The University of Mississippi garnered many national accolades over the past year (listed in no particular order). Top College Town – Livability.com ranks Oxford No. 2 on its third annual listing of top college towns, praising the town’s genteel atmosphere, cultural and social opportunities, and abundance of outdoor activities. Oxford was No. 9 onRead the story …
UM Faculty Member Published for Consumption Research
Marketing Professor’s Research Finds Consumers Thirst for More Knowledge of Products Despite Risks
December 13, 2012 by
Research by Melissa Cinelli, University of Mississippi assistant professor of marketing, is set to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research in April 2013. Cinelli collaborated with Joshua Clarkson, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati and Chris Janiszewski, professor of marketing at the University of Florida, on the article “TheRead the story …
Message from the Dean
December 10, 2012 by
Dear Friends, With this issue of Keywords, we mourn the passing of Dr. John Pilkington, one of the University Libraries’ greatest proponents. As a member of our Friends of the Library organization for more than 50 years, with 30 years as president, Dr. Pilkington made it his mission to increase support for the libraries.Read the story …
Remembering John Pilkington, ‘Champion of Libraries’
December 10, 2012 by
Following the passing of revered professor John Pilkington, the university community has remained dedicated to advancing the cause the scholar spent decades championing — the continued support of the J.D. Williams Library. Through the John Pilkington Library Endowment, Pilkington’s legacy continues to strengthen the library, which Pilkington believed to be the heart of theRead the story …
University Grey’s letters tell story of Civil War
December 10, 2012 by
A little more than a century and a half ago, a University of Mississippi student left Oxford to fight in the Civil War. The journey sent him hundreds of miles from Mississippi — a home to which he would never return. During those years, Richard C. Bridges’ only way to communicate with loved onesRead the story …
Head nurse’s photos, papers portray daily life in 1930s Southern prison
December 10, 2012 by
It was more than 80 years ago, when Martha Alice Stewart walked into the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman Farm to assume her role as head nurse. She was one of few to get an inside glimpse between the walls that make up the most notorious penitentiary in the South. The public canRead the story …
Civil rights activist donates papers to UM
December 10, 2012 by
Sorting Bishop Duncan Gray Jr.’s mail into two stacks — the “good” and the “bad” — was a considerable task at the height of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The small-town Episcopalian priest, known nationally for his nonviolent and pro-equality stance that segregation was incompatible with the Christian faith, received piles of letters.Read the story …
Collection highlights 1960 election, Kennedy’s presidency
December 10, 2012 by
As President John F. Kennedy prepared to lead a nation in 1961, James Meredith planned to integrate the University of Mississippi the following year. The two men would soon become inextricably linked in one of many battles for civil rights in the South. A collection in Archives and Special Collections, donated by Cincinnati judgeRead the story …
U.S. marshals remember 1962
December 10, 2012 by
Dennis Erby (left), U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Mississippi; William Dunn, a retired Border Patrol officer; and Dave Turk, U.S. marshals historian, present a memory book filled with material related to the 1962 integration of Ole Miss to Julia Rholes, UM dean of libraries. Fifty years ago, as a young U.S. deputy marshalRead the story …
Measurable growth
Message from Michael Upton, Director of Development
December 10, 2012 by
Thanks to your support, the University Libraries continues to grow. To demonstrate this growth, I thought I’d share some numbers from the past few years.