OXFORD, Miss. – For Edgar Serrano, the Spanish language is a tool. More than just a way to strengthen their language skills, foreign language instruction is one of many tools Serrano hopes students receive to help make the world a better place. That passion for teaching Spanish to college and elementary students resulted in nationalRead the story …
Spanish Instructor Recognized for Work with Elementary Students
Mexico City native finds passion in classroom after career change
July 10, 2018 by
Kirsten Dellinger Named Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
New role will serve College of Liberal Arts students, faculty, staff
July 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty member Kirsten Dellinger will be continuing her passion and dedication to making UM a more diverse and inclusive place in a new role, beginning Aug. 15. Dellinger has been named associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the College of Liberal Arts. She joined the faculty as aRead the story …
UM Competing this Week in 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Unified Flag Football team from Ole Miss participating in inaugural Unified College event
July 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team from the University of Mississippi is in Seattle to participate in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. The event, which takes place from July 1-6, highlights the abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities while promoting ideals of acceptance and inclusion. Amanda Alpert, assistant director of intramural sports and sports clubsRead the story …
UM Graduate Receives Leadership Award for RebelTHON Efforts
Hailey Cooper devoted three years at Ole Miss to raising funds for children's hospital
June 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate Hailey Cooper has been named a recipient of the 2018 Miracle Network Dance Marathon Distinguished Leadership Award. Cooper, a Madison native who earned her bachelor’s degree in English in May, served as the 2017-18 president of RebelTHON, a dance marathon and fundraiser held each year in Oxford toRead the story …
UM Journalism Professor Named Executive Director of Accrediting Organization
Headquarters of Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications will move to UM
June 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Patricia Thompson, assistant dean at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, has been named the new executive director of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. As a result, the council’s headquarters will move to UM, where Thompson will assume her new role JulyRead the story …
UM’s ‘Mr. Magazine’ Recognized for Industry Contributions
Journalism professor Samir Husni honored with 2018 Luminaire Award
June 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Idealliance and Print Industries Alliance have named University of Mississippi journalism professor Samir Husni a recipient of the 2018 Franklin Luminaire Award. The award recognizes professionals for exceptional and positive contributions to service in the media and graphic communications industry. Husni, founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the MeekRead the story …
Center for Inclusion Creates Lasting Impact for Graduating Seniors
CICCE celebrates four years of service to students
June 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During their college careers, many students find an organization, resource or mentor that influences the person they become and affects them both academically and personally. For several of this year’s graduates, the University of Mississippi’s Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement served as all three. The CICCE was established in 2014Read the story …
Alumna Begins Endowment to Rename Magazine Innovation Center
Amy Lyles Wilson seeks to name the unit after journalism professor Samir Husni
June 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Amy Lyles Wilson is working to raise $100,000 to rename the Magazine Innovation Center at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media for the center’s longtime director and journalism professor Samir Husni. A former student of Husni’s, Wilson wants to rename the foundation of the university’s magazineRead the story …
UM Hosts Old-Time Piano Playing Contest Memorial Day Weekend
Competition features styles ranging from ragtime to jazz and blues
May 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford will host the 44th annual World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival this weekend. The comprehensive competitions, which run through Sunday (May 27), feature pianists ages 11 to 81 from the United States, Great Britain and France performing styles including ragtime, traditionalRead the story …
Faculty and Students Honored at Annual Lavender Graduation
Vice chancellor and journalism lecturer receive Vicki Mahan Ally of the Year Awards
May 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For three years, the University of Mississippi has held a Lavender Graduation, an annual ceremony to acknowledge the achievements of LGBTQ and ally students. Thirty-one undergraduate and graduate students participated in this year’s ceremony, with each receiving lavender cords to wear at Commencement. Besides the graduates, two members of the UM communityRead the story …