OXFORD, Miss. – The UMatter: Student Support and Advocacy program and the Academic Support Programs at the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience are jointly launching a school supply closet at the University of Mississippi. Lyceum Locker will serve Ole Miss students who face barriers to success because they lack school supplies needed forRead the story …
Donations Sought for Lyceum Locker
University's new free supply closet seeks new or gently used school supplies, monetary donations
June 1, 2021 by
Nationwide Now: Continuing Critical Conversations
UM Dialogues on Diversity series facilitates civil discourse around critical issues
May 21, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the nation reckoned with inequities in race, health care, policing, politics and education – all amid a global pandemic – one University of Mississippi division led real-time community conversations in hopes of bringing communities together. The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement‘s Dialogues on Diversity series steered into the uncertainty ofRead the story …
COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Assistance Available on Campus
April 27, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the University of Mississippi community needing assistance scheduling a local COVID-19 vaccine appointment can get help over the next two weeks on campus. Student pharmacists from the School of Pharmacy will be set up at various locations across campus to help anyone needing to schedule an appointment. The student pharmacistsRead the story …
Doctoral Student, Educator Recognized with MPE Scholarship
April 23, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student and English teacher in Belmont has received a $1,000 graduate scholarship from the Mississippi Professional Educators. Kristen Zemek, who teaches at Belmont High School, was among 20 students across the state to receive the $1,000 scholarship from MPE, which is awarded to members who wish toRead the story …
UM Named Voter Friendly Campus
Efforts from voting programs aim to increase education, registration
April 14, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus this semester, a recognition given to campuses nationwide that plan and implement practices to encourage students to register and vote. The designation comes as a result of the work of voting ambassadors across campus and the Division of Diversity andRead the story …
Trent Lott Leadership Institute Works to Prepare Future Leaders
Application for rising juniors and seniors open for the 2021 Pathways to Leadership Workshop
April 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s Trent Lott Leadership Institute is accepting applications for a two-day workshop from rising 11th and 12th graders who attend high school in south Mississippi and want to enhance their leadership abilities and make a difference in their schools and communities. The 2021 Pathways to Leadership Workshop will takeRead the story …
Dorothy Allison Focus of April Sarahtalk
UM doctoral candidate Sarah Heying to talk about author's exploration of sex, shame and intimacy
March 30, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sarah Heying is exploring Dorothy Allison’s work as a leader in the third-wave feminism movement on Thursday (April 1) for the April Sarahtalk, hosted by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi. “A lot of people are aware of Allison’s renown as a writer ofRead the story …
Putting Innovation in Motion
New UM webinar series to offer information on available entrepreneurship assistance
March 23, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is looking to spark innovation and business growth among faculty, staff and students through a series of brief webinars about entrepreneurial resources available to them on campus and elsewhere. Presented by the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Spark Series includes free 45-minute webinars on entrepreneurialRead the story …
UM Earns Military Friendly Gold Rating
March 16, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has, for the fourth year in a row, increased its Military Friendly rating. This year, UM achieved a Military Friendly Gold rating, the second-highest honor given to colleges and universities. Published by Military Friendly, the rating identifies organizations that invest in programs that improve veterans’ lives. Moving theRead the story …
Sullivan Award Nominations Deadline Next Week
UM community asked to nominate selfless community servants
March 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and the Division of Student Affairs are accepting nominations for the 2021 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the highest award in honor of service at the University of Mississippi. This award is given to members of the university community who embody the qualities of honesty, morality,Read the story …