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Ole Miss Program Builds Teacher Pipeline In Rural Schools, Marvis Herring Oct 2025

Ole Miss Program Builds Teacher Pipeline In Rural Schools, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A partnership launched in 1997 between Marshall County Schools and the Mississippi Teacher Corps at the University of Mississippi has transformed into a pipeline for educators reshaping classrooms and leadership across the district.


Um Alumna, Respected Journalist Creates Scholarship Endowment, Staff Report Oct 2025

Um Alumna, Respected Journalist Creates Scholarship Endowment, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – An estate gift from the late Bessie Louise Ford, a University of Mississippi alumna and respected journalist, will help aspiring college students from Tallahatchie County earn degrees at Ole Miss.


Alumnus Increases Planned Gift To Ole Miss Athletics, Bill Dabney Oct 2025

Alumnus Increases Planned Gift To Ole Miss Athletics, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With the hope of a continued nationally competitive future for Ole Miss athletics, University of Mississippi alumnus Greg Whitehead has increased the amount of a planned gift he made in 2016 from $100,000 to an estimated $1 million.


Building Bridges: Open Doors Brings Students Into The Lyceum, Jordan Karnbach Oct 2025

Building Bridges: Open Doors Brings Students Into The Lyceum, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Surrounded by history, University of Mississippi students and administrators will come together Oct. 21 at the Lyceum for the annual Open Doors event. The open house invites students to meet and talk with university leaders in a relaxed, welcoming setting.


Ole Miss Student Joins National Presidential Fellows Program, Marisa C. Atkinson Oct 2025

Ole Miss Student Joins National Presidential Fellows Program, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With plans to eventually give back to Mississippi, Ole Miss senior and "nonstop" political science major Edward Hunter will channel his inner Alexander Hamilton, "reading every treatise on the shelf," as part of his new academic honor.


Ole Miss Internship Brings Soul Force Into Digital Age, Marvis Herring Oct 2025

Ole Miss Internship Brings Soul Force Into Digital Age, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi partnership with a community cultural center is bringing decades of Black Oxford history into the digital age.


Lecture Series To Feature Exonerated Man Once On Death Row, Marisa C. Atkinson Oct 2025

Lecture Series To Feature Exonerated Man Once On Death Row, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A survivor of wrongful conviction and nearly 30 years on Alabama's death row, Anthony Ray Hinton will share his story as part of the University of Mississippi's Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series on Oct. 21.


Sarahfest Celebrates A Decade Of Art, Music And Community, Staff Report Oct 2025

Sarahfest Celebrates A Decade Of Art, Music And Community, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center's Sarahfest turns 10 in October, marking a decade of bringing art, music and scholarship together to celebrate creativity and community at the University of Mississippi.


University To Offer Inclusive Higher Education Program, Tina H. Hahn Oct 2025

University To Offer Inclusive Higher Education Program, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can take advantage of READY, a four-week residential inclusive higher education program being launched at the University of Mississippi.


Common Heart Medication Shows Promise Against Liver Cancer, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

Common Heart Medication Shows Promise Against Liver Cancer, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Liver cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, but a new study shows the solution to targeting this difficult-to-treat disease may already exist.


Students Strengthen Problem-Solving Skills At Business Workshop, Maggie Ring Oct 2025

Students Strengthen Problem-Solving Skills At Business Workshop, Maggie Ring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss.– The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is helping students hone their critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills through a new workshop series launched this fall.


Mississippi Sbdc Leader Earns 2025 State Star Recognition, Michelle Thompson Oct 2025

Mississippi Sbdc Leader Earns 2025 State Star Recognition, Michelle Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Anthony "Tony" Cambas, statewide manager of international trade for the Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network, was recognized as the organization's 2025 State Star during the America's SBDC national training event in September in Orlando.


Ole Miss Fans Have Chance To Beat Georgia Off The Field, Angela Atkins Oct 2025

Ole Miss Fans Have Chance To Beat Georgia Off The Field, Angela Atkins

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Before the Rebels and Bulldogs kick off on Saturday, fans from both sides can score first in a competition where both universities win.


Field Fest Combines Science, Fitness, Family Fun, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

Field Fest Combines Science, Fitness, Family Fun, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Part trail run, part science fair and part tailgate, the inaugural University of Mississippi Field Fest promises fun for all ages.


Professor Earns National Fellowship For Leadership In Physics, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

Professor Earns National Fellowship For Leadership In Physics, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In 1987, Breese Quinn was among 50 high school students who spent two weeks learning about advanced physics at the Department of Energy's Fermilab. There he heard Nobel Prize-winning scientists discuss how their work helps shape our understanding of the world.


Students And Faculty Mark 40 Years Of Chancellor's Leadership Class, Jordan Karnbach Oct 2025

Students And Faculty Mark 40 Years Of Chancellor's Leadership Class, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Since its launch at the University of Mississippi in 1985, the Chancellor's Leadership Class has provided character-building experiences and opportunities for thousands of students.


National Publication Recognizes Um Chemist As Trailblazer, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

National Publication Recognizes Um Chemist As Trailblazer, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A news magazine published by the American Chemical Society has selected University of Mississippi chemist Eden Tanner as one of its 2025 Trailblazers, which recognize the contributions of disabled chemists in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.


New Catalog Reveals Secrets Of Black Hole Collisions, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

New Catalog Reveals Secrets Of Black Hole Collisions, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – They operate in the darkness of space far beyond the reach of telescopes, but new research is helping shed light on what happens when black holes collide with each other.


School Of Pharmacy Launching Sports Pharmacy Education Program, Natalie Ehrhardt Oct 2025

School Of Pharmacy Launching Sports Pharmacy Education Program, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new sports pharmacy initiative at the University of Mississippi promises to help students prepare to advise and serve a range of active Americans, ranging from "weekend warriors" to professional athletes and their employers.


Alumni Association Announces 2025 Award Recipients, Jim Urbanek Oct 2025

Alumni Association Announces 2025 Award Recipients, Jim Urbanek

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize eight distinguished University of Mississippi alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming activities.


Professor To Share Ai Teaching Insights On World Stage, Marvis Herring Oct 2025

Professor To Share Ai Teaching Insights On World Stage, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi professor Robert Cummings will join an international group of scholars, scientists and Buddhist teachers this month in Dharamsala, India, for the Mind and Life Institute's "Minds, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Dialogue."


Um Director Named To National Small Business Board, Staff Report Oct 2025

Um Director Named To National Small Business Board, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Sharon Nichols, state director of the Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network, has been elected to the board of the national association representing Small Business Development Centers across the country.


Longest Gift Funds Transfer Scholarships, Bill Dabney Oct 2025

Longest Gift Funds Transfer Scholarships, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – An estate gift from a former University of Mississippi faculty member has added almost a quarter of a million dollars to an endowment established in 2019 to help offset tuition expenses for students who transfer to Ole Miss from a community college.


'Now Is The Time': Fcc Commissioner Warns Of Free Speech Threats, Marvis Herring, Clara Turnage Oct 2025

'Now Is The Time': Fcc Commissioner Warns Of Free Speech Threats, Marvis Herring, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez made the 17th stop of her nationwide First Amendment Tour on Thursday (Oct. 2) evening at the University of Mississippi, where she discussed censorship and the chilling effect it can have on free speech and free press.


Bruce Levingston Establishes Rowan Oak Fund For Faulkner Home, Lisa Stone Oct 2025

Bruce Levingston Establishes Rowan Oak Fund For Faulkner Home, Lisa Stone

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Bruce Levingston has made a substantial financial gift to establish a conservation and preservation fund dedicated to protecting and restoring Rowan Oak.


'Only A Pawn In Their Game' Panel To Discuss Legacy Of Medgar Evers, Marisa C. Atkinson Oct 2025

'Only A Pawn In Their Game' Panel To Discuss Legacy Of Medgar Evers, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Three threads of Mississippi and civil rights history – Medgar Evers, Bob Dylan and Jerry Mitchell – will be woven together in a public conversation Oct. 8 at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Center Elevates Stem Education In Mississippi, Clara Turnage Sep 2025

Ole Miss Center Elevates Stem Education In Mississippi, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help support and train Mississippi teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.


Study Explores Link Between Stress And Addiction Risk, Clara Turnage Sep 2025

Study Explores Link Between Stress And Addiction Risk, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to addiction, a University of Mississippi study concludes.


Ole Miss Business School Honors 10 Alumni, Tina H. Hahn Sep 2025

Ole Miss Business School Honors 10 Alumni, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi has honored business giants and innovators by inducting them into the second class of its Hall of Fame.


Families Touched By Dementia Support Mind Center, Bill Dabney Sep 2025

Families Touched By Dementia Support Mind Center, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Though a recent anonymous million-dollar match helps bring the campaign to build a central clinic for the Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia Center closer to success, reaching the $10 million goal is possible because of the many gifts the University of Mississippi Medical Center has received since the campaign's launch in 2023.