OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has been named a Best Regional Law School for Black Students in the third edition of the Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools & Firms, published by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Lawyers of Color. “Because studies have shown African Americans have different legal career trajectories than theirRead the story …
UM Named Best Regional Law School for Black Students
Designation comes in guide published by Lawyers of Color
October 10, 2019 by
National Sea Grant Law Center Awarded Grants for Aquaculture Projects
NOAA awards UM center $310,000 to research and develop legal solutions for industry challenges
October 9, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law will advance the sustainability of aquaculture, thanks to recent grants of more than $300,000. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $16 million in grants for 42 projects nationwide through the National Sea Grant Program. The NSGLC receivedRead the story …
Late Sen. Cochran’s Legacy Expanded
Donors join to build resources for scholarships and archives at UM
September 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi – as well as the state and nation – lost one of its strongest voices of support with the passing of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran on May 30. Thanks to alumni and friends dedicated to expanding his legacy, an endowment has been established for scholarships, educational opportunities andRead the story …
Conference to Examine History of Mass Incarceration
Albert Woodfox, one of the 'Angola Three,' to deliver opening keynote for interdisciplinary symposium
September 20, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, a higher rate of incarceration than anywhere else in the industrialized world. On a state level, Mississippi is surpassed only by Oklahoma and Louisiana in the number of people it imprisons per capita, but organizers of an international conference at theRead the story …
Honoring a Professor’s Lasting Impact
Gift bolsters scholarship endowment of former law school professor 'Guff' Abbott
August 31, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When a law professor addresses students in the classroom, the faces of future attorneys, judges, politicians, policymakers and even world leaders could be looking back. A professor’s teaching can have a ripple effect, touching one life that, in turn, can influence thousands of others. Recently, a graduate of the University of Mississippi SchoolRead the story …
UM Law, Business Schools Launch Joint Degree Program
Students can complete both a J.D. and an MBA in three years
August 27, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For graduates with expertise in both law and business, there’s almost no limit on career choices. The University of Mississippi is offering an opportunity for students to be at the cutting edge of law and business with interdisciplinary skills fit for the modern economy. The university’s School of Law and the SchoolRead the story …
Endowment Honors Longtime Friendship
Law school classmate establishes scholarship for Judge Glen Davidson
August 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A friendship beginning in a summer law class turned into a lifelong bond and resulted in a new scholarship at the University of Mississippi School of Law. That bond recently led Elliot H. Loden to establish the Judge Glen H. Davidson Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $100,000. The endowment recognizes theirRead the story …
Miss Mississippi Raising Organ Donation Awareness Across State
Mary Margaret Hyer, a 2018 UM graduate, represents the state for 2019
August 13, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Mary Margaret Hyer is using the spotlight as Miss Mississippi 2019 to draw attention to her social change initiative, “Advocate, Celebrate, Donate: Diminishing the Donor Organ Deficit.” Hyer, a Hattiesburg native and 2018 graduate with a degree in English, plans to enroll in the UM School of Law onceRead the story …
Law Alumna Helps Put Family First Initiative into Action
Kimberly Russell works with Mississippi Supreme Court justice to provide resources to families
July 11, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In Mississippi, nearly 5,000 children are in foster care and of those, 82 percent were brought into custody of Child Protection Services because of neglect. Each year, thousands of children are removed from their family homes, mostly due to poverty, drug addiction or untreated mental illness. Mississippi’s Family First Initiative of theRead 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 …