OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Athletics and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation recently held Racial Reconciliation Week on campus. Highlights of the week included the dedications of the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement and of Chucky Mullins Drive as well as the open house and celebration of the 15th year anniversaryRead the story …
Rabbinic Scholar W. David Nelson to Discuss ‘Race, Religion and the Realities of Reading the Bible’
August 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – W. David Nelson, a noted scholar of rabbinic literature and the Hebrew Bible at Groton School in Massachusetts, will discuss how the Bible has been used out of context in the past to promote racist ideologies during a Thursday (Sept. 6) public lecture at the University of Mississippi. Nelson’s lecture, “Say Again!:Read the story …
Winter Institute Summer Youth Program Inspires High School Students to Lead Communities
June 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-eight Mississippi high school students are preparing to make a positive impact in communities across the state, thanks to an innovative leadership program sponsored by the University of Mississippi’s William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Rising sophomores and juniors were chosen from a pool of 150 applicants to attend the third annualRead the story …
Winter Institute Gets $3 Million Grant from Kellogg Foundation
February 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi plans to use a $3.1 million grant to spur civil equity and community engagement and continue to build communities both locally and globally. Part of the new three-year award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will help develop curricula and directlyRead the story …