OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi law professor has accepted an appointment to an advisory group for The Hague.
Law Alumnus’ Alternate Personality Comes Out in Music
OXFORD, Miss. – When Thurston Wilkes III, known to friends as Tad Wilkes, thought about seeing his name up in lights, the name on his birth certificate just didn’t seem quite right for a country musician. He decided a pseudonym would be the way to go and settled on the appropriately down-home Moon Pie Curtis.Read the story …
New Law Dean’s Office at UM to Bear Name of First African-American Dean
OXFORD, Miss. – In 1996, the University of Mississippi lost an inspiring man when Louis Westerfield, the first African-American dean of the law school, died. Westerfield’s legacy lives on through all the students whose lives he touched, and several of them are leading an effort to name the dean’s office in the new School ofRead the story …
Law Hall of Fame Honors Five Alumni
OXFORD, Miss. – Five distinguished University of Mississippi law alumni have been selected for the inaugural class of UM Law Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 2008 to recognize outstanding alumni of the law school who have brought honor to their alma mater. The first set of inductees will be recognizedRead the story …