OXFORD, Miss. – The James Beard Foundation has named “Gravy,” the quarterly print journal and biweekly podcast of the University of Mississippi’s Southern Foodways Alliance, as the 2015 Publication of the Year. The award honors fresh direction, worthy ambition and a forward-looking approach to food journalism. The printed journal Gravy lands in the mailboxes ofRead the story …
SFA Journal, Podcast Named Publication of the Year
'Gravy' covers Southern food in both printed and audio media
May 6, 2015 by
Celebration of Achievement Honors Minorities, People of Color
Annual event begins at 5:30 p.m. May 8 in Tad Smith Coliseum
April 30, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As part of University of Mississippi’s Commencement activities, the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement is honoring more than 230 minority graduates who have excelled during their tenure as students. The annual Celebration of Achievement is set for 5:30 p.m. May 8 in Tad Smith Coliseum. The free event is open to theRead the story …
UM to Hold Annual Memorial Ceremony Thursday
April 29, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each spring, the University of Mississippi conducts a memorial ceremony to commemorate the lives of students, faculty, staff and emeriti who died during this academic year. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday (April 30) at Paris-Yates Chapel. The community is invited and encouraged to attend. Honoring the lives of theRead the story …
UM Students Dig For Clues about Slaves’ Daily Lives
Work at Hugh Craft House yielding insights into diet and culture of antebellum Holly Springs residents
April 24, 2015 by
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – University of Mississippi anthropology students are digging at a historical home in Holly Springs to get a glimpse into the daily habits and foodways of the slaves who lived there from the 1840s until the Civil War. Two UM assistant professors of anthropology, Jodi Skipper and Carolyn Freiwald, took their studentsRead the story …
UM Extends Contract for Athletics Director
Deal will keep Ross Bjork at Ole Miss through 2019
April 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Athletics Director Ross Bjork have agreed in principle to a contract extension that will keep him at Ole Miss through 2019 at a base salary of $650,000 with $100,000 in academic and on-the-field performance incentives. This extension, announced Friday by Chancellor Dan Jones, adds a year toRead the story …
Honors Convocation to Include Taylor Medals, Outstanding Teacher Award
Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa inductions also scheduled
April 9, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Outstanding students from all academic disciplines and the campuswide top teacher are to be recognized Thursday (April 9) at the University of Mississippi’s 72nd annual Honors Day Convocation. The convocation begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Seventy-two students are to be presented with Marcus ElvisRead the story …
American Mathematics Institute Director is UM Dalrymple Lecturer
University of Bristol math professor Brian Conrey speaks April 9 at Overby Center
April 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A prime number is an integer greater than 1 whose only positive divisors are 1 and itself. In 1859, G.F.B. Riemann proposed a way to understand how the prime numbers are distributed among the natural numbers. Riemann’s hypothesis, still unproven after 156 years, is the focus of the 21st Dalrymple Lecture inRead the story …
Q&A: UPD Chief to Retire May 31
Calvin Sellers discusses his career and brushes with the Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Lenny Kravitz and others
April 6, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University Police Chief Calvin Sellers will retire May 31, closing the books on a more-than-30-year career in law enforcement that included leading efforts here to become the safest school in the Southeastern Conference and one of the safest in the country. Sellers, 62, of Oxford, plans to spend more time reading, golfingRead the story …
Bruce Levingston, New UM Friends Share ‘Words and Music’ at Ford Center
Chancellor's Honors College artist-in-residence leading all-star local line-up for March 27 show
March 20, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When acclaimed concert pianist and recording artist Bruce Levingston returns to the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts next Friday (March 27), he’ll be joined by an all-star line-up of campus celebrities. “Music Noir: An Evening of Words and Music” begins at 7:30 p.m. Combining the melodiesRead the story …
UM Launches Partnership with African Universities
Ole Miss in Africa initiative includes education, research and exchange collaborations
March 19, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Long known as a mysterious continent seen only in movies or on the evening news, Africa is opening up for University of Mississippi students to study, experience and learn firsthand about international issues. The UM Office of Global Engagement has launched a major international initiative to develop and establish a significant footprintRead the story …