OXFORD, Miss. – More than 75 educators from across Mississippi experienced one month in the life of an impoverished person last week as a part of the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty Simulation at the University of Mississippi. The workshop, one of several free programs the UM School of Education is hosting this year asRead the story …
Workshop Helps Teachers Help Impoverished Students
Simulation, workshop shows hardships, challenges of students and families living in poverty
July 31, 2023 by
Alumni-Driven Nonprofit Aims to Help ‘Unplug’ Mississippi Youth
Osprey community organization cautions parents to limit screen time for youths in kickoff event
July 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi alumni families are kicking off a new nonprofit to limit social media exposure for children and teens, Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth, or Osprey, with a Tuesday (Aug. 1) event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Led by Erin and Ben Napier, CatherineRead the story …
Summer Language Institute Welcomes 74 High School Students
Intensive Chinese program draws record number of rising juniors and seniors
July 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dozens of high school students have flocked to the University of Mississippi this summer for the second annual Summer Language Institute, a rigorous training program for young language learners. The program, which began in 2022, allows rising high school juniors and seniors from across the country to earn college credit in ChineseRead the story …
C Spire Opens Insight Park Office
Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology firm expands Oxford office
July 19, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, has expanded its Oxford office, relocating into Insight Park at the University of Mississippi and elevating the Mississippi-based company’s partnership with the university. Supporting economic growth and preparing students for meaningful careers are priorities for both the university and C Spire. Through thisRead the story …
Faulkner Fans to Flock to Oxford for 49th Annual Conference
'Queer Faulkner' conference to discuss sexuality, gender and desire in author's work
July 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the 49th consecutive year, writers, scholars and avid fans of Oxford’s Nobel Prize-winning author will gather at the University of Mississippi for the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. This year the conference, themed “Queer Faulkner,” will focus on the diverse genders, sexualities and desires of characters in William Faulkner’s work and peopleRead the story …
Prospective Students Get MOST From Annual Conference
Summer outreach draws, keeps African American high school students on track to college
July 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight years after the University of Mississippi relaunched an innovative summer program designed to draw rising African American high school seniors from across the state to campus, the Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent, or MOST, Conference continues to have a lasting impact on prospective and current UM students. More than 300 participantsRead the story …
Summer Program Provides Research Access to Undergraduates
NSF-funded program sponsors students from institutions across U.S.
July 12, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A program at the University of Mississippi School of Engineering is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to pursue research projects this summer. Funded by a $403,106 grant from the National Science Foundation, the Nanoengineering Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program enables students to participate in a variety of research, professional development andRead the story …
CMSE Addresses Teacher Shortage with Middle Math Endorsement Pathway
The Center’s Middle Math Institutes have helped more than 20 Mississippi teachers earn a 901 Endorsement
July 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. –This summer, 15 Mississippi teachers will be ready to help address a critical teacher shortage in the state after completing the Middle Math Institutes at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. Created in 2021, the institutes serve a crucial role in minimizing the number of middle school math teacher vacancies in MississippiRead the story …
Rules of the Final Frontier: UM Students Ponder Space Law
Students, recent graduates present at conference on the laws governing space
June 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each time a person swipes their credit card, fills up their car or turns on Netflix, satellites thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface work to make those transactions possible. Outer space has become inextricably linked to everyday life, but what are the laws governing space? University of Mississippi students, graduates andRead the story …
M Partner Celebrates Successes in Ecru and Pontotoc
Second phase of place-based initiative improves quality of life in partner communities
June 26, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi community engagement program is celebrating its latest string of successes in two Pontotoc County towns. M Partner, a place-based initiative of the Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, connects university resources with local communities to carry out projects designed to improve quality of life. Wrapping upRead the story …