OXFORD, Miss. – Acknowledging national and global challenges, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham urged University of Mississippi graduating seniors Saturday (May 13) to remain engaged, improve themselves and their communities, and shoulder responsibilities. “As Americans, we face fundamental economic, political and moral challenges,” Meacham said during his address at the university’s 164thRead the story …
Jon Meacham Challenges UM Graduates to Change Nation and World
Renowned intellectual delivered keynote address at 164th Commencement Saturday
May 13, 2017 by
UM Moves Up in Measures of Academic and Research Performance
University included in several rankings of the nation's and world's best institutions
February 21, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Efforts by faculty, staff and students to excel in their pursuit of knowledge have given the University of Mississippi, the state’s flagship university, new momentum in its mission to lead the way in learning, discovery and engagement for the state and nation. UM has been ranked among the nation’s best public institutionsRead the story …
University Launches LiveSafe Mobile App
Resource available for free download for all students, faculty and staff
November 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has partnered with the mobile safety communications platform LiveSafe to offer Ole Miss students, faculty and staff a tool for real-time security communication. The app, available for free download for iOS in the App Store and for Android on Google Play, will allow the campus community to reportRead the story …
Jeffrey Vitter Inaugurated as UM Chancellor
Leader unveils several initiatives to move university 'from great to greater'
November 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi community celebrated a momentous occasion in the university’s life Thursday (Nov. 10) afternoon with the investiture of its 17th chancellor, Jeffrey S. Vitter. In his inaugural address, Vitter called on the Ole Miss family to imagine what the future could look like if the full power of higherRead the story …
Sue Keiser Named UM Chief of Staff
Longtime staff member represents chancellor's office on campus and beyond
October 25, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chancellor Jeff Vitter has announced that Sue Keiser, special assistant to the chancellor, is his new chief of staff. “I am very pleased that Sue has agreed to assume the role of chief of staff,” Vitter said. “For almost 20 years now, she has been a cornerstone for our university and bringsRead the story …
Campus Event to Help Community Prepare for Disaster
Students urged to check out first-ever UM ReadyCampus on Wednesday
October 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As November approaches, the beginning of another tornado season threatens the South. On Wednesday (Oct. 19), an interactive campus disaster preparedness event will help University of Mississippi students and employees prepare for the worst. ReadyCampus, a Federal Emergency Management Agency–sponsored event, is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Ole MissRead the story …
UM Journalism Professor Presents Katrina Archive Work at UCLA
Cynthia Joyce will discuss efforts to recover and republish online writings from era after the storm
October 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A professor in the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media will present her work to discover and republish an archive of lost blogs, emails and other online writing from the years after Hurricane Katrina on Friday (Oct. 14) at the University of California at Los Angeles. Cynthia JoyceRead the story …
UM, Oxford Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best and Most Beautiful
University and its hometown pick up four new accolades
October 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford often rank at the top of annual lists of beautiful campuses and best college towns, and this fall has brought a new set of national accolades upon the area. USA Today’s Reader’s Choice travel awards contest has named UM the nation’s most beautiful campus, while Thrillist namedRead the story …
Gispens Create Endowment to Support Croft Institute
Fund will provide for discretionary spending to enhance programs, opportunities
September 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though he recently retired as executive director of the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi, Kees Gispen’s interest in the institute will continue indefinitely. Gispen and his wife, Dr. Jean Gispen, who has been the university’s employee-health physician since 2005, worked with the UM Foundation to create theRead the story …
Fennelly Named Mississippi’s New Poet Laureate
Acclaimed author will spend four years working to promote poetry in schools, creating works for state
August 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant has named noted poet and University of Mississippi educator Beth Ann Fennelly as Mississippi’s poet laureate. The prize-winning author will spend the next four years as the official state poet while working to make poetry more accessible to Mississippians. Fennelly is director of the UM Master of Fine Arts inRead the story …