OXFORD, Miss. – The 50th anniversary of James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at the University of Mississippi is still months away, but the event is commemorated in a special exhibit on display at Gallery 130 in Meek Hall through Feb. 29. “Not Everyone (can carry the weight of the world)” is aRead the story …
Exhibit Uses Sounds and Sights to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of University’s Integration
February 22, 2012 by
University Commemorates 50 Years of Integration Feb. 23 with Free Concert
February 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s as much fun listening to George Dor talk about the upcoming 2012 Black History Month concert as it is hearing him perform, and that’s saying a lot. On Feb. 23, audiences will have a chance to do both when Dor, associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi, joins severalRead the story …
Children’s Defense Fund Founder to Speak Feb. 21 at UM
February 7, 2012 by
A nationally known advocate for disadvantaged children will speak at the University of Mississippi. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, lectures at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by the Center for theRead the story …
Video: Gilder-Jordan Speaker Series, David Blight
January 12, 2012 by
View a lecture by David Blight, Yale Historian and author of “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era.” Blight spoke in Nov. 2011, as part of the Gilder-Jordan Speaker Series in Southern Cultural History.
Silver Pond Dedication Photo Gallery
January 5, 2012 by
View images from the Silver Pond Dedication ceremony. Read more about Silver Pond Click the image to enlarge [AFG_gallery id=’10’]
Yale Historian to Examine Civil War in Civil Rights Era
January 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Yale historian will visit the University of Mississippi Nov. 16 to share his insights on Civil War remembrance as part of the Gilder-Jordan Speaker Series in Southern Cultural History. David Blight will discuss his latest book, “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era,” (Harvard University Press, 2011) inRead the story …