OXFORD, Miss. – Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, has released a list of the 100 most beautiful college campuses in America, and the University of Mississippi made the cut. The 100 campuses were selected based entirely on aesthetics. The author placed particular emphasis on natural features such as greenRead the story …
Mississippi Business Journal: Ole Miss makes ranking of most beautiful campuses in U.S.
September 10, 2014 by
Mississippi Business Journal: Robert Khayat wins 2014 Mississippi author award
August 19, 2014 by
OXFORD, Mississippi — The Mississippi Library Association has announced the winners of the 2014 Mississippi Author Awards. Robert Khayat, author of The Education of a Lifetime (Nautilus), was named Mississippi Author of the Year in the nonfiction category. Previous winners in nonfiction include Eudora Welty, Willie Morris and Margaret Walker. The winner in the fiction category was MichaelRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Mannings, UMMC develop healthy-living campaign
July 24, 2014 by
Imagine, for the moment, every famous athlete gave back to their community in the manner the Archie Manning family does. Just imagine. Dr. Jimmy Keeton, who heads up the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has. “The world would be a better place,” Keeton says. “Mississippi would be a much more healthy place.” Read the entireRead the story …
Jackson Free Press: My Freedom Summer
July 2, 2014 by
As I reached out to introduce myself to Dr. Robert Parris Moses Jr. on June 2, I realized there was something more to our traditional greeting. Dr. Moses’ eyes said more than, “Pleased to meet you.” He grasped my hand for what seemed to be just a second or so longer than he had theRead the story …
CollegeChoice.net: 50 Best Colleges for Summer School
University of Mississippi named as one of top locations to study
May 30, 2014 by
Students looking to boost their academic credentials over the summer needn’t give up their precious vacation time completely. Some university campuses are naturally conducive to a healthy work-life balance; some are set in cool college towns replete with outdoor restaurants and cafés, happening music scenes, and interesting cultural activities; and yet other campuses are ideallyRead the story …
Washington Post: New case again demonstrates duplicity of embattled Mississippi medical examiner
May 19, 2014 by
In February, I wrote about a Fifth Circuit decision rejecting the claims of a defendant who was convicted based on improbable testimony from the controversial medical examiner Steven Hayne. Over the course of about two decades, Hayne nearly monopolized Mississippi’s criminal autopsy referrals, performing 1,500-1,800 autopsies per year all by himself. Most of these wereRead the story …
The Eastern Progress: Student Earns Award for Ole Miss Grad Program
May 5, 2014 by
An Eastern student recently won a prestigious award that will pay for her schooling while studying fiction writing at the University of Mississippi. Ashley Mullins, a senior studying creative writing, was the winner of the 2014 John and Renée Grisham Fellowship Award. The fellowship is valued at $60,000 and will pay for her to continueRead the story …
Impariamo: UM Center for Intelligence Studies Featured in Defense Intelligence Agency Newsletter
April 28, 2014 by
Impariamo, the Defense Intelligence Agency‘s newsletter, recently featured University of Mississippi Center for Intelligence Studies’ workshops. Download the newsletter by clicking on the link below. .
Madison County Journal: Dunigan D.C. journalism fellow
April 25, 2014 by
Canton native Jonece Dunigan recently traveled to Washington, D.C. as a fellow of the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s annual Governmental Affairs summit where she spent time on Capitol Hill. Dunigan, a senior journalism student from the Meek School of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, was there to partake in a two-and-a-half day program toRead the story …
Mississippi Business Journal: Oxford‑Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce unveils 2014 class of the Leadership Lafayette
March 21, 2014 by
The Oxford‑Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its 2014 class of the Leadership Lafayette program. Read the blog post.