OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi journalism professor and Magazine Innovation Center director Samir Husni represented the university earlier this month at the American Magazine Media Conference in New York and presented The Magnolia Journal with the 2017 Launch of the Year Award. Husni, known as “Mr. Magazine” for his extensive expertise of the magazineRead the story …
Journalism Professor Presents Magazine Launch of the Year Award
Samir Husni announces honor for The Magnolia Journal at the American Magazine Media Conference
March 1, 2018 by
University to Host Open Forums for UPD Chief Candidates
Finalists to deliver a presentation followed by question-and-answer
February 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Division of Student Affairs is in its final stages of the search process for a police chief and will host open forums for each of the four finalists over the next two weeks. The four candidates are Terence Calloway, Jackie Allan Gilbert, Ray Hawkins and Stephanie Hill. Faculty,Read the story …
Ford Center Hosts ‘Celebrating Gershwin’
Clarinetist Julian Bliss also to conduct master class at Nutt Auditorium
February 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The acclaimed Julian Bliss Septet will take audiences on a stroll down Tin Pan Alley when the group visits the University of Mississippi for a Thursday (March 1) concert at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. “Celebrating Gershwin: A Stroll Down Tin Pan Alley” is set for 7:30 p.m.Read the story …
‘No Two Alike’ Exhibit Highlights University’s Unique Collections
Display at the J.D. Williams Library is open through December
February 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries’ Department of Archives and Special Collections collaborated with the UM Museum to host “No Two Alike,” an exhibit of unusual materials from Mississippi artists and unique art publications from Special Collections’ rare book collection. The exhibit, open through Dec. 14 in the Faulkner Room of the J.D.Read the story …
University Opens Resource Center for Student Veterans
Space will provide support for student veterans to improve their quality of life on campus
February 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosted a grand opening Wednesday (Feb. 21) of its Veterans Resource Center, which will provide student veterans with a variety of benefits to improve their quality of life on campus. More than 1,300 Ole Miss students are veterans, active military or military dependents. This center serves as aRead the story …
Ole Miss Students Hope to Break Record at RebelTHON Dance Marathon
Goal is to raise $225,000 for Batson Children's Hospital
February 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students are hoping to once again surpass their previous fundraising efforts for Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital at the UM Medical Center in Jackson through the sixth annual RebelTHON dance marathon this weekend. Last year, Ole Miss students danced nonstop during the 12-hour event and raised more than $172,000 forRead the story …
Overby Center Begins Spring Program Series
First panel discussion Feb. 20 focuses on the integration of churches in Jackson
February 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics will host several discussions and lectures this spring, beginning with a discussion Tuesday (Feb. 20) about a campaign 50 years ago to integrate churches in Jackson. The panel discussion “Integrating God’s House” will feature Carter Dalton Lyon, author of “Sanctuaries ofRead the story …
Ford Center Hosts ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Tuesday Night
Performance by acclaimed Aquila Theatre begins at 7:30 p.m.
February 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host the acclaimed Aquila Theatre company Tuesday (Feb. 13) evening as the troupe bring to life Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” In what is one of Austen’s most popular novels, the characters live in a time when few optionsRead the story …
Special Collections Spring Lecture Series Begins this Week
Programming includes oral histories, the artistic legacy of the Faulkner family and covering civil rights
February 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi will host guest speakers on several topics throughout the semester as part of its Spring 2018 Lecture Series. The semester features partnerships with the University Museum and the Meek School of Journalism and New Media to provide a wide rangeRead the story …
UM Press Corps Class Teaches Students About Legislative Reporting
Inaugural course gives participants access to policymakers at the Capitol
January 31, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. Several University of Mississippi students gained firsthand experience in legislative reporting this month through the Meek School of Journalism and New Media‘s Mississippi Capitol Press Corps reporting class. The two-week Wintersession course, led by journalism instructor LaReeca Rucker and Fred Anklam, co-editor of Mississippi Today, was designed to give students an overview ofRead the story …