OXFORD, Miss. – An engineering professor and a law professor are the two newest Distinguished Professors appointed by the University of Mississippi. The two honorees are Arunachalam Rajendran, chair and professor of mechanical engineering, and Ron Rychlak, professor of law and Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government. The Distinguished Professor appointment is an honorific titleRead the story …
Two UM Faculty Members Appointed as Distinguished Professors
Arunachalam Rajendran and Ron Rychlak honored for research, teaching excellence, service
May 8, 2020 by
Fulfilling Dreams for Legal Education
Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment continues to build
April 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When law professor John Robin Bradley established the Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi a decade ago, his goal was to help future Mississippi leaders in justice find more open doors than Evers did. Bradley and his wife, Laura, recently committed another $100,000 to continue building the endowment forRead the story …
Law School’s Innocence Project Receives Private Gifts
Donors support defense litigation in high-profile Mississippi murder case
March 2, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recent gifts to the University of Mississippi School of Law could prove to be instrumental in sparing a man’s life. Vital Projects at Proteus, a donor-advised fund, has made a $50,000 gift to the law school’s George C. Cochran Innocence Project to be used in the ongoing defense of Curtis Flowers, aRead the story …
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to Convene at UM Law School
Federal court will hear more than a dozen oral arguments from legal representatives March 2-5
February 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear more than a dozen cases when it convenes March 2-5 at the University of Mississippi School of Law. A panel of three judges will hear oral arguments delivered by legal representatives for each case. The Fifth Circuit Court of AppealsRead the story …
Engaging Industry with Higher Education
UM seeks to increase partnerships with new council, director
February 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s new Industry Engagement Council is poised to maximize relationships between the university and private industry, creating strategic alliances that are beneficial to both. “Industry can tap into the knowledge base of our faculty while in turn providing opportunities for our students and graduates, who will ultimately put theirRead the story …
Human Rights Specialist Joins Law Faculty
Attorney Yvette Butler begins role as assistant professor in August
January 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new faculty member with extensive experience in human rights work will join the University of Mississippi School of Law beginning with the fall 2020 semester. Yvette Butler, an attorney who specializes in law related to sex work and human trafficking, sexual violence and civil rights, comes to the law school as anRead the story …
Seed Grants Fund UM Research into Disaster Resilience
Researchers studying air pollution, university responses to natural disasters
December 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Exploring thunderstorm asthma and examining how Gulf Coast universities can respond to natural disasters are the focus of two new University of Mississippi seed grants funded through the Flagship Constellations initiative. Thunderstorm asthma is the phenomenon where pollen can break into smaller pieces during severe thunderstorms and cause asthma events. Researchers are collecting and characterizing airRead the story …
Business Law Fellowship Offers Unique Opportunities for Students
Major businesses team with school to train future leaders
December 19, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several of the state’s largest corporations have partnered with the University of Mississippi School of Law in supporting the Business Law Institute’s new Business Law Fellowship, which is taking the top-ranked program to a whole new level. Launched this summer, the Business Law Fellowship Program gave 10 first-year UM law students aRead the story …
‘Tough as They Come’
Bestselling author and wounded soldier Travis Mills, UM students honored at Veterans Alumni Gala
December 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Travis Mills, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army’s fabled 82nd Airborne, was on patrol in Afghanistan one day in 2012 when he sat his backpack down for a second. The bag landed on a homemade explosive, and it went off. The next thing Mills knew, he could feel the bare boneRead the story …
Entergy Mississippi Commits Support to Law School
Strong relationship benefits corporation, students and state
December 14, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the business world, Entergy Mississippi’s generous support of the University of Mississippi School of Law is called a win-win. Entergy Mississippi has provided $125,000 to establish and contribute to scholarship endowments honoring U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and Robert Grenfell. Additionally, the corporation is supporting a new partnership with the school’s nationallyRead the story …