OXFORD, Miss. – In a pre-K classroom at Rosser Early Learning Center in Moorehead, children sit with legs crossed and eyes closed. In what is normally a bustling classroom, an unexpected silence settles in. This silence is not nap time; it is the practice of mindfulness. Each summer, teachers from across the state flock toRead the story …
Program Helps Mississippi Teachers Teach ‘the Whole Child’
School of Education program teaches yoga, mindfulness, healthy habits for the classroom
December 4, 2023 by
Alumni, Friends Respond to Giving Tuesday
Multiple ways to help Ole Miss students featured during day
December 2, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumni and friends took the occasion of Giving Tuesday, the worldwide annual day of giving on Nov. 28, to respond with 190 gifts totaling more than $13,140 for project-based crowdfunding initiatives on Ignite Ole Miss. The Ignite crowdfunding platform offered several opportunities for individuals to embrace philanthropy. Giving TuesdayRead the story …
Giving Tuesday Features Multiple Ways to Support Ole Miss Students
Donors can help advance crowdfunding campaigns and scholarships to benefit students
November 16, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Giving Tuesday, a worldwide annual day of giving set for Nov. 28, University of Mississippi alumni and friends have opportunities to support student-led projects, scholarships and research opportunities. These crowdfunding campaigns, hosted on the university’s Ignite Ole Miss page, offer everyone a chance to get involved in philanthropy by making aRead the story …
Payne Esports Facility Dedicated
Ceremony honors family who provided major support
November 3, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Hattiesburg family was honored Thursday (Nov. 2) with the dedication of the Payne Family Esports Facility at the University of Mississippi, celebrating a Division I program that serves as a strong student recruitment tool. Jennifer and Abb Payne and their children Ford and Arden were the focus of a tribute fromRead the story …
Grant Boosts Youth Literacy in Mississippi
Mission Acceleration supports youth literacy programs in two new partner communities
September 26, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – AmeriCorps has awarded the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction at the University of Mississippi a 2023 Volunteer Generation Grant to support more youth literacy programming in the state. Using the money from the grant, CELI will expand its Mission Acceleration program into two new Mississippi communities: Lee County and Long Beach.Read the story …
Isom Center Fellowship Supports Innovative Research
Program encourages connecting gender and sexuality across academic disciplines
August 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight University of Mississippi faculty members have been named Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies fellows for the 2023-25 cohort. The two-year fellowship provides $4,500 per year to support recipients’ research. The initiative is a particular boon to younger faculty members seeking their tenure or to those whose research mayRead the story …
Workshop Helps Teachers Help Impoverished Students
Simulation, workshop shows hardships, challenges of students and families living in poverty
July 31, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 75 educators from across Mississippi experienced one month in the life of an impoverished person last week as a part of the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty Simulation at the University of Mississippi. The workshop, one of several free programs the UM School of Education is hosting this year asRead the story …
CMSE Addresses Teacher Shortage with Middle Math Endorsement Pathway
The Center’s Middle Math Institutes have helped more than 20 Mississippi teachers earn a 901 Endorsement
July 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. –This summer, 15 Mississippi teachers will be ready to help address a critical teacher shortage in the state after completing the Middle Math Institutes at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. Created in 2021, the institutes serve a crucial role in minimizing the number of middle school math teacher vacancies in MississippiRead the story …
Mississippi Jumpstart Program Turns 10
Volunteers increase children's likelihood of kindergarten success
June 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi Jumpstart, a program created at the University of Mississippi to help reduce the kindergarten readiness gap in Mississippi, turns 10 this year, having grown from two classrooms in Oxford to four universities serving 15 classrooms across the state. Since the program’s 2012 launch, 575 volunteer members have served more than 1,900Read the story …
Educator Provides for Future Teachers
Retired alumna leaves gift to help Ole Miss education majors
June 3, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teaching and learning were Dorothy Wayne Blackwell’s lifelong passions. The daughter of educators, it came as no surprise that Blackwell pursued a teaching career. Neither was it a surprise that she ultimately chose to leave an estate gift of more than $153,000 to the University of Mississippi School of Education, where sheRead the story …