OXFORD, Miss. – Kris Colvin didn’t always believe he could be a teacher. In fact, he remembers being shocked when a substitute teacher in grade school was deaf, too. Colvin was about 10 years old and had never met a teacher who was deaf before. “Up until then, I was only taught by teachers thatRead the story …
Teaching in Sign Language
Deaf student Kris Colvin prepares for teaching career with support from UM interpreters
October 30, 2019 by
Professor Receives National Geography Teaching Award
Ellen Foster recognized by National Council of Geographic Education
October 22, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen J. Foster, associate professor of social studies education at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award in Higher Education from the National Council of Geographic Education. NCGE is a nonprofit that enhances the quality of geography education from kindergarten through higher education. Each year, the Distinguished Teaching Award recognizesRead the story …
Alumnus Chosen for Knowles Teaching Fellowship
Justin Ragland to receive benefits valued at $150,000 for STEM teaching award
October 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Justin Ragland has been chosen as one of 37 high school mathematics and science teachers nationwide to receive a Knowles Teaching Fellowship valued at $150,000. The Knowles Teaching Fellowship is a five-year program that supports early-career high school mathematics and science teachers in their efforts to develop teaching expertise andRead the story …
Major Gift Supports Early Learning
Hardin Foundation donation to bolster excellence in child education
September 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Phil Hardin Foundation’s recent $400,000 gift to the University of Mississippi‘s School of Education enables the UM Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning to continue its successful Hardin Scholars Program. The foundation’s gift establishes a fund that will support the program while also helping it grow to include earlyRead the story …
Continuing a Good Samaritan Legacy
Gift creates the Lilly INSPIRE Awards for UM School of Education
September 8, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “He ain’t heavy, Coach. He’s my brother.” Those were the words a young boy spoke to Sale Trice Lilly Sr. after being offered help in carrying his handicapped younger brother home from football practice. That exchange resonated throughout Lilly’s life as an educator in the Mississippi Delta. “In his life, my fatherRead the story …
Outstanding Freshmen Join Innovative Teacher Education Program
Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program admits 28 at UM
September 5, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has welcomed 28 outstanding freshmen from eight states into the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program. The seventh cohort of this innovative teacher education program comes with an average high school grade-point average of 3.91 and ACT score of 29.3. The new class brings the number of METP scholarship recipients atRead 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 …
EdsUp! UM Faculty Launch Early Childhood Podcast
Series dedicated to 'children and those who care for them'
August 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new podcast created by faculty at the University of Mississippi‘s Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning is helping raise awareness of important issues related to the development of young children. Hosted by Melody Musgrove and Cathy Grace, the center’s co-directors, “EdsUp!” is sponsored by the Southern Early Childhood Association and is available for downloadRead the story …
Making Moves to Enhance Academics
North Mississippi teachers attend UM chess workshop
July 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This week, 26 teachers from across northern Mississippi gathered at the University of Mississippi‘s Jackson Avenue Center to learn how to teach chess to students in their schools. The event was hosted by the UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education and facilitated by Jeff Bulington, of Franklin County Chess and presidentRead the story …
Inaugural Education Law Conference Informs Nearly 100 Participants
Free speech and Mississippi charter schools among the topics discussed
July 2, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Conversations about Mississippi charter schools and free speech on campuses were among the highlights of the Mississippi Education Law Conference earlier this month at the University of Mississippi. Nearly 100 educators and attorneys attended the inaugural conference to learn about laws and policies related to issues facing schools from preschool through higherRead the story …