OXFORD, Miss. – Acting Chancellor Morris Stocks and Acting Provost Noel Wilkin were recently thrust into short-term roles at the University of Mississippi, but they have a comprehensive vision for UM that includes continued enrollment growth, new financial contributions and a focus on faculty recruitment. Stocks was UM’s provost when he was recently chosen by theRead the story …
Stocks, Wilkin Share Their Vision for UM
Acting leaders plan to focus on maintaining university's momentum in enrollment, fundraising
July 24, 2015 by
Gray to Lead UM Health Professions Advising Office
July 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Wayne Gray, a University of Mississippi instructor of biology, has been named director of the university’s Health Professions Advising Office. The office, in Martindale Student Services Center, provides students with information to guide them as they consider careers in the health profession. Gray, who joined the UM faculty in August 2014,Read the story …
‘CSI’ Gets Real at UM Forensics Camp
Students get hands-on experience with technology to help solve simulated crimes
July 24, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The crime scene was cordoned off. A methamphetamine lab operator there had been killed in an apparent botched robbery attempt. Samples were taken to be analyzed, which helped investigators identify a suspect. The situation played out like the plot in a TV crime drama. But the blood wasn’t real – it was only barbecueRead the story …
UM Professor One of 70 Ransom Center Fellows
July 17, 2015 by
Anne Quinney, a University of Mississippi professor of modern languages, has been selected as one of 70 Harry Ransom Center research fellows for the 2015-2016 academic year. The Ransom Center, housed at the University of Texas at Austin, is a humanities research library and museum. During the fellowship, researchers will work on projects using theRead the story …
Oxford Blues Fest Rocks Saturday
Blind Mississippi Morris, Jeff Jensen Band, other acts slated to play Grove stage July 18
July 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Headliners including Blind Mississippi Morris and The Jeff Jensen Band, will play the Oxford Blues Fest on the University of Mississippi campus this Saturday (July 18). Darryl Parker, producer and founder of Oxford Blues Fest, is excited about this year’s festival and expects this one to be the best one yet. “Blues isRead the story …
Constance Pierce Schedules Second Workshop July 25-26
Master artist to assist all levels of experience in sketching at University Museum
July 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Aspiring artists have a second opportunity to learn from the best at a University of Mississippi Museum workshop hosted by Constance Pierce July 25-27. The workshop was added due to a large number of requests following the initial workshop in June. “Learning to Sketch from Museum Masters” is a two-day weekend event July 25-26Read the story …
Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at UM Starts July 19
'Faulkner and Print Culture' boasts strong conference lineup
July 13, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi will host its annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference July 19-23 bringing scholars from all over the country to Oxford to discuss “Faulkner and Print Culture.” The Nobel Prize winning author and Oxford resident William Faulkner, who also studied at UM, once said that he wished his epitaph would simply read,Read the story …
NCAA Honors Jones, Bjork with New Diversity Awards
Recognition is first of its kind to be awarded by NCAA
July 8, 2015 by
A new NCAA initiative recognizing individuals who support diversity and inclusion has selected outgoing UM Chancellor Dan Jones and UM Athletics Director Ross Bjork as its first honorees. The NCAA announced the awards Wednesday in the following release: An NCAA committee is introducing a new initiative to spotlight individuals who are working to support theRead the story …
UM Hosts Joint Language Workshop with French Embassy
Sessions focus on using games as learning tools
July 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi and the French Embassy in the United States recently hosted a joint workshop at UM to train educators to use games as a pedagogical tool in French classes. The embassy’s Cultural Services Division helped put on the conference, which brought 24 K-12Read the story …
Daniell Mattern Chosen for Coulter Professorship
Organic chemist is fourth recipient of distinguished endowed honor
July 6, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A renowned organic synthetic chemist is the newest recipient of the Margaret McLean Coulter Professorship at the University of Mississippi. Daniell Mattern is the fourth UM faculty member to be awarded the endowed position, which was established in 1983 through a bequest in the will of the late Victor Aldine Coulter, forRead the story …