OXFORD, Miss. – The Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 20th anniversary Friday (Oct. 5) with several events for UM alumni, students, faculty and staff. The institute welcomed its first cohort in 1998 after being created following a generous $60 million donation from the Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund in September 1997. InRead the story …
Croft Institute Marks Its 20th Anniversary Friday
Events include alumni panels, commemoration ceremony
October 4, 2018 by
Josh Gladden Appointed to Top Research Position at UM
Vice chancellor role oversees Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
October 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Josh Gladden has been named vice chancellor for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Mississippi following a nationwide search. The vice chancellor serves as the university’s chief research officer. Gladden, who joined the university in July 2005 as an assistant professor of physics and moved up through the ranks, had heldRead the story …
Study Abroad Gives Croft Students Experience of a Lifetime
Semester, year overseas creates global citizens out of institute's students
September 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its beginning in 1998, the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi has supplied students with the tools to become global citizens. Chief among these tools are acquiring a high level of proficiency in a foreign language and studying abroad, for either a semester or a whole year, in a country whoseRead the story …
UM, Shorelight Education Partnership Broadens Global Access
Ole Miss International will welcome first students in the fall of 2019
September 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. and BOSTON – The University of Mississippi and Shorelight Education have launched a joint program, Ole Miss International, to broaden global access to UM’s highly regarded undergraduate and graduate programs for international students. Ole Miss International will welcome its first cohort starting in fall 2019. UM and Boston-based Shorelight created this personalized program to enrich theRead the story …
Ole Miss Esports Ushers University into Video Game Competition World
UM, MSU announce inaugural Esports Egg Bowl for Oct. 13
September 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The dream goes a little something like this: A few short years down the road, several thousand fans are gathered in an arena on the University of Mississippi campus, enthralled in a game. The crowd cheers and gasps as the tension builds, Hotty Toddy cheers echo and the announcer furiously spits out a play-by-play.Read the story …
Blair McElroy Named Senior International Officer at UM
Ole Miss alumna brings global perspective, experiences to role
September 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Mississippi, Blair McElroy watched over 877 international students as interim senior international officer. In that position, she served as an advocate for those students, ensuring their education at UM went as smoothly as possible, while also championing international education on campus by organizing internationalRead the story …
Croft Institute Marks Two Decades of Preparing State for the World
More than 500 graduates have launched successful global careers
August 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its first class graduated in 2001, the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi has sent hundreds of students into the world. A Croft Institute degree serves as a passport, a stamp of approval recognizable in the global marketplace of a student who is prepared for a career on the worldwide stage.Read the story …
Hodge-Penn Named UM Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Research administration veteran brings 15 years of experience
August 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Melissa Hodge-Penn is the new assistant vice chancellor for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Mississippi. She brings more than 15 years of experience in program development, grant management and research administration at the university level. Hodge-Penn joined UM earlier this month after a national search. She most recently servedRead the story …
Professor Working to Make Solar Cells More Efficient
Jared Delcamp awarded $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue work
August 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A highly selective $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science will continue funding a University of Mississippi professor’s research into improving solar energy technologies. Jared Delcamp, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been awarded the grant funding through the department’s prestigious Early Career Research Program. The award will supportRead the story …
UM Granted Prestigious Arabic Flagship Program
University is home to two Language Flagship programs
August 16, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is one of two new recipients of an Arabic Flagship Program, an esteemed language program for undergraduate students available only at select higher education institutions. Launched in 2002, The Language Flagship programs are sponsored by the National Security Education Program, a federal initiative with the purpose of creating a wider and better-qualifiedRead the story …