OXFORD, Miss. – One is an award-winning poet. Another is an archer with a love of biology. And one is a violinist who also runs cross country. These are just three of the 15 freshmen this fall at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi who received a total of $466,000 from five of the university’sRead the story …
Ten UM Freshmen Named 2017 Stamps Scholars
Students exemplify best of scholarship, community service and leadership
December 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten members of the 2017 freshman class at the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College have the distinction of being Stamps Scholarship recipients. This year’s cohort consists of Kennedy Cohn of Incline Village, Nevada, Madeline Cook of Flowood, Victoria “Tori” Gallegos of Chicago, Harrison McKinnis of Madison, J.R. Riojas ofRead the story …
Volunteers Sought to Fight Poverty in Region
North Mississippi VISTA Project accepting applications for terms beginning in February
December 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The North Mississippi Volunteers in Service to America Project is recruiting members for a yearlong term of service beginning Feb. 5, 2018. The VISTA Project, which is led by the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, sponsors 13 organizations and has a capacity to host 25Read the story …
Triplets Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Juniors Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk each earned the honor
November 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 270 new members Sunday (Oct. 29), including three juniors from the same family. Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk, triplets from Springfield, Missouri, were inducted into the most selective interdisciplinary honor society at the university. All three are members ofRead the story …
FedEx Founder Fred Smith Issues Challenge at Honors Convocation
Annual fall event also featured Silicon Valley icon Jim Barksdale
September 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Legendary FedEx founder and CEO Frederick W. Smith challenged University of Mississippi honors students Tuesday (Sept. 12) to continue having academic conversations with the aim of developing workable solutions to national and global problems. Smith was the keynote speaker for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College’s Fall Convocation at the Gertrude C.Read the story …
Visiting Professor to Discuss Foods of Slave Trade Thursday at UM
Judith Carney featured speaker of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program
September 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A geographer from the University of California at Los Angeles will discuss foods grown by African slaves Thursday (Sept. 14) at the University of Mississippi. Judith Carney begins her lecture, “Seeds of Memory: Food Legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” at 5:30 p.m. in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. Her appearance,Read the story …
Honors College Debuts Exhibit in New Building with ‘America Selfie’
Mississippi native Laura Elkins offers a portrait of America through paintings
August 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College will debut a site-specific exhibit by painter Laura Elkins this week in some of its renovated space that was dedicated last spring. The installation, titled “America Selfie,” is a contemporary take on history painting and uses current events, American history, national symbols and both contemporary andRead the story …
UM Recognizes Three Employees with Frist Service Awards
Honorees are modern languages and political science professors and admissions director
April 26, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following glowing letters of recommendation from students, fellow faculty members and parents, three University of Mississippi employees have been chosen to receive prestigious honors for their exceptional service. The Thomas Frist Student Service Awards are presented annually to Ole Miss faculty and staff members who have “gone the extra mile” in unwaveringRead the story …
UM Honors College Dedicates Expanded Facility
Campus, community celebrate program's 20th anniversary with new building
March 31, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A line of blustery, threatening weather moving through the area didn’t stop more than 100 University of Mississippi students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni from celebrating the successes of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College on Thursday (March 30) afternoon. The crowd squeezed into the Honors College’s great room to dedicate theRead the story …