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 …
Curtis Flowers Defense Team Receives Human Rights Award
UM law school's Innocence Project has represented Flowers since 2015
November 13, 2020 by
UM Releases Enrollment for Fall 2020
Graduate and professional enrollment experience increased demand
November 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi enrolled 21,676 students across its seven campuses for fall 2020. UM’s enrollment reflects a geographically diverse student body, with students from all 82 counties in Mississippi, 49 states, the District of Columbia and 86 countries around the world. The university’s fall 2020 enrollment figure represents a 2.7 percent decline whenRead the story …
UM Law Pro Bono Initiative Receives Statewide Award
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project honors effort to train law students, assist real-world clients
October 30, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Pro Bono Initiative at the University of Mississippi School of Law is a recipient of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project 2020 Pro Bono Award. “I am appreciative to MVLP for recognizing the valuable contribution the Pro Bono Initiative has made to serving our low-income population,” said Judge Jacqueline Mask, of Tupelo,Read the story …
Researchers Tackle Challenges of Safe Drinking Water in Mississippi
Interdisciplinary team partners with communities to raise awareness of lead risks
July 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recognizing that clean drinking water is a necessity of life, a group of University of Mississippi professors is using community-based research, education and outreach to work with communities in addressing water quality challenges. Most Mississippians receive their drinking water from a network of more than 1,100 public water systems. The smaller systems serveRead the story …
Alumnus, Wife Launch Nonprofit to Aid Mississippi Small Businesses
Brian and Marie Sanderson create Mississippi 30 Fund to assist companies affected by COVID-19
July 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi alumnus and his wife – who met during Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts – are continuing to help the state’s small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brian and Marie Sanderson, of Ocean Springs, have launched the Mississippi 30 Day Fund. Small businesses in Mississippi can apply for as muchRead the story …
Law Alumna Named Top 40 Under 40 by Industry Magazine
Jenny Ann Urban earned degree in air and space law from UM
June 22, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jenny Ann Urban’s passion for travel and interest in law has led to a successful career as director of aviation relations and compliance at Clear, a growing firm that provides expedited airport security clearances for travelers. Airport Business Magazine recently named the University of Mississippi alumna to the 2019 Airport Business TopRead the story …
Space Law Center Hosts Webinar on Race
Session to explore how space exploration can further causes of equality and social justice
June 16, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Center for Air and Space Law, part of the University of Mississippi School of Law, is hosting a free online discussion of “Race in Space: A Conversation about Equality and Civil Rights” on Thursday (June 18). Set for 10 to 11:15 a.m., the webinar will feature experts discussing race from differentRead 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
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 …
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 …