OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has unveiled its annual holiday keepsake, a commemorative edition to honor the university’s 175th anniversary. The memento features the university’s beloved state state champion northern catalpa tree, which is said to be as old as the university itself, said Melanie Antonelli, the museum’s curator and collections manager.Read the story …
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Museum’s Holiday Keepsake Honors University’s 175th Anniversary
Annual memento features university's beloved champion tree
December 7, 2023 by
UM Museum Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Free Admission
Ole Miss News Blog to regularly feature 75 items from the collection, which includes more than 20,000 objects
September 9, 2014 by
The University of Mississippi Museum is celebrating its 75th anniversary with an offer that is tough to pass up. Through Aug. 8, 2015, admission is free. Anyone interested in art might want to make plans to visit more than once in the coming year. There will be a lot to see as the museum introduces severalRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni for 2023
Eight to be honored at Homecoming for achievement, service
October 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize eight distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2023. University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 are: Charles C. Clark (BBA 72), of Birmingham, Alabama; Carlyle “Smitty” Harris (JD 81), of Tupelo; Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM 81), ofRead the story …
Gift Supports the Arts and Humanities at Ole Miss
Harriet and Warren Stephens honor pianist Bruce Levingston with contribution
September 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A gift from Warren and Harriet Stephens through the Warren A. Stephens Trust of Little Rock, Arkansas, honors pianist Bruce Levingston, the Chancellor’s Honors College Artist-in-Residence and holder of the Lester Glenn Fant Chair at the University of Mississippi. The Fant Chair allows the holder “to bring leading figures in the arts and humanitiesRead the story …
Perseverance: Turning Trials into Triumphs
Economics and public policy leadership major refuses to accept status quo
September 27, 2022 by
As part of the 60th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi, this is the first of a four-part series based on the themes that are inscribed on the Civil Rights Monument on campus: perseverance, courage, knowledge and opportunity. These student stories reflect the characteristics that James Meredith embodied six decades ago when heRead the story …
UM Museum’s Full In-Person Experience Returns Aug. 17
Museum and Historic Houses to reopen to the public; new programming and exhibits offered
August 13, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Visitors to campus can roam the grounds of the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses again, including Rowan Oak, the home of Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner, beginning Tuesday (Aug. 17). The museum has been open to UM faculty, staff and students by appointment only since fall 2020, butRead the story …
School of Education to Induct Five Alumni into Hall of Fame
Inductees honored for contributions they have made to the field of education
June 12, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education is inducting five honorees into its Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of the significant contributions they’ve made to the field of education. The group will be recognized at a ceremony at a later date. “The Alumni Hall of Fame awardees are recognized for theirRead the story …
Online Campaign to Improve UM Student Art Gallery
Dozens of student exhibitions each year need better lighting
February 5, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every student seeking a degree in fine arts from the University of Mississippi Department of Art and Art History is required to exhibit their work in Meek Hall’s Gallery 130 before graduating. For most students, the exhibit is a joyful highlight of their college careers. However, an outdated lighting system makes theRead the story …
Jewish Students Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
Members of UM Hillel organization visit Legislature, read selected words of Elie Wiesel
January 30, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Jan. 27, 1945, Allied forces liberated the largest concentration camp, Auschwitz, where the Nazis murdered 1.1 million people. On the 75th anniversary of that liberation, students from the University of Mississippi visited the state Legislature and joined legislators from across the state to mourn and remember victims of the Holocaust. FourRead the story …
UM Museum, RebelWell Partnership Melds Mental and Physical Exercises
Collaborative activities promote critical thinking and bodily movement
August 23, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – While most University of Mississippi Museum visitors might visit the galleries to observe the latest art exhibitions, an ongoing partnership with a campuswide health program offers patrons opportunities to add physical exercise to their mental activity. University Museum and Historic Houses is a RebelWell partner for both meditation and physical activity. OfferingsRead the story …