Concert Singers to Tour Europe

Performances include worship services at cathedrals, memorial concert at Normandy

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Concert Singers are preparing for an upcoming trip to Europe to sing in historic cathedrals and give a special memorial performance at Omaha Beach in Normandy. “There are so many things to be excited about,” said Ontarius Woodland, choral conducting master’s student and member of the Concert Singers.Read the story …

Researcher, Student Published in Prestigious Nature Water Journal

Research shows increase in absences in Jackson Public School District during water crisis

OXFORD, Miss. – Water quality issues in Jackson have potentially led to more than 1,000 school disruptions each year between 2015 and 2021, according to a recent study in Nature Water co-authored by a University of Mississippi researcher and undergraduate student. The study, “Boil water alerts and their impact on the unexcused absence rate inRead the story …

University Names New FASTrack Director

Experienced educator Derrick Jones joins university's learning community

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts has selected Derrick T. Jones as the new director of the FASTrack: Foundations of Academic Success Track program. Jones previously served as executive director of Upward Bound at Mississippi Valley State University, which provided low-income, first-generation high school students from the Mississippi Delta withRead the story …

University Named Gold-Level Military Friendly Institution 

Achievement marks second consecutive year of Ole Miss reaching gold  

OXFORD, Miss. – For the second year in a row, the University of Mississippi has been named a gold-ranked 2023-24 military friendly institution by the Military Friendly Advisory Council. Military Friendly ranks schools, employers, spouse employers and others based on how well that institution takes care of veterans and active military members. The university hasRead the story …

Senior Named Inaugural Frezzo Award Winner

Honors College student conducts research on critical race theory

OXFORD, Miss. – Te’keyra Shelton, a senior from Tupelo, is the inaugural Mark V. Frezzo Human Rights and Social Justice Award winner at the University of Mississippi and recently discussed her research in a campus program. The scholarship award tributes the life of Mark V. Frezzo, a UM associate professor of sociology and scholar ofRead the story …

UM Choirs to Perform ‘… and Justice for All’

May 3 event features original composition, message of world peace

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Choirs will present a concert of original music encouraging world peace May 3. The combined choirs will perform Kyle Pederson’s “… and Justice for All” at 7:30 p.m. in Nutt Auditorium. Admission is free. The concert is one of the university’s final events celebrating its 60th anniversary ofRead the story …

Oxford Pride Week to Celebrate State’s Queer Community

Movie screening, poetry night and 'Long Live the Queens' parade scheduled

OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette-Oxford-University community will break out the tiaras this year during the annual Oxford Pride Week celebration, which is themed “Long Live the Queens.” The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, in collaboration with University of Mississippi and community partners, hosts Oxford Pride Week from April 30 to May 6. Pride Week,Read the story …

University Plans to Breathe New Life Into Faulkner’s Mule Farm

Writer's residency to be the first of its kind in Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. – A new University of Mississippi project aims to create a retreat-style writer’s residency that will afford 50-plus writers a year the time and space to imagine and execute big projects. The location? A 20-acre plot of land with a storied history involving one of the nation’s most treasured literary giants. Now ownedRead the story …

North Mississippi VISTA Project Explores Civil Rights Legacy

Members make connections during experiential learning trip to the Delta

OXFORD, Miss. – As they begin yearlong terms of service, members of the North Mississippi VISTA Project visited sites in the Mississippi Delta to build relationships among the group and make conceptual connections around poverty alleviation and its connection to racial justice and civil rights history. The group traveled to Glendora and Sumner to visitRead the story …

University Celebrates Employee, Community Service

Annual program recognizes achievements in research, learning, service and scholarship

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Division of Diversity and Community Engagement recognized outstanding accomplishments in community-engaged research, learning, service and scholarship Tuesday (April 18) during its annual Celebration of Service. Honors presented included the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Service Award, the Excellence in Community Engagement Award, and the Community Engaged Development Partnership Fund awards.Read the story …