaching Fellowship valued at $150,000. The Knowles Teaching Fellowship is a five-year program that supports early-career high school mathematics and science teachers in their efforts to develop teaching expertise andRead the story …
Outstanding Freshmen Join Innovative Teacher Education Program
Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program admits 28 at UM
September 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has welcomed 28 outstanding freshmen from eight states into the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. The seventh cohort of this innovative teacher education program comes with an average high school grade-point average of 3.91 and ACT score of 29.3. The new class brings the number of METP scholarship recipients atRead the story …
EdsUp! UM Faculty Launch Early Childhood Podcast
Series dedicated to 'children and those who care for them'
August 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new podcast created by faculty at the University of Mississippi‘s Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning is helping raise awareness of important issues related to the development of young children. Hosted by Melody Musgrove and Cathy Grace, the center’s co-directors, “EdsUp!” is sponsored by the Southern Early Childhood Association and is available for downloadRead the story …
Eleven Mississippi Educators Join New Class of Principal Corps
K-12 leadership program fast-tracks teachers into leadership roles
June 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eleven Mississippi educators make up the 11th cohort of the Principal Corps, a highly competitive and intensive K-12 educational leadership program offered by the University of Mississippi. Established in 2009, the program has produced more than 120 graduates, and close to 90 percent of them are serving in leadership roles in school districtsRead the story …
Scholarship Honors UM Alumna Elsie Williston
Education endowment supports students with financial need
May 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many college students struggle to make ends meet from one semester to the next. A new gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education will help remove some of that stress while honoring the life and memory of longtime Oxford resident Elsie Wells Williston. A beloved spouse, mother, grandmother and friend,Read the story …
Counseling Professor Honored for Adolescent Mental Health Research
Rick Balkin wins prestigious award from American Counseling Association
May 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rick Balkin, a University of Mississippi professor of counselor education, has been named the winner of the American Counseling Association’s 2019 Extended Research Award for his work in mental health care for adolescents in crisis. The ACA’s Extended Research Award honors counseling research that spans 10 years or more. Balkin was honored March 30Read the story …
Greenhouse Brings New Learning Experiences to Willie Price
New facility will feed children, support UM Food Bank
March 27, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new greenhouse promises to promote healthy eating habits and offer hands-on learning opportunities to pre-K children at the University of Mississippi’s Willie Price Lab School, as well as providing fresh vegetables for needy UM students through the Ole Miss Food Bank. Tess Johnson, a UM graduate student in health promotion andRead the story …
Renowned Psychiatrist to Present on Child Trauma, Brain Development
Dr. Bruce Perry explains link between chronic poverty and brain biology in children
February 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Perry will present his research on how trauma related to chronic poverty negatively affects brain development in children during a special lecture at 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. Free to anyone who registers online, the event is coordinated by the Graduate CenterRead the story …
Education Professor Elected MSTA President
Joe Sumrall selected by peers for position in state science teacher organization
February 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joseph Sumrall, a professor of science education at the University of Mississippi School of Education, has been elected to serve as future president of the Mississippi Science Teachers Association, starting in 2020. Sumrall, who has been a member of MSTA since 1987, wants to incorporate more opportunities for north Mississippi teachers and collegeRead the story …