OXFORD, Miss. – The Faculty Recital Series organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Music kicks off its 2019-20 season Monday (Sept. 23) with a recital for clarinet and piano. The recital features clarinetist Michael Rowlett and pianist Amanda Johnston performing in Nutt Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for children and OleRead the story …
Music Department Launches 2019-20 Faculty Recital Series
Series starts fall Monday with recital for clarinet and piano
September 20, 2019 by
UM Hosts Down Syndrome Workshop
Daylong event for parents and professionals focuses on care, advocacy
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Parents and legal guardians of individuals with Down syndrome learned more about caring for their children during a recent workshop at the University of Mississippi. “Conversations on Down Syndrome with Professionals” was a daylong event designed to help caregivers discover their children’s strengths and difficulties, and how to advocate and navigate throughRead the story …
Conference to Examine History of Mass Incarceration
Albert Woodfox, one of the 'Angola Three,' to deliver opening keynote for interdisciplinary symposium
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, a higher rate of incarceration than anywhere else in the industrialized world. On a state level, Mississippi is surpassed only by Oklahoma and Louisiana in the number of people it imprisons per capita, but organizers of an international conference at theRead the story …
‘The Wolves’ Delivers Adolescent Reality through Soccer
Opening production of Ole Miss Theatre season posed challenges for production team
September 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the opening scene of “The Wolves,” the chatter of a group of teen-aged girls ricochets around an otherwise empty gymnasium, conversations overlapping as the uniformed young women sit in a circle on the AstroTurf, performing a routine of stretches and warmup moves so well-practiced as to appear perfunctory. The Wolves areRead the story …
Choral Concert Celebrates World Peace Day
Performance features UM Chorus and guest choirs
September 18, 2019 by
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 …
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 …
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 …