OXFORD, Miss. – When office hours are over, some professors don’t hit the books – they hit the stage. Four such University of Mississippi professors are among the 18 bands scheduled to play during the 11th Oxford Blues Festival, which runs Oct. 6-8 at Harrison’s near the Oxford Square. Headlining the event this year areRead the story …
Oxford Blues Festival Highlights Local, Regional Talent
UM Professors, Local and National Artists to Perform at Blues Festival
October 3, 2022 by
New Faculty Members Bring New Perspectives on Studying the South
Andrew Donnelly and Ryan Parsons spent time on campus before joining faculty
September 25, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can’t go home again, but perhaps it is possible to return to a college campus after a few years away. New University of Mississippi faculty members Andrew Donnelly and Ryan Parsons aren’t returning home, per se, but they are back in a familiar place. They both studiedRead the story …
Library Events Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Integration
Alumna Dottie Chapman Reed, research librarians offer historical account, new perspectives
September 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries‘ Department of Archives and Special Collections is commemorating the university’s 1962 integration with two lectures and an ongoing exhibit. The lectures offer a one-of-a-kind historical perspective and new digital scholarship exploring the response to the integration. From the Depths of the Archives The materials lining the DepartmentRead the story …
Historian to Discuss Work on Slavery and Race in America
Daina Ramey Berry visiting UM for annual Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History
September 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Historian Daina Ramey Berry has researched case studies from contemporary educators and various university faculty on what it means to teach the truth about slavery and the value of learning about race and slavery. She will discuss her findings at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 13), during this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in SouthernRead the story …
Fall SouthTalks Explore Theme of Race in the Classroom
Lectures begin Sept. 7 with David Wharton's 'Roadside South'
August 31, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Historically, classrooms have functioned as both intensely local spaces and as broader political stages on which debates about equality, identity and access have played out – nowhere to greater effect than at the University of Mississippi, which marks the 60th anniversary of its integration this fall. With that in mind, programming forRead the story …
A Long, Generous Life Well Lived
McMullan Foundation gifts make UM students' college dreams a reality
August 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In her lifetime, the late Madeleine McMullan‘s philanthropy and service improved the lives of countless people. Now, her family’s foundation continues her legacy with recent gifts totaling $500,000 to the University of Mississippi‘s Foundations for Academic Success Track program. FASTrack helps first-year students become successful members of the university community by offeringRead the story …
Liberal Arts Professors Honored for Excellence in Teaching, Research
Award recipients span the college's disciplines
June 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight University of Mississippi professors have been honored by the College of Liberal Arts for their excellence in teaching and research. Three professors were recognized for their exceptional teaching. Timothy Paul Yenter, associate professor of philosophy, received the Howell Family Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Named after alumni donors Dr. NorrisRead the story …
Ralph Eubanks Recognized for Reflecting Mississippi
UM alumnus and visiting professor honored by Mississippi Humanities Council
May 3, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ralph Eubanks claims he is a nonfiction writer because he is bad at making things up, but his gentle grace in describing the beauty and pain of the landscape of Mississippi needs no fictionalization. The Mississippi Humanities Council has lauded Eubanks, visiting professor of English and Southern studies at the University ofRead the story …
Oxford Conference for the Book Returns as In-Person Event
Popular event includes diverse lineup of authors and several special functions
March 11, 2022 by
Editor’s note: Because of the threat of severe weather across north Mississippi this afternoon and evening, the opening reception at 7:30 p.m. is cancelled. For details on the Future of the South lecture featuring Imani Perry, go to https://www.oxfordconferenceforthebook.com/ or https://southernstudies.olemiss.edu/. The Oxford Conference of the Book will resume as scheduled Thursday morning. OXFORD, Miss.Read the story …
Tastes Like Home: Alumnus Co-authors Book on South Carolina Food
Kevin Mitchell focuses on forgotten foods
February 22, 2022 by
Note: Kevin Mitchell is slated to demonstrate his cooking on the NBC “Today” show Thursday (Feb. 24). During the “Today” broadcast, he is to cook fish and grits with tomato gravy. During “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” he plans to cook blackened salmon with curried black-eyed peas and collards. OXFORD, Miss. – Chef Kevin MitchellRead the story …