OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly aren’t the only married couple employed at the University of Mississippi, nor are they the first faculty members to author books. They are, however, the first husband and wife to simultaneously receive Mississippi Arts Commission individual artist grants.
English Professors Become First Husband-and-Wife to be Awarded Mississippi Arts Commission Grants
August 10, 2010 by
Real Estate Finance Student Earns Prestigious Scholarship
August 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lauren Hughes of Atlanta (30317), a May 2010 graduate of the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the Louisiana/Alabama/Northwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Lauren Hughes receives the 2010 SIOR Turner-Heggeman Memorial Scholarship from Ken Cyree (left), business school dean at the University ofRead the story …
Clinton Resident Among 109 UM Students to Study Abroad this Spring
August 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Leigh Cummins of Clinton, a senior at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this fall after spending the spring semester traveling to several countries, making new friends from around the world, becoming fluent in Spanish and earning 16 credit hours toward her bachelor’s degree.
Professor Tapped to Lead State’s Speech and Hearing Organization
August 6, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi speech pathologist has been selected as the next president of the Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association.
Summer Institute Trains High School Students To be Powerful Force for Community Improvements
July 30, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After spending 10 days learning about community organizing, strategic planning and active citizenship, 27 Mississippi high school students are brimming with ideas and enthusiasm to improve the quality of life in their respective hometowns.
Living Blues Celebrates Its 40th Birthday
July 30, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – America’s first blues publication, Living Blues, not only celebrates its Ruby Anniversary when its 208th issue hits newsstands Sunday (Aug. 1) but also marks 40 years of setting the international standard for blues journalism.
Honors College Student’s Study Abroad Strengthens Character, Confidence
July 30, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Price of Madison, a senior English major at the University of Mississippi, spent the spring semester studying and traveling in the United Kingdom. Susan Price of Madison, a senior at the University of Mississippi, takes time out from her semester-long study at the University of Edinburgh to do some sightseeing. SheRead the story …
English Professor, Students Restore Treasured Medieval Manuscript
July 30, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Feb. 13-14, 1945, a firestorm consumed large parts of Dresden, reducing much of the German city’s baroque treasures to charred rubble. British and American bombers dropped 3,900 tons of bombs and other incendiary devices in the infamous two-day World War II attack. Gregory Heyworth, UM associate professor of English, adjusts theRead the story …
Ole Miss Selected One of Top Ten Great Colleges to Work For
July 29, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the second consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education selected the University of Mississippi as one of the top 10 Great Colleges To Work For among colleges with more than 10,000 students.
Counseling Center Volunteers Provide Summer Program for At-Risk Yalobusha County Youth
July 26, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hosea Rockett understands the challenges of growing up in an area with limited resources and even fewer positive role models.