OXFORD, Miss. – William Raspberry won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary and collected many other accolades during his long career at The Washington Post, but he never forgot his Mississippi roots. Six weeks after his death in July, Raspberry will be the latest journalist to be celebrated posthumously in a program at the University ofRead the story …
Overby Center Tribute Honors Okolona Native, Washington Post Columnist William Raspberry
August 24, 2012 by
Spencer Tillman to Speak at Overby Center
April 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spencer Tillman, one of the best-known football analysts in America, will talk Friday (April 20) at the University of Mississippi about a career that has taken him from the playing field to network television. Tillman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism while a star athlete at the University of Oklahoma, willRead the story …
Overby Panel Explores State’s Chinese Connection
April 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Four successful Chinese-Americans will discuss the Mississippi Chinese experience, from early discrimination to academic achievement, Wednesday (April 18) at the University of Mississippi. The 11 a.m. program, sponsored by the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, is in the Overby Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. The ChineseRead the story …
Governor Haley Barbour Meets the Press at the Overby Center
March 3, 2010 by
Governor Haley Barbour spoke with a panel composed of Alex McDaniel, editor-in- chief of The Daily Mississippian; Jon Scott, news editor of The Oxford Eagle; Joe Meek, managing editor of The Oxford Enterprise; and Bobby Harrison of the Jackson bureau of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo at the Overby Center for Southern JournalismRead the story …