OXFORD, Miss. – A World Peace Day Concert set for Friday (Sept. 20) at the University of Mississippi will bring together more than 350 performers for a choral celebration for peace. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and all are welcome.Read the story …
Choral Concert Celebrates World Peace Day
Performance features UM Chorus and guest choirs
September 18, 2019 by
Freshman Intent on ‘Fulfilling Her Purpose’
Next-Generation Rebels: Biology major Khadeejah Franklin has goals in mind
September 17, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Remember your purpose.” That’s the advice University of Mississippi freshman Khadeejah Franklin received from her mother before leaving her hometown of Vancleave for Oxford. “Stay focused,” Triniss Wilkerson said she told her daughter. “I also told her do not lose sight of the reason why she is there. It’s OK to have a littleRead the story …
Biology Alumnus Publishes Research in Prestigious Journal
National Academy of Sciences publication features article co-authored by J.P. Lawrence
September 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The biology research of a multinational team, led by a University of Mississippi alumnus, has been selected for publication in a prestigious international science journal. UM graduate J.P. Lawrence, a postdoctoral researcher of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Irvine; and Bibiana Rojas, Academy of Finland Research FellowRead the story …
Gilder-Jordan Lecture to Explore ‘Birthright Citizens’
Legal and cultural historian Martha S. Jones set to speak Sept. 17
September 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The rights extended to people who reside in the United States and whether or not those people are considered citizens is an incredibly timely topic, and historian Martha S. Jones can connect lessons and information from the past that shed light on the current landscape. Jones, the Society of Black Alumni PresidentialRead the story …
Gift Bolsters Journalism Award Fund
Sturdivant family honors matriarch and school's founding dean
September 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will bolster the Sturdivant Journalism Award Endowment Fund, created in 2010 to recognize students poised to graduate with highest honors from the School of Journalism and New Media. The Sturdivant family made the gift in honor of their matriarch, Ygondine Walker Sturdivant, aRead the story …
Fourth Year Successful for UM Part-time Job and Internship Fair
21 companies network with School of Business Administration students
September 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 100 business students at the University of Mississippi had an opportunity to network with a variety of companies in hopes of landing an internship or part-time job this fall. The annual internship and part-time job and career fair, sponsored by the UM School of Business Administration and the university’s Career Center,Read the story …
Hispanic Heritage Film Series Begins Sept. 19
Five films explore daily life, little-known Spanish-American history in free screenings through Oct. 17
September 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will observe Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual film series, which begins Sept. 19 and features five movies that explore little-known Spanish-American history and also “critical explorations of daily life and myth,” among other topics. The UM Department of Modern Languages presents the annual film series, which runsRead the story …
Search for New Particles Topic for Fall’s First Science Cafe
UM professor Jake Bennett to explore subatomic world Sept. 17
September 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. –The international search for the fundamental building blocks of all matter is the topic for an upcoming public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The fall semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Uptown Coffee, 265 N.Read the story …
Banking Symposium Surveys Role of Partnerships in Economic Development
Annual event draws largest crowd in its 19-year history
September 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record crowd of industry leaders and business students gathered to learn about the contributions of banks and financial services to the economies of the state and region at the 19th annual Banking and Finance Symposium at the University of Mississippi. The UM School of Business Administration and its Banking and FinanceRead the story …
Honors College Welcomes 17 Freshman Scholars
Recipients awarded prestigious scholarships from numerous sources
September 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen freshmen in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded a total of $130,750 from four of the university’s most distinguished scholarship programs. Five of the freshmen earned McDonnell Barksdale Scholarships, six were recipients of Doris Raymond Honors Scholarships, three were awarded Harold Parker MemorialRead the story …