Editor’s note: The 2020 Oxford Film Festival has been postponed. Click here for more information. OXFORD, Miss. – The 2020 Oxford Film Festival, which begins March 18, will host the world premiere of “It’s Time,” the story of Ole Miss football player Chucky Mullins, and screenings of 222 films and more than 100 other events over fiveRead the story …
‘It’s Time’ for the Oxford Film Festival
17th annual event brings more than 200 movies to community over five days
March 11, 2020 by
A ‘Purple’ Passion for Public Relations
Robin Street, celebrated teacher, purple-clad advocate for diversity and acceptance, to retire from UM
March 9, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robin Street’s office in Farley Hall is lined with business cards from her former public relations students and a wall full of photos with them. The mementos are powerful reminders of the lives she has touched over nearly three decades at the University of Mississippi. Street, a senior lecturer in journalism, is retiringRead the story …
Meet Terence C. Williams, February’s Staff Member of the Month
February 24, 2020 by
Terence C. Williams, a property control auditor in Procurement Services, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for February. To help us get to know him better, he answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Williams: Six years and 4 months. IOM: What is your hometown?Read the story …
Fifth Annual TEDx Event Set for Feb. 29
Experts on politics, heart disease prevention, music and more to speak at Ford Center
February 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The fifth annual TEDxUniversityofMississippi conference is slated for Saturday (Feb. 29) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, bringing together a diverse group of speakers on topics such as politics, race in the South, preventing heart disease, music, community development and more. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., a lineup of 13 speakersRead the story …
Professor John Neff’s Door was Always Open
Noted Civil War scholar and professor remembered for approachable nature and devotion to students
February 17, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noell Wilson remembers beloved University of Mississippi history professor John Neff, with his distinguished, thick gray beard, always keeping his office door open and sitting there deep in conversation with his students. Neff and the students often would be working on a large wooden table with drafts laid out to focus on theirRead the story …
Gilman Scholarships Offer UM Students Chance to See the World
Applications for 2020 awards, open to students of limited financial means, accepted through March 3
February 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A front row seat at the European Union, a visit to a Holocaust memorial in Germany and learning at one of the world’s most prestigious universities all were made possible for three University of Mississippi students this semester, thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The students secured theRead the story …
Alumnus Charlie Hussey Named SEC Deputy Commissioner
An architect of SEC Network's success appointed to conference's No. 2 post
February 6, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Charlie Hussey recently became the Southeastern Conference‘s deputy commissioner after spending the last few years overseeing the overwhelming success of the SEC’s television network. Hussey, who grew up in Oxford, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ole Miss in 1999 and went to work for the SECRead the story …
Student to Make His Own ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ During Bolivia Trek
Jess Cooley, 2020 Barksdale Award Winner, plans to document forest fire devastation in Bolivia
February 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student Jess Cooley sat in an Oxford coffee shop last August scrolling through Instagram when he saw posts of devastating wildfires in an arid forest that serves as Bolivia’s natural barrier against global warming. The international studies and accounting major from Laurel knew the area that was engulfed veryRead the story …
Author Kiese Laymon to Deliver Honors Convocation Address
Reception and book signing to follow Feb. 4 event at the Ford Center
January 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Spring Convocation, set for Feb. 4, features lauded author and University of Mississippi faculty member Kiese Laymon, whose memoir “Heavy” has garnered international attention and won some of literature’s highest awards. The event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the PerformingRead the story …
Meet Jen Blakley, January’s Staff Member of the Month
January 27, 2020 by
Jen Blakley, administrative assistant in the School of Pharmacy, has been named Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for January. To help us get to know her better, she answered some questions for Inside Ole Miss. IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss? Blakley: 1 year and 4 months IOM: What is your hometown? Blakley: VanRead the story …