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 …
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
Fielder Scholarship Honors Late Ole Miss Student
Fund earmarked to help students from Jackson Academy
July 8, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Walker Allen Fielder loved devoting his time to people – whether ministering to children in Honduras or rallying friends for lake days, relationships were important to him. Maybe that’s why everyone loved the University of Mississippi student and looked forward to his trademark hugs. The junior finance major died Oct. 16, 2022,Read the story …
Supreme Court Justice Cites UM Law Professor in Concurrence
Chris Green’s recent article makes multiple appearances in decision to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act
July 7, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch referenced the work of University of Mississippi law professor Chris Green multiple times in a recent ruling. In Haaland v. Brackeen, justices voted 7-to-2 to uphold the power of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which in part provides that if Native American children are removedRead the story …
Center for Population Studies Gets FCC Grant to Boost Broadband Access
UM center recognized as 'trusted messenger' to bridge digital divide
July 5, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Federal Communications Commission has awarded the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies $350,000 through the new Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program. The center – which the FCC has recognized as a “trusted messenger” – will use the money to identify Mississippians who do not have access to broadband internetRead the story …
Ice Age Expert Named Director of UM Archaeology Center
Jesse Tune to bring cutting-edge methodologies to university
July 3, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Archaeologist and Ice Age expert Jesse Tune will join the faculty at the University of Mississippi July 1 as the new director of the Center for Archaeological Research. For the past six years, Tune has studied landscapes of the earliest humans in a unique way: with drones. “I’ve used a lot ofRead the story …
IMC and Journalism Professors Lead Students Abroad
37 students travel with professors for once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Spain
July 2, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi students recently returned from a monthlong trip across Spain, where they learned about travel and international writing and communications. Jason Cain, interim chair of integrated marketing communications in the School of Journalism and New Media, has organized experiential study abroad trips since 2018, with previousRead the story …
Building the Future of Accounting
Turner family legacy continues with gift to accountancy school
July 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi is a step closer to having a new home on the Oxford campus, thanks to a $100,000 gift from one of its own. “I’ve given to Ole Miss every year since my graduation, but this is a time when I wanted toRead the story …
University Launching Undergraduate Creative Writing Program
New bachelor's degree is first of its kind in SEC
June 30, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 20 years, the University of Mississippi has had one of the nation’s premier MFA programs in creative writing. This fall, the university is launching a companion bachelor’s degree program – the first of its kind in the SEC. This new program will complement the College of Liberal Arts’ creative andRead the story …
Mississippi High School Students Study Leadership, Community at UM
Eight high school students learn about community engagement, leadership in Summer College program
June 29, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight Mississippi high school students studied ways to help their communities this summer as a part of the University of Mississippi Summer College for High School Students program, “Building Community Change in the Mississippi Delta.” The program, led by the Office of Pre-College Programs, College of Liberal Arts and Grisham-McLean Institute forRead 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 …