OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi law student Ethan Booker, of Oxford, is spending his summer working with the Queens District Attorney’s Office-Homicide Unit in New York, an opportunity made possible by support from the School of Law‘s faculty, staff and dean. “The best thing the Ole Miss law school provides its students is anRead the story …
School of Law Announces 2021 Business Law Fellows
Fellowship allows students to spend summer in nation’s leading companies
June 21, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has selected nine students to participate in the 2021 Business Law Fellowship program. This year’s business law fellows are Carter Babaz, Chandler Coleman, Le’Ronda Gates, Daniel Ginn, Zach Ishee, Teresa Jones, Tanya McGill, Margaret Pitts and Garner Vance. The program allows first-year law students whoRead the story …
Faculty Members Awarded for Community-Engaged Work
Office of Community Engagement recognizes, rewards projects that emphasize community well-being
May 28, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This year’s Excellence in Community Engagement Awards recognized three organizations led by University of Mississippi faculty and staff that are making a significant impact on the well-being of many in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community and across Mississippi. “The award is to recognize excellence in community-engaged work, particularly projects that have been impactful inRead the story …
Generous Donations Smash Record During Ole Miss Giving Day 2021
University family gives $2.485 million to soar past fundraising goals
April 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When the last online donation was made this week for Giving Day 2021, University of Mississippi faithful had shattered the fundraising record for the annual event. This year, Ole Miss alumni, students, parents, alumni, friends, faculty and staff contributed 1,575 gifts (1,328 unique donors), totaling more than $2.485 million – gifts dedicatedRead the story …
Putting Innovation in Motion
New UM webinar series to offer information on available entrepreneurship assistance
March 23, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is looking to spark innovation and business growth among faculty, staff and students through a series of brief webinars about entrepreneurial resources available to them on campus and elsewhere. Presented by the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Spark Series includes free 45-minute webinars on entrepreneurialRead the story …
Their Judicial Dreams Affirmed
Three alumni appointed as U.S. District Court judges share career lessons, talk UM's role in success
February 24, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though they’ve all taken very different routes to get there, three University of Mississippi alumni find themselves as new U.S. district court judges with the awesome responsibility of upholding the nation’s laws. Judge Cory T. Wilson, of Flora, is serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans. Judge Kristi H.Read the story …
UM Announces New Towns for M Partner Community Improvement Program
McLean Institute adds Ecru, Pontotoc for Phase 2 of community building
January 22, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following the successful launch of a pilot program that assisted three Mississippi towns with community improvement projects, the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi has launched Phase 2 of its M Partner program with the addition of two more municipalities. The town of Ecru andRead the story …
Ensuring Justice for All
UM Class of '47 alumna creates fund to assist law students so they can assist others
December 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – From the vantage point of her 94 years, Sara Myers Turner, a member of the University of Mississippi Class of 1947, witnessed much of our state and nation’s history unfold, some of it troubling, especially when it came to ensuring the civil and legal rights of all citizens. But it’s a brighter,Read the story …
Gift Supports Third-Year Law Students
First recipient named for new scholarship that honors alumnus, telecommunications attorney
November 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $100,000 gift created the James R. Billingsley Third-Year Law Scholarship Fund, which gives each recipient $10,000 toward tuition for their final year at the University of Mississippi School of Law. The first recipient, Jonathon Hoskins, of Banks, Arkansas, said the award comes at an opportune time. “I’ve exhausted my GI benefits,Read the story …
Curtis Flowers Defense Team Receives Human Rights Award
UM law school's Innocence Project has represented Flowers since 2015
November 13, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Center for Human Rights has awarded the Curtis Flowers defense team, which includes the George C. Cochran Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi, the 2020 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award. Flowers was tried six times for the 1996 murder of four people in a furniture store in Winona. Finally,Read the story …