Glenn Storey Schove, administrative coordinator II in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for March. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Schove: 10 years as an employeeRead the story …
Two Math Champs = Win for Ole Miss
UM professors Dao Nguyen and Thái Hoàng Lê both won gold medals at Math Olympiad
March 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the first known uses of mathematics was 37,000 years ago when someone in the Lebombo Mountains between South Africa and Swaziland carved 29 marks into a bone from a baboon’s thigh to count something. Ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans and Greeks also made advancements to the science of math, many ofRead the story …
Meet Terry Blackmarr, February’s Staff Member of the Month
February 23, 2019 by
Terry L. Blackmarr, assistant to the dean in general studies, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for February. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Blackmarr: 25½ years IOM: What is your hometown? Blackmarr: Oxford. Read the story …
University to Host American Legion Boys State Through 2021
Hundreds of high school juniors come to campus in May to learn about the workings of government
February 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will continue to host American Legion Boys State through 2021, bringing high school juniors to campus for a weeklong event designed “to develop tomorrow’s informed, responsible citizens.” The university will host American Legion Boys State through 2021. Hundreds of students will stay on campus May 26-June 1 this year to learn howRead the story …
Graduate School Expo Set for Feb. 8
Event showcases diverse academic offerings and research opportunities
February 4, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts a Graduate School Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday (Feb. 8), giving prospective students an opportunity to check out all that the university has to offer. The event begins with a welcome session in Bondurant Hall, Room 204C. It will give attendees a chance toRead the story …
Meet Vernita Ivy, January’s Staff Member of the Month
January 28, 2019 by
Vernita Ivy, a production control clerk in the Department of Student Housing, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for January. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Ivy: 9 years and 6 months.Read the story …
Accountancy School Team Donates Winnings to Hurricane Relief
Students win accounting competition, contribute $1,000 to relief efforts in Panama City
January 26, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ben Bradford, a University of Mississippi student from Panama City, Florida, watched from Oxford last fall as Hurricane Michael wrought devastation on his hometown. At the time, Bradford and other students from the Patterson School of Accountancy had entered PwC’s Challenge case competition, which is hosted by the multinational professional services firm. TeamsRead the story …
Student to Work with Smithsonian on Expat Women Artists
Grace Moorman will research influence of American female artists living in Paris in 1920s
January 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student Grace Moorman is going to Washington for the spring 2019 semester to work as a curatorial intern at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery on a project that highlights the contributions of 20th century women to the arts. Moorman, a junior art history major from Madison, is toRead the story …
Doctoral Candidate Earns Fellowship to Continue Literary Research
Amber Hodge to continue dissertation work at University of Virginia's academic libraries
January 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi doctoral candidate Amber Hodge has received a Lillian Gary Taylor Fellowship in American Literature, which funds a month of research at the University of Virginia’s expansive academic libraries. Hodge, who is working toward a Ph.D. in English literature with a graduate minor in gender studies, will continue work on her dissertation,Read the story …
Meet Dewey Knight, December’s Staff Member of the Month
January 7, 2019 by
Dewey Knight, associate director of the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for December. To help us get to know him better, he answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Knight: I came to Ole Miss asRead the story …