OXFORD, Miss. – If you want to learn about country music, what better way to do that than to spend the summer in Music City, USA? For Liam Nieman, a University of Mississippi senior who interned at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, for two months, being immersed in what’sRead the story …
Honors College Welcomes 17 Freshman Scholars
Recipients awarded prestigious scholarships from numerous sources
September 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seventeen freshmen in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded a total of $130,750 from four of the university’s most distinguished scholarship programs. Five of the freshmen earned McDonnell Barksdale Scholarships, six were recipients of Doris Raymond Honors Scholarships, three were awarded Harold Parker MemorialRead the story …
Doris Kearns Goodwin to Deliver Keynote at Honors Convocation
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian to discuss 'Leadership in Turbulent Times'
September 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin is the keynote speaker for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College‘s fall convocation Thursday (September 12) at the University of Mississippi. The annual event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, is free and open to the public.Read the story …
UM Senior Wins National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Scholarship
Kennedy Dickson among three selected to present research at annual meeting
August 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi senior in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College has been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the National Collegiate Honors Council. Kennedy Dickson, a forensic chemistry major from Whittier, California, has been named a 2019 NCHC Portz Scholar. She is one of three recipients nationwide and will present herRead the story …
FedEx Gift Supports University’s STEM Efforts
Donation to UM Science Building Fund honors alumnus Jim Barksdale
August 15, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi Science Building Fund, FedEx Corp. has honored Ole Miss alumnus Jim Barksdale upon his retirement as a longtime member of the global shipping company’s leadership team. “Jim was an innovative leader during his tenure at FedEx and went on to serve as anRead the story …
College2Youth Program Offers Health, College Access Outreach in Delta
UM faculty and students organize health and career fairs in Quitman County
August 9, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An interdisciplinary collaboration among three University of Mississippi professors led to the creation of the College2Youth program, an effort to get middle schoolers excited about their educational journey and to teach them healthy lifestyle choices they can share in their community. What was first intended to be a university-led mentorship program developedRead the story …
Alumna Named Phi Kappa Phi Fellow
Fellowship will allow Elaine Smith to pursue medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University
August 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent University of Mississippi alumna has been awarded a prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship to study medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Elaine Smith, of Hudson, Wisconsin, was awarded $8,500 by the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Smith, who received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistryRead the story …
2019 Stamps Scholars Setting Records
Thirteen new arrivals are second-largest group; Ole Miss has nation's fourth-largest program
July 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the arrival of 13 incoming freshmen, the Stamps Scholars program at the University of Mississippi is setting records for growth. The 2019 cohort represents the second-largest group of incoming freshmen among the 28 Stamps Scholarship partner universities. The new class also brings the total number of students at UM to 41,Read the story …
Classics Major to Study in Italy
Greta Koshenina receives six scholarships to fund archaeological research abroad
June 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi classics major soon will study in two Italian cities, thanks to several scholarships she has received for archaeological research. Greta Koshenina is heading to a field season at the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Project in Vescovado di Murlo, Italy, in July, followed by studies this fall at the Umbra InstituteRead the story …
Following in Their Footsteps
Sistrunk triplets discover paths to health care careers through Ole Miss
June 3, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk have gone their separate ways for the first time ever. The Springfield, Missouri, triplets and University of Mississippi graduates have been attached at the hip their whole lives, including their time at Ole Miss. Despite three different paths forward, the trio remain connected through their individualRead the story …