OXFORD, Miss – A two-volume anthology series titled “Mojo Rising,” edited by a University of Mississippi graduate and UM professor, will be launched Sept. 23 at Rowan Oak. The focus of the books, published by Sartoris Literary Group, is the Mojo Triangle – most of Mississippi, Memphis, New Orleans and Nashville. This area is knownRead the story …
Mojo Triangle Anthology Launches Saturday at Rowan Oak
Collections celebrate short story as literary art and showcase contemporary authors
September 20, 2017 by
Ford Center Hosts Artrageous Interactive Performance
Audiences get to be a part of the sensory art experience
September 19, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi will host Artrageous, billed as “the interactive music experience,” for one show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 21). The interactive performance incorporates a variety of art forms, and audiences experience live painting, music, dance and life-size puppetry, as wellRead the story …
Special Collections Fall Lecture Series Begins this Month
Lunch lectures on varied topics slated throughout the semester
September 15, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries’ Department of Archives and Special Collections will feature guest speakers on a variety of topics during its Fall Lecture Series. “I am so pleased Special Collections has such a distinguished panel of speakers scheduled for the fall,” said Jennifer Ford, the department’s head. “The presentations address subjectsRead the story …
Founder of Georgetown Memory Project to Speak at UM
Richard Cellini to discuss work Monday in public lecture
September 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard Cellini, founder of the Georgetown Memory Project, will speak Monday (Sept. 18) at the University of Mississippi about how he helped identify descendants of slaves at Georgetown University. The event, set for 4-5 p.m. in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory, is free and open to the public. A question-and-answer sessionRead the story …
UM Student First to Attain Degree through Complete 2 Compete
Statewide initiative aims to create brighter future and improve Mississippi economy
September 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The first student in Mississippi to earn a degree through the Complete 2 Compete Initiative finished within days of the program launch by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board. University of Mississippi student Debra Harris had a long college journey and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in general studiesRead the story …
Cyrus Chestnut Quartet to Perform at Ford Center
Thursday show is first in the 2017-18 Jazz Series
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host a night of jazz Thursday (Sept. 14) with the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet. Chestnut, a Baltimore native and soulful jazz pianist, blends contemporary, traditional and gospel jazz styles with soulful sounds and a mix of Latin and samba. HisRead the story …
Annual Program Educates Students on Sexual Health and Related Topics
September 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, Office of Violence Prevention and Office of Health Promotion are co-sponsoring Sex EDxtravaganza, a program on sexual health, consent, gender identities and healthy relationships, on Sept. 11-13. The event will focus on three goals: decreasing sexually transmitted diseases, preventing sexualRead the story …
Journalism Professor Releases Book Detailing 1962 Integration
Kathleen Wickham examines the work of 12 different journalists in 'We Believed We Were Immortal'
September 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi journalism professor explores the careers of American journalists in her new nonfiction book “We Believed We Were Immortal: Twelve Reporters Who Covered the 1962 Integration Crisis at Ole Miss.” Kathleen Wickham’s book, published by Yoknapatawpha Press, details how each journalist covered a different part of the integration crisis,Read the story …
GreenServ Airing Again on ‘World’s Greatest’
August 28, 2017 by
Oxford business GreenServ Inc. was featured last month on “World’s Greatest,” a television program that highlights the best companies, products and services around the world. The medical waste and compliance firm, started by University of Mississippi alumnus John Alford and business partner Will Fountain, have seen an overwhelmingly positive response from the community and potentialRead the story …
Religion Course Open to LOU Community
Free sessions focus on comparing Christianity and Islam
August 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is opening her fall religion course to people in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community, inviting them to come learn what both the Bible and the Quran teach on several topics. The class, REL 300: Comparative World Religions: Bible and Quran, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at variousRead the story …