OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s food bank, known as the Grove Grocery, provides a discreet and much-needed source for food, hygiene products and more for Ole Miss students and employees each week. Supported primarily through donations, the Grove Grocery provides hundreds of meals each semester. Since the fall semester began in August, the FoodRead the story …
Student Co-Directors Work Against Student Food Insecurity
With community support, Kate Reinhardt and Holten Moreno lead the UM food bank
November 26, 2019 by
Preserving Precious Artifacts
Two UM professors unite to save university's archaeological collection
November 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi anthropology professors have received a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service to maintain and preserve the university’s archaeological collection, a noted assemblage of as many as 500,000 Native American artifacts stored on the Oxford campus. The grants program, Save America’s Treasures, helps preserve nationally significant historic properties andRead the story …
Arielle Hudson Named UM’s 27th Rhodes Scholar
Tunica native becomes university's first African American female to earn coveted scholarship
November 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Arielle Hudson has become the University of Mississippi’s 27th Rhodes Scholar, making her UM’s first African American female to be selected for the prestigious, international scholarship program. Hudson, a senior English education major, was selected after interviews with the officials from the Rhodes Trust on Nov. 22-23 in Birmingham, Alabama. Scholarship recipientsRead the story …
Keith Carter Named Ole Miss Athletics Director
Former Rebel Basketball All-American Was 2016 National Fundraiser of the Year
November 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A nationally recognized fundraiser who has worked alongside some of the biggest names in college athletics, Keith Carter will take the reins of the University of Mississippi athletics department 20 years after leading its men’s basketball program to the top of the Southeastern Conference. After receiving a unanimous recommendation from the members ofRead the story …
Classics Professor Sees the Writing on the Wall
Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons studies ancient Roman graffiti for insights into culture
November 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – They didn’t have spray paint or Sharpies, but ancient Romans graffitied all over their towns thousands of years ago. They created political posters, announcements of public events, like gladiators’ competitions, and personal greetings. One surviving salutation to a woman reads “Aniciae feliciter,” or “good tidings to Anicia.” “Without access to paper, people communicatedRead the story …
Q&A with Ole Miss Students Interning for ’60 Minutes,’ Fortune Magazine
November 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two students from the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media are in New York this semester, taking classes and interning through the Semester in Journalism program operated by a journalism institute at The King’s College. “60 Minutes” intern Matthew Hendley is a junior broadcast journalism major from Madison. He has workedRead the story …
UM Student, Alumna Among Rhodes Scholarship Finalists
Arielle Hudson, Chinelo Ibekwe prepare for interview process for prestigious international award
November 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An education major at the University of Mississippi and an engineering alumna are both finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Arielle Hudson, a senior English education major from Tunica, will compete for the scholarship during a series of interviews Nov. 22-23 in Birmingham,Read the story …
Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum Set for April 2-3, 2020
November 8, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 2020 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum is slated for April 2-3, 2020 at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The event will bring together leading entrepreneurs, economic developers, innovators and future business owners to learn more about the entrepreneurial climate and the future of entrepreneurship in Mississippi. For the first time, the MEF will hostRead the story …
Award-Winning Poet Visiting UM for Lecture
Terrance Hayes to speak Nov. 6 as part of Edith T. Baine Lecture Series
November 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes will visit the University of Mississippi Nov. 6 as part of the seventh annual Edith T. Baine Lecture Series for Scholars and Writers. The event, set for 6 p.m. in Bondurant Hall Auditorium, is sponsored by the Baine lecture series and the UM Department of English. It is freeRead the story …
Symposium Focusing on Reconstruction Era in Holly Springs Opens Friday
Events features panel discussions and graveside ceremony
November 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty have partnered with several statewide organizations to present “Voices of Reconstruction,” a two-day event kicking off Friday (Nov. 1) and centering on the Reconstruction Era in Holly Springs. A full schedule of events is listed below: Friday (Nov. 1) Panel Discussion: “Ecology and Reconstruction: Race and Land UseRead the story …