Katherine Slone, executive assistant in the Office of the Provost, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for May. To help us get to know her better, Slone answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Slone: Six years. IOM: What isRead the story …
Two UM Master’s Graduates Selected for Poetry Fellowships
Both recipients to attend literary gatherings in June
May 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi graduates of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program have been selected to participate in prestigious fellowship programs in poetry. Both Samyak Shertok, of Kathmandu, Nepal, and Jan Verberkmoes, from Roseburg, Oregon, graduated May 12, earning high praise from faculty members and administrators in the UMRead the story …
UM’s 165th Commencement Set this Weekend
Acclaimed historian, biographer Walter Isaacson to speak Saturday morning
May 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will present degrees to some 5,000 students Saturday (May 12) at its 165th Commencement. The ceremony, set for 9 a.m. in the Grove, features renowned historian and biographer Walter Isaacson as speaker. Isaacson, who also was head of both CNN and Time magazine, is a professor of historyRead the story …
UM Students Sweep Public Relations Association of Mississippi Awards
Twelve Ole Miss students honored out of 14 winners, including Best in Show
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, with one student winning overall Best in Show. Only 14 total students from around the state won awards, and students from the UM Meek School of Journalism and New Media won 12Read the story …
Members of UM Community Invited to Participate in HIT Forum
Free events include pitch competition, presentations form researchers and networking reception
April 18, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The Health Innovation and Transformation Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center invites the LOU community to participate in the inaugural HIT Forum, an interactive event where health innovators from across the state can share their ideas for improving the health of Mississippians, connect with potential collaborators and compete for financial and infrastructuralRead the story …
University Offers Free NCFDD Membership to Faculty, Students and Staff
Professional development, training, mentoring community supports academics' careers
April 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of the Provost and Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi have acquired an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. All UM faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral students and staff can join NCFDD at no cost and access a wide variety ofRead the story …
Education Professor Wins Elsie M. Hood Teaching Award
Ann Monroe receives UM's top teaching honor with nominations from students
April 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ann Monroe, assistant dean and associate professor at the University of Mississippi School of Education, is the 2018 recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, the highest honor a UM faculty member can receive for teaching. Each year, the Hood Award honors one Ole Miss faculty memberRead the story …
Living Music Resource Goes Live to Levingston’s Carnegie Hall Concert
Nancy Maria Balach and UM students to interview pianist on location in New York
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Bruce Levingston, renowned concert pianist and Chancellor’s Artist-in-Residence of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi, performs this month at Carnegie Hall, he will provide a unique educational opportunity for students involved in the Living Music Resource program. Levingston and Nancy Maria Balach, UM associate professor of music and founderRead the story …
RFK’s ‘Delta Epiphany’ to be Discussed at Overby Center
UM professor to talk about her new book at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
April 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen Meacham, author of “Delta Epiphany,” a new book on Robert F. Kennedy’s dramatic tour of the Mississippi Delta in 1967 and its impact on the region, will discuss her work at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 3) at the University of Mississippi’s Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. Bill Rose, aRead the story …
Highly Anticipated Lens Collective Returns to UM
Events include mentoring, book signing and a tour of Delta locales
March 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi will host the Lens Collective, an annual multimedia workshop that features collaborations with mentors, students and eight universities, on March 28-31. This year’s focus is on stories about civil rights in the Mississippi Delta. “The Lens Collective is funRead the story …