OXFORD, Miss. – At a recent Saturday matinee performance of “The Wolves,” the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film’s first production of its 2019-20 season, audience members settling into Meek Auditorium probably noticed two people seated on a platform just off the left side of the stage. Many likely assumed that the black-cladRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Offers Full Season of ASL-Interpreted Performances
Group becomes state's first collegiate production company to schedule regular interpreted shows
October 24, 2019 by
Ole Miss Theatre Brings ‘Little Women’ to Big Stage
Classic novel, reimagined in winsome musical, comes to Ford Center
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Christmas will be gory!” is hardly a sentence most people would associate with the Christmas of their finest dreams. Nor do most people expect to hear those words belted by a petite young woman careening around in a corset and hoop skirt. But Jo March is hardly an ordinary young woman. She’sRead the story …
Gospel Choir to ‘Send Up the Praise’ at Free Concert
Fundraising campaign seeks help with costs of the Nov. 2 event
October 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every fall, the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir invites area community members to enjoy a night of fellowship and song performed by some of the most talented students on the Ole Miss campus. The concert, set for 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building, is free and open toRead the story …
Documentary about Faulkner Household Screening Thursday
'Thinking of Home' offers glimpse from an insider's point of view
October 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Much has been written and broadcast about William Faulkner. But there has been nothing produced talking about life in the Faulkner household from an insider’s point of view. “Thinking of Home: Falkner House and Rowan Oak” is a 30-minute documentary featuring Oxford writer Larry Wells, who with his late wife, Dean Faulkner Wells,Read the story …
Survival of the Weakest
UM professor Brice Noonan puts new spin on evolutionary biology
October 21, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When he was a teenager in south Florida, Brice Noonan discovered a new love that ultimately shaped the course of his life. “I became enamored of frogs in high school,” said Noonan, an associate professor in the University of Mississippi Department of Biology. His fascination increased when he learned about a specific speciesRead the story …
‘LMR Live’ Airs Sunday from the Lyceum
Live-streaming talk show focuses on arts in the community
October 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “LMR Live,” the University of Mississippi‘s web-based talk show about music and the arts, will stream its latest show at 4 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 20), from the Lyceum for the very first time. “We are thrilled to be airing the show from the Lyceum’s beautiful parlor,” said Brady Bramlett, executive managing directorRead the story …
Captivating Classes
UM offers dynamic assortment of niche writing courses
October 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Somewhat hidden in the vast University of Mississippi undergraduate catalog is Liberal Arts 102, a course offering stylized freshman composition courses with off-the-beaten-path topics. From graphic novels and horror films to political history and the fundamentals of rhetoric, the classes fulfill the second half of the university’s general education composition requirement. InstructorsRead the story …
Within Their Reach: McNair Program Helps Disadvantaged Students
For almost 25 years, UM program has supported, empowered those seeking doctoral degrees
October 16, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before Victoria Robinson became a student at the University of Mississippi, no one in her family had ever furthered their education beyond a bachelor’s degree. The idea of going to graduate school and pursuing a terminal degree wasn’t even on her radar. Fortunately for Robinson, among the UM community are many caring facultyRead the story …
Microplastics Research Tackles a Gigantic Problem
Chemistry professor's work examines impact of the tiny plastics in Mississippi waters
October 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The world is awash in plastics, and a University of Mississippi professor’s research is exploring just how flooded waterways across the South are with tiny bits of these materials. The American Chemistry Council estimates that U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.4 billion pounds during June and year-to-date production was 43.5 billion pounds, the approximateRead the story …
Gift Helps Provide a Welcome Table
Fellowship fund furthers foodways research for UM graduate students
October 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The work of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi sets a welcome table where all may gather to consider the history and future of the South with respect and reconciliation. The work pursued by the SFA, a member-supported organization housed in the Center for the Study of Southern Culture,Read the story …