OXFORD, Miss. – The most recent of many gifts from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation to the University of Mississippi provides $125,000 in operational support for the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The foundation, named for the late Jackie and Faser Triplett, of Jackson, is managed by their children: Chip Triplett,Read the story …
New Gift Supports Women’s Council Programming, Operations
Triplett Family Foundation supports Women's Council with major gift
October 21, 2023 by
Community Engagement Fund Supports Meaningful Partnerships
Applications for 2024 grants accepted through Oct. 31
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi graduate student Monica Coleman received a Community Engaged Partnership Development Fund grant in 2022, she knew she wanted to make an impact in her hometown. “As a native of Tunica County, I wanted to go back and help the people who have poured so much into my life,”Read the story …
UM Partners With PainVox to Pinpoint Origin Sites of Chronic Pain
Technology could improve treatment options by locating biomarkers for pain-generating tissues
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi-invented technology focused on imaging chronic pain has been exclusively licensed for further development by pharmaceutical company PainVox. The first-of-its-kind radiopharmaceutical, or radiotracer, has the potential to identify precise origin sites of chronic pain across a number of conditions. “We are thrilled to have PainVox as a partner andRead the story …
Mississippi Banks Steady Amid Economic Slowdown
UM expert Ken Cyree explores strengths in state's banking
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As banks across the U.S. struggle against a slowing economy, Mississippi banks remain steady. The key to their resiliency is simple: community, said Ken Cyree, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. “Mississippi is a community banking state,” Cyree said. “Our banks are rural and community banks that areRead the story …
Criminal Justice Reform Activist Shares Inspirational Story
Burton featured Oct. 26 at inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Burton, a visionary and inspirational leader of the criminal justice reform movement, will give the inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series on Oct. 26 at the University of Mississippi. Presented by the university’s African American studies and the Prison-to-College Pipeline programs, the 6 p.m. event in Bondurant Hall, Room 204C, isRead the story …
Rebel Student Venture Fund Assists Budding Entrepreneurs
Successful alumni returning to campus to mentor potential future business startups
October 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi student Eli Allen, of Collinsville, received a grant in 2015 from the Rebel Student Venture Fund, it allowed him to concentrate fully on creating Curtsy, a mobile application that makes it easy to thrift and sell clothing, shoes, accessories and more. Curtsy has grown into a nationwide businessRead the story …
UM, MSU Compete in Egg Bowl Glass Recycling Drive
Oxford, university community encouraged to bring glass recyclables Nov. 9
October 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the University of Mississippi community will soon be able to compete in a different kind of Egg Bowl: a glass recycling contest. Conducted by the Office of Sustainability in partnership with Door 2 Door Recycling, the Egg Bowl Glass Recycling Drive will run 2-6 p.m. Nov. 9 in the parkingRead the story …
Endowment Turns Tragedy Into Hope
UM scholarship for business students honors life of young alumnus
October 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jeanne and Moe Allain, of Houston, Texas, are memorializing their son, Jacques, a 2020 University of Mississippi graduate who died suddenly at home on July 24, 2022, with a new endowment in the School of Business Administration. The Jacques Allain Memorial Scholarship Endowment will be awarded to freshmen in the business schoolRead the story …
Award-Winning Authors to Discuss New Works
Ethel Morgan Smith and Jane Smiley to talk about their books Oct. 25 at UM
October 12, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eudora Welty Prize winner Ethel Morgan Smith and Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley will discuss their latest books at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in Nutt Auditorium at the University of Mississippi. The event is free and open to the public. Smith won the 2023 Eudora Welty Prize for her “Path to Grace:Read the story …
Women’s Council Welcomes Susan Duncan as New Board Member
Former law school dean has been active in council's mentoring activities
October 9, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy has named Susan Duncan, former dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law, as the newest member of the council’s board. The first woman to serve as the law school’s permanent dean, Duncan returned to the classroom this summer as a member of itsRead the story …