OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is home to a new Department of Higher Education, with legal scholar Neal Hutchens as its interim chair and professor. The new department, which has eight full-time faculty members, several affiliate faculty throughout the university and more than 200 graduate students, was previously part ofRead the story …
UM Creates Department of Higher Education
Interim chair Neal Hutchens plans to launch a new minor and increase campus partnerships
September 11, 2017 by
Math and Science Center Moves into Renovated Facility
Jackson Avenue Center space will allow CMSE to operate more efficiently
September 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education has moved back into its renovated facility at the Jackson Avenue Center. The CMSE’s offices were updated over four months after part of the building was damaged in February. The renovated office is upgraded from the original cinder block wall facility and is specially designedRead the story …
LOU Community Named All-America City Finalist by Reading Group
Results of literacy collaboration draw national recognition
July 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette County, Oxford and University of Mississippi community is among 27 places across the nation designated as an All-America City Finalist by the National Civic League and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, a national organization dedicated to improving reading proficiency among low-income children. The finalists were honored in June at the campaign’s national awardsRead the story …
‘This Book is Not About Dragons’ Wins 2017 CELI Read Aloud Book Award
Teachers help choose winner of UM children's book award
July 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spoiler Alert: “This Book is Not About Dragons,” by Shelly Moore Thomas, is actually jam-packed with fire-breathing monsters. It’s also the 2017 winner of the University of Mississippi’s CELI Read Aloud Book Award. Presented annually by the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction at the UM School of Education, the annual award honors books designedRead the story …
School of Education Honors Practitioners of Distinction
Award recognizes young and mid-career education alumni
June 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education has honored four outstanding alumni as part of its new Practitioner of Distinction Awards. The school created the award to recognize mid-career educators who demonstrate exemplary work in their field. The 2017 honorees are: Shelley Clifford of Atlanta, Jessica Ivy of Starkville, Jay Levy of CantonRead the story …
World Class Teaching Program Offers Free Online Course
National Board Certification option accessible to all Mississippi teachers
June 23, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s World Class Teaching Program, which prepares teachers for National Board Certification, will increase its services this summer by offering a new self-paced online course. The course will be free to all Mississippi teachers seeking National Board Certification. In Mississippi, teachers who certify receive a $6,000 annual salary supplement fromRead the story …
UM Inducts Third Class into School of Education Alumni Hall of Fame
Honorees commended for teaching, service and leadership
June 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education recently inducted the third class of alumni into its Hall of Fame. Collectively, the six inductees have more than 200 years of wisdom, experience and commitment to education and public service in Mississippi and across the country. The 2017 honorees are: Thomas R. Burke of Kansas City,Read the story …
UM Inducts Ninth Class into Principal Corps
Twelve women from across state begin career-shaping journey in educational leadership
June 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A dozen women from school districts across the state make up the ninth class of the University of Mississippi’s Principal Corps. The Principal Corps is the university’s elite program for aspiring educational leaders, and over nearly a decade, it has produced 87 new graduates, 90 percent of whom are serving as aRead the story …
Local Schoolchildren Connect Through LOU Pen Pal Project
More than 800 students helped write letters in literacy-based event
March 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 800 children across Lafayette County received handwritten messages from other local children recently as part of the first-ever Lafayette-Oxford-University Pen Pal Project. Co-sponsored by multiple organizations – including the Mississippi Campaign for Grade-Level Reading at the University of Mississippi, the Lafayette County Literacy Council and the United Way’s LOU ReadsRead the story …
UM Hosts State Robotics Competition this Weekend
Center for Mathematics and Science Education prepares for fifth annual FIRST Tech Challenge
March 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Middle and high school students from across the state will compete in Mississippi’s fifth annual FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition Saturday (March 4) at the University of Mississippi. Hosted by UM’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education, judging begins at 7 a.m. in Tad Smith Coliseum. Public events begin at 10 a.m., and the competitionRead the story …