OXFORD, Miss. – The Trent Lott Leadership Institute took the University of Mississippi college experience to the Gulf Coast last week as a part of the annual Pathways to Leadership Conference. The conference, held July 9-11 in Gulfport, is a leadership boot camp that offers workshops on leadership and community service and engagement to risingRead the story …
Leadership Boot Camp Offers UM College Experience to Gulf Coast
Trent Lott Leadership Institute offers workshops to students in Gulfport
July 21, 2023 by
University Outreach Program Partners for Special Deliveries
UM CREW, Happy Foods Project provide fresh produce for Quitman County shut-ins
July 20, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement and the Happy Foods Project launched the North Delta FoodRx program, an effort to provide produce to homebound clients across Quitman County, at the beginning of June. The pilot food prescription program delivers weekly boxes containing 10-15 pounds ofRead 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 …
Spanish Instructor Chosen for Engaged Scholars Initiative
Carmen Sanchis-Sinisterra among 2023-24 cohort for Campus Compact
July 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Campus Compact has selected a University of Mississippi Spanish professor as part of its 2023-24 Engaged Scholars Initiative cohort. Carmen Sanchis-Sinisterra, instructional assistant professor of Spanish, is among 14 faculty and community engagement professionals from across the country selected by Campus Compact. The initiative is a yearlong collaborative learning and leadership programRead the story …
Alumnus Helps Support Continued Athletics Success
Johnsons' gift fuels continued momentum for Ole Miss student-athletes
July 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Johnson was 13 years old in 1983 when he witnessed a miraculous event that gave the Ole Miss Rebels a victory over rival Mississippi State University, salvaging a 6-5 season record and keeping the team’s postseason bowl hopes alive. It was at that moment – when a wind-driven field goal deflectionRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Named AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar
Prestigious award honors 'innovative leader' Stuart Haines
July 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is recognizing University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Stuart Haines’ career as an educator by naming him a 2023 Distinguished Teaching Scholar. The AACP award, given to a maximum of three people each year, is designed to recognize the excellence of academic pharmacy faculty engaged inRead 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 …
Repeating Success, Setting Record
University makes Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Student Honor Roll for eighth consecutive year
July 11, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the eighth consecutive year, Phi Theta Kappa, a national honor society, has recognized the University of Mississippi for its dedication to supporting transfer students. UM is among fewer than 200 colleges and universities on the annual Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll, and it remains the only Mississippi university toRead the story …