OXFORD, Miss. – Future students at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy will be taught in the Knighton Family Foundation Lecture Hall – a name honoring a $400,000 gift to the new building from 1998 alumnus Jay Knighton and his wife, Vanessa. Knighton said the building demonstrates that Ole Miss and the stateRead the story …
Lecture Hall to be Named for Knighton Family Foundation
Major gift directed to Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund
January 21, 2023 by
English Professor Named Humanities Council Teacher of the Year
Beth Spencer delivers her Teacher of the Year lecture Feb. 20 in Barnard Observatory
January 20, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi English instructor described by colleagues as a “shining example” among educators has been selected as the 2023 Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year. She will deliver a special lecture as part of her honor. Beth Spencer, senior lecturer in English, said she is appreciative of the awardRead the story …
Supporting the BASE Program
Cavanaugh Scholarship helps promote innovative programming in School of Business Administration
January 19, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi program could help develop technology that would revolutionize the typical business cycle – news that inspired Harlene and Patrick Cavanaugh to make a major gift to the Ole Miss School of Business Administration. Patrick Cavanaugh, of Denver, who earned a UM degree in business administration in 1970, establishedRead the story …
A Family of Luckyday Scholars
Chavez siblings grateful for common scholarship, Ole Miss experiences
January 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Leaving the comfort and familiarity of a small town to join thousands of other students at the University of Mississippi can be a daunting experience for many freshmen. That wasn’t the case for Christene Chavez. When she first stepped on the Ole Miss campus two years ago as a freshman, Chavez feltRead the story …
University Professor, Emerita Honored in Governor’s Arts Awards
Honors recognize arts, patronage and arts-based community development
January 12, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor and a professor emerita will be honored for their literary and community work next month when they receive the Mississippi Arts Commission’s 35th annual Governor’s Arts Awards. The commission is awarding Ann Fisher-Wirth, retired UM English professor, the 2023 Excellence in Literature and Poetry Award, and RalphRead the story …
Sound Enhances Sea Turtle Conservation
UM scientists develop unique method to measure turtle exclusion data
January 11, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two researchers at the University of Mississippi‘s National Center for Physical Acoustics are battling sea turtle endangerment with an unlikely weapon. Wayne Carpenter, senior research and development engineer, and Bradley Goodwiller, research scientist, are using sound to monitor turtles that exit shrimp trawls through turtle exclusion devices. “Acoustic impacts with TEDs haveRead the story …
Frederick Slabach Named Law School Dean
Veteran legal educator, university administrator to begin July 1
January 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frederick G. Slabach has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law following a national search. Slabach will join the university July 1, pending approval by the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The Fernwood native is a veteran legal educator and leaderRead the story …
Political Science Professor Advises UN Security Council Members
Co-authors book lauded by South Korean diplomats
January 9, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor’s new book is catching the attention of international peacekeepers. Susan Allen, associate professor of political science, recently co-authored “Bargaining in the UN Security Council: Setting the Global Agenda.” The book (Oxford University Press, 2022) examines the factors that play into whether the Security Council responds to anRead the story …
BASE Bootcamp Provides Career Insights
Industry partnership program helps students network with professionals, practice pitching themselves
January 8, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Analytics, sales and supply chain are among the fastest-growing fields in business, and the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is partnering with the business community to provide experiential learning needed to prepare students for these opportunities. The Core for Business Analytics, Sales and Supply Chain – referred to as BASERead the story …
Past UM Experience Inspires Future Success
Sandifer, Sayle gifts support Patterson School of Accountancy
January 7, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss – Unexpected academic guidance from a University of Mississippi professor and the decades-long success of an accounting firm managed by Ole Miss alumni are among the factors driving $150,000 in recent gifts that will help educators transform the lives of future students for generations. Virgil L. “Brother” Sandifer Jr. and his recently retiredRead the story …