OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Choirs will present a concert of original music encouraging world peace May 3. The combined choirs will perform Kyle Pederson’s “… and Justice for All” at 7:30 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium. Admission is free. The concert is one of the university’s final events celebrating its 60th anniversary ofRead the story …
Oxford Pride Week to Celebrate State’s Queer Community
Movie screening, poetry night and 'Long Live the Queens' parade scheduled
April 25, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette-Oxford-University community will break out the tiaras this year during the annual Oxford Pride Week celebration, which is themed “Long Live the Queens.” The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, in collaboration with University of Mississippi and community partners, hosts Oxford Pride Week from April 30 to May 6. Pride Week,Read the story …
University Plans to Breathe New Life Into Faulkner’s Mule Farm
Writer's residency to be the first of its kind in Mississippi
April 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new University of Mississippi project aims to create a retreat-style writer’s residency that will afford 50-plus writers a year the time and space to imagine and execute big projects. The location? A 20-acre plot of land with a storied history involving one of the nation’s most treasured literary giants. Now ownedRead the story …
North Mississippi VISTA Project Explores Civil Rights Legacy
Members make connections during experiential learning trip to the Delta
April 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As they begin yearlong terms of service, members of the North Mississippi VISTA Project visited sites in the Mississippi Delta to build relationships among the group and make conceptual connections around poverty alleviation and its connection to racial justice and civil rights history. The group traveled to Glendora and Sumner to visitRead the story …
University Celebrates Employee, Community Service
Annual program recognizes achievements in research, learning, service and scholarship
April 20, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Division of Diversity and Community Engagement recognized outstanding accomplishments in community-engaged research, learning, service and scholarship Tuesday (April 18) during its annual Celebration of Service. Honors presented included the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Service Award, the Excellence in Community Engagement Award, and the Community Engaged Development Partnership Fund awards.Read the story …
Get to Know the 2022-23 Hall of Fame Inductees
Honorees lauded for leadership, service and academic achievement
April 18, 2023 by
Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2022-23 Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors given to Ole Miss students. Inductees were selected by a committee in accordance with policy developed by the Associated Student Body. Selections are based on outstanding contributions in all aspects of campus life. Inductees wereRead the story …
University to Provide Free Menstrual Products on Campus
Student group Period@UM fights to end period poverty
April 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will begin providing free menstrual products on campus this semester following advocacy from the student group Period@UM. The new menstrual product dispensers are being installed this month in high-traffic first-floor restrooms in 25 buildings across campus. University Health Services, the Division of Student Affairs and Facilities Management DepartmentRead the story …
Student Selected to Discuss Science Policy on Capitol Hill
Biology doctoral candidate merges love of science and environmental advocacy
April 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mom, scientist, firefighter, environmental advocate: any of these titles could be used to describe University of Mississippi student Alicia L. Arrington-Thomas, the latter of which made possible by a recent award from the Ecological Society of America. The second-year doctoral student in biological sciences has received the ESA’s Katherine S. McCarter GraduateRead the story …
UM Honors 2022-23 Hall of Fame, Who’s Who
Ole Miss students honored for service, achievement and potential for success
April 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi honored students for their leadership, academic achievements, service and potential on Friday (April 14) as they announced this year’s Hall of Fame class and Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Each of the honorees was recognized during a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford CenterRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Honored as UM Teacher of the Year
Jason Ritchie receives Elsie M. Hood Award at annual Honors Convocation
April 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jason Ritchie has received many awards and honors in his 23 years of teaching at the University of Mississippi. But the 2023 recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award says the latest ranks as his most rewarding. The associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry was presented the coveted accolade byRead the story …