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State Legislature Passes Bill To Help Rowan Oak, Lp White Apr 1998

State Legislature Passes Bill To Help Rowan Oak, Lp White

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Gov. Kirk Fordice has signed into law a bill that commits $500,000 to Rowan Oak, the historic home of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner. The bond bill, titled "1998 Rowan Oak Repair, Renovation, Restoration and Preservation Fund," will be maintained by the state treasurer.


Keiser Named Assistant To Chancellor, Tina Hahn Apr 1998

Keiser Named Assistant To Chancellor, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Sue T. Keiser of Oxford has been named assistant to University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert C. Khayat and begins work today (April 1).


Annual Law Weekend Planned On Oxford Campus, Elaine Pugh Apr 1998

Annual Law Weekend Planned On Oxford Campus, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Class reunions, a student awards program, moot court competition, continuing legal education and social activities will round out Law Weekend, April 17-18, at The University of Mississippi.


Check Out Ole Miss' Summer Camps For Kids, Guy Turnbow Apr 1998

Check Out Ole Miss' Summer Camps For Kids, Guy Turnbow

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Attention! This is a test of The University of Mississippi Summer Camps Emergency System. If your child is between the ages of seven and 18 and suffers from a common warm-weather problem known as the "summer-time blues," follow these important instructions.


Live Camera On Oxford Campus Lets The World Take A Peek Via The Internet, Elaine Pugh Apr 1998

Live Camera On Oxford Campus Lets The World Take A Peek Via The Internet, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Smile, you're on live camera, and your mom, dad, brothers, sisters and the whole family -- make that the entire world -- may be watching.


Theatre Arts Department Presents Shakespeare's King Lear April 7-8, George Kehoe Mar 1998

Theatre Arts Department Presents Shakespeare's King Lear April 7-8, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. The power and passion of King Lear -- widely considered Shakespeare' s greatest tragedy -- will come to life in a fresh rendition April 7-8 in The University of Mississippi's Bryant Hall studio theater. Curtains open for each performance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 at the door.


Spring Football Weekend Set April 17-19 On Oxford Campus, Amanda Herring Mar 1998

Spring Football Weekend Set April 17-19 On Oxford Campus, Amanda Herring

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss -- Double Decker bus rides, a party in the Grove and a football game with celebrity coaches are just a few of the offerings riding in on the coattails of spring for Red/Blue Weekend April 17-19 on The University of Mississippi's Oxford campus.


Mr. Magazine's 13th Annual Guide Hits The Market, Deidra Walters Mar 1998

Mr. Magazine's 13th Annual Guide Hits The Market, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- For the first time in six years, the number of magazine launches declined in 1997, with only 852 magazines joining the market.


Um Law School Makes National List With Job Placement Of Graduates, Elaine Pugh Mar 1998

Um Law School Makes National List With Job Placement Of Graduates, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Graduates of The University of Mississippi School of Law have an impressive record of landing their first jobs according to a new national ranking in U.S. News and World Report.


Psychology Professor Publishes Research On Racial Bias In Military, Deidra Walters Mar 1998

Psychology Professor Publishes Research On Racial Bias In Military, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Perhaps as a premonition to the court martial of Sgt. Major Gene McKinney -- the top enlisted black soldier in the U.S. Army until mid-March -- University of Mississippi professor Dr. Dan Landis and his colleagues completed a study on racial bias in military proceedings.


Leadership In Statewide Minority Program Earns Um National Award, Elaine Pugh Mar 1998

Leadership In Statewide Minority Program Earns Um National Award, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi has received national recognition for leadership in increasing the number of minorities receiving undergraduate degrees in science, mathematics and engineering at the state's eight colleges and universities.


March 30 Teleconference To Address High-Risk Alcohol Use On College Campuses, Peter Lee Mar 1998

March 30 Teleconference To Address High-Risk Alcohol Use On College Campuses, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Through the medium of a two-hour satellite teleconference at The University of Mississippi, a national panel of experts will address one of the most serious problems on college campuses in America: high-risk alcohol use.


Southern Foodways Symposium: Prestigious Epicureans To Confer At Ole Miss, Lp White Mar 1998

Southern Foodways Symposium: Prestigious Epicureans To Confer At Ole Miss, Lp White

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- "One of the delights of life is eating with friends; second to that is talking about eating," wrote Laurie Colwin in the forward of her book Home Cooking. "And for unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends."


Annual Legal Seminar On State Laws Scheduled April 2-4 In Natchez, Elaine Pugh Mar 1998

Annual Legal Seminar On State Laws Scheduled April 2-4 In Natchez, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The annual continuing legal education seminar "Mississippi Law Update" is scheduled in Natchez, April 2-4.


Let The Games Begin: North Mississippi Senior Sports Classic, Deidra Walters Mar 1998

Let The Games Begin: North Mississippi Senior Sports Classic, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Winter Olympics have come and gone, but some Mississippi athletes still have a chance to strut their stuff in their favorite sports.


University Of Paris-Sorbonne Orchestra To Perform Um Concerts April 19-20, George Kehoe Mar 1998

University Of Paris-Sorbonne Orchestra To Perform Um Concerts April 19-20, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Featuring 90 instrumentalists and a sparkling repertoire of French classical music, the University of Paris-Sorbonne Orchestra will perform at The University of Mississippi April 19-20.


Chancellor Appoints Search Committee To Find Athletic Director, Tina Hahn Mar 1998

Chancellor Appoints Search Committee To Find Athletic Director, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The names of eight individuals serving on a search committee to find a successor to University of Mississippi Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Pete Boone were announced today (March 17) by Ole Miss Chancellor Robert C. Khayat.


Education Professor Jean Shaw Authors Two Books On Teaching Mathematics, George Kehoe Mar 1998

Education Professor Jean Shaw Authors Two Books On Teaching Mathematics, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Jean Shaw, a University of Mississippi professor of elementary education, has teamed up with two colleagues to produce two new books aimed at facilitating the teaching and learning of mathematics.


Um Law School Symposium On April 3 Honors Judge William C. Keady, Elaine Pugh Mar 1998

Um Law School Symposium On April 3 Honors Judge William C. Keady, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- When the 1962 federally forced admission of James Meredith to The University of Mississippi caused then Gov. Ross Barnett to assemble a legal defense team, he was turned down by Greenville attorney William C. Keady.


Victorian Good Times: Fundraiser Set For Historic Walton-Young House, Deidra Walters Mar 1998

Victorian Good Times: Fundraiser Set For Historic Walton-Young House, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A patron party, tours, tips from an antique specialist and a recipe booklet will all be part of "Victorian Good Times" April 17-19, when The University of Mississippi invites the public to see its historic Walton-Young House on the Oxford campus.


Spring Break Fun Offered For Kids At University Museums March 9-13, Deidra Walters Feb 1998

Spring Break Fun Offered For Kids At University Museums March 9-13, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- College students look forward to Spring Break each year, often anxiously awaiting the chance to be lazy -- but younger students might want something a little more exciting to do.


Um Taps First International Student To Head The Daily Mississippian, Deidra Walters Feb 1998

Um Taps First International Student To Head The Daily Mississippian, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Natashia Gregoire, a junior at The University of Mississippi, made history Thursday when she was selected to serve as the next editor of the University's student-run newspaper, The Daily Mississippian.


Croft Institute Offers Study Abroad To Mississippi Teachers, Deidra Walters Feb 1998

Croft Institute Offers Study Abroad To Mississippi Teachers, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Sixteen Mississippi teachers interested in teaching their students more about the global community will be selected to travel to the Czech Republic and Slovakia this summer, thanks to funding from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program and the Croft Institute for International Studies at The University of Mississippi


Um Law School Students Dabble In U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Elaine Pugh Feb 1998

Um Law School Students Dabble In U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Seventeen University of Mississippi School of Law students are in Washington this weekend preparing to attend Monday's session of the U.S. Supreme Court.


Ole Miss Alumni Association To Host Black Alumni Reunion, Amanda Herring Feb 1998

Ole Miss Alumni Association To Host Black Alumni Reunion, Amanda Herring

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Alumni Association will hold the sixth Black Alumni Reunion in Oxford March 19-22 as part of Ole Miss' continuing Sesquicentennial celebrations.


Annual Institute For Writing, Illustrating Children's Books Moves To Ole Miss, Deidra Walters Jan 1998

Annual Institute For Writing, Illustrating Children's Books Moves To Ole Miss, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The 9th Annual Institute for Writing and Illustrating Children's Books is coming to The University of Mississippi June 12-14, after being held for the past eight years at Rhodes College in Memphis.


Um Hosts Mathematics Teachers, Students In Daylong Inspirational Event April 24, Elaine Pugh Jan 1998

Um Hosts Mathematics Teachers, Students In Daylong Inspirational Event April 24, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Thirty-eight young women and 12 mathematics teachers from high schools in seven north Mississippi counties have been invited to The University of Mississippi April 24 for a daylong program.