OXFORD, Miss. – Winning top honors in several categories, University of Mississippi journalism students dominated the annual Southeastern Journalism Conference competitions. The weekend conference, hosted by Georgia State University in Atlanta, had two separate awards ceremonies. Best of the South awards honored student work published or broadcast from November 2013 through November 2014. Onsite competitions involvedRead the story …
UM Student Media, Students Score Big at Journalism Conference Awards
Group wins Onsite Championship Team category for fourth time in five years
March 10, 2015 by
Physicist’s Studies of Black Holes Spins Make Prestigious Journal
Global research team's findings advance understanding, get international attention
March 3, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, provides new insight about the most energetic event in the universe: the merging of two spinning, orbiting black holes into a larger black hole. The research findings by Emanuele Berti, UM associate professor of physics and astronomy, and his colleagues appearRead the story …
Aaron Shirley, M.D. posthumously receives Community Service Award
UMMC’s professor named Diversity Educator of the Year
March 2, 2015 by
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning recently held its Diversity celebration by recognizing campus and community leaders for the impact they have made in advancing diversity and encouraging understanding and respect. The late Aaron Shirley M.D., (1933-2014) received the Community Service Award for courage, commitment, persistenceRead the story …
Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring Returns to Campus
Free Feb. 27 concert honors Charles Reagan Wilson
February 25, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring returns to University of Mississippi this week for a special concert as part of the Porter Fortune Jr. History Symposium. The symposium honors the recent retirement of Charles Reagan Wilson with a series of talks and panel discussions on Southern religion and Southern culture. Set for 7:30 p.m. FridayRead the story …
Isom Center Hosts Artist Talk with Maggie Renzi
Film producer, actor to discuss career and work Thursday evening
February 16, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies will host an artist talk event Thursday (Feb. 19) with actor and film producer Maggie Renzi. Slated for 6:30 p.m. in Bryant Hall, Room 209, the event is free and open to the public. A reception follows the talk inRead the story …
UM Helps Bring World’s Largest Map of Africa to Mississippi
Doubling as a 'geo game board,' map comes to Oxford and Lafayette county schools beginning Feb. 23
February 11, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi is bringing the world’s largest map of Africa to Oxford, among other locations, this month, giving students a chance to explore the diverse geography of the continent on a 35-by-26-foot “geo game board.” The map, designed for students in grades K-8, has aRead the story …
Susan McPhail Making Mark in Movies
Adjunct education professor-turned-actress has roles in two Sundance Festival films
January 28, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan McPhail may not be among this year’s Oscar nominees, but for the University of Mississippi adjunct education professor-turned-actress, having roles in two films screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is a major achievement. “I’m still reeling from the news,” said McPhail, who played supporting characters in “A Walk in theRead the story …
Music of the South Concert Series Rocks It Out
Lee Bains III to perform Jan. 27 at UM
January 21, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lee Bains III brings his distinct Southern rock and soul to the University of Mississippi for a solo performance Jan. 27 as part of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture‘s Music of the South concert series. Bains, a songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama, who lives in Atlanta, recently released his secondRead the story …
Meet Counseling Center Director Bud Edwards
January 9, 2015 by
Quinton “Bud” Edwards became director of the University Counseling Center in October. He answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss to help us get to know him better. IOM: Tell us a little about your background in counseling. Edwards: I have a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri (at)Read the story …
UM Professor Receives 2015 Humanities Scholar Award
Eric Weber to receive award from the Mississippi Humanities Council
January 9, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eric Weber, associate professor of public policy leadership at the University of Mississippi, has been selected to receive the 2015 Humanities Scholar Award for his outstanding contributions to the study and understanding of the humanities. The Humanities Scholar Award, presented by the Mississippi Humanities Council, will be conferred at the 2015 PublicRead the story …