OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce launched the search for a new vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics formally today (Oct. 30) by announcing the members of the search committee, scheduling the first committee meeting and setting expectations for the search. The search committee will be chaired by Ole Miss alumnus and retiredRead the story …
Enhancing UM Student Services and Advocacy Resources
Q&A with Kate Forster and Shelli Poole
October 29, 2019 by
UMatter: Student Support and Advocacy assists students facing challenges as a way to promote personal and academic success. Housed in the Division of Student Affairs, UMatter has three case managers who handle student advocacy, sexual assault response and violence intervention and prevention, as well as student-of-concern reports. IOM recently visited with Kate Forster, director ofRead the story …
Award-winning ESPN Producer Teaching Sports Workshop
Dwayne Bray will lead students in long-form storytelling exercises
October 27, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An award-winning ESPN producer will teach a one-week workshop at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media in November. Dwayne Bray will offer a select group of sports-minded students an opportunity to work with him Nov. 4-9 on local enterprise stories about college athletics and local sports. “Students will alsoRead the story …
The CPA Journal: Patterson School of Accountancy Featured in Industry Publication
October 25, 2019 by
KPMG Master’s Program Expands into Tax By Jeffrey C. LeSage and Frank Casal/The CPA Journal Disruptive new technologies and the growing pressure at many companies to reimagine the tax function are requiring tax and audit professionals to expand their skills and knowledge. The auditing and accounting professions have a critical need for people who understandRead the story …
Former CBS Sports Producer Leads Documentary Film Festival Workshop
Students completed intensive storytelling projects on tight deadline
October 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A 13-time national Emmy Award-winning sports television producer recently returned to the University of Mississippi to lead a 48-Hour Documentary Film Festival workshop hosted by the School of Journalism and New Media. Terry Ewert, former executive producer of CBS Sports, has won Emmys for writing and documentary filmmaking. He also led production forRead the story …
Documentary about Faulkner Household Screening Thursday
'Thinking of Home' offers glimpse from an insider's point of view
October 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Much has been written and broadcast about William Faulkner. But there has been nothing produced talking about life in the Faulkner household from an insider’s point of view. “Thinking of Home: Falkner House and Rowan Oak” is a 30-minute documentary featuring Oxford writer Larry Wells, who with his late wife, Dean Faulkner Wells,Read the story …
Survival of the Weakest
UM professor Brice Noonan puts new spin on evolutionary biology
October 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was a teenager in south Florida, Brice Noonan discovered a new love that ultimately shaped the course of his life. “I became enamored of frogs in high school,” said Noonan, an associate professor in the University of Mississippi Department of Biology. His fascination increased when he learned about a specific speciesRead the story …
Lens Collective Workshop to View ‘The Land Through Our Lens’
UM students to work with mentors to create visual stories about Mississippi landscapes
October 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media‘s annual multimedia storytelling workshop, Lens Collective, will explore the idea of Mississippi land this fall. Set for Oct. 23-26, The Land Through Our Lens conference will document stories about Mississippi land, specifically in Oxford, Holly Springs, the nearby community of Taylor andRead the story …
Captivating Classes
UM offers dynamic assortment of niche writing courses
October 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Somewhat hidden in the vast University of Mississippi undergraduate catalog is Liberal Arts 102, a course offering stylized freshman composition courses with off-the-beaten-path topics. From graphic novels and horror films to political history and the fundamentals of rhetoric, the classes fulfill the second half of the university’s general education composition requirement. InstructorsRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Welcomes 2019-20 Officers
Birmingham banker Matt Lusco elected as president
October 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association welcomed new elected officers for 2019-20 at its annual meeting Oct. 5 as part of the University of Mississippi‘s Homecoming activities. Matt Lusco (BBA 79), of Birmingham, Alabama, was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Lusco is senior executive vice president and chief risk officerRead the story …