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Um To Host American College Dance Festival Assn. Regional Meet In March, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

Um To Host American College Dance Festival Assn. Regional Meet In March, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - More than 500 professional and student dancers from around the region are expected to descend on the University of Mississippi and Oxford in March for a regional dance conference.


Heritage Foundation To Dedicate Historic Marker At Old Rosenwald School Site Nov. 17, Elizabeth Shiver Nov 2006

Heritage Foundation To Dedicate Historic Marker At Old Rosenwald School Site Nov. 17, Elizabeth Shiver

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Oxford Lafayette County Heritage Foundation dedicates a historic marker on the site of the old Rosenwald School at 1:30 p.m. Friday (Nov. 17) at Central Elementary School on Washington Avenue.


Law Professor Honored By National Social Scientists Group, Staff Report Nov 2006

Law Professor Honored By National Social Scientists Group, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Ronald J. Rychlak, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Professor of Law and associate dean of the UM law school, is recipient of the 2006 Frederic Ozanam Award from the Society of Catholic Social Scientists. Instituted in 1998, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to Catholic social understanding.


Support Meeting Needs Of Langley Family, Long-Term Assistance Is Encouraged, Tobie Baker Nov 2006

Support Meeting Needs Of Langley Family, Long-Term Assistance Is Encouraged, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi students, faculty, staff and alumni have been joined by other caring people in support of the Robert Langley family.


Fund Maintained To Help Students, Employees With Sick Children, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Nov 2006

Fund Maintained To Help Students, Employees With Sick Children, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

The Friends of the Children Fund, which began in 2004, provides financial support to full-time employees and students at UM-Oxford who have a child undergoing medical treatment.


Duke Divinity Professor Is Inaugural Speaker For Will Campbell Lecture Series Nov. 27, Edwin Smith Nov 2006

Duke Divinity Professor Is Inaugural Speaker For Will Campbell Lecture Series Nov. 27, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A renowned theologian from Duke University is the inaugural speaker for the Will D. Campbell Lecture Series on Faith and Social Justice at the University of Mississippi.


Student Blog For Online, Non-Major Chemistry, Edwin Smith Nov 2006

Student Blog For Online, Non-Major Chemistry, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two instructors in the University of Mississippi Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have created and monitor an interactive blog for students taking their online courses this semester.


International Night Sunday Offers Sights, Tastes, Sounds Of Various Cultures, Brooke Hatchett Nov 2006

International Night Sunday Offers Sights, Tastes, Sounds Of Various Cultures, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

Dances, fashions, foods, skits and songs from around the globe are the offering Sunday (Nov. 12) when members of the International Student Organization present annual International Night at the University of Mississippi.


Civil War-Era Letters, Other Family Heirlooms Donated To Um Archives, Tobie Baker, Elaine Pugh Nov 2006

Civil War-Era Letters, Other Family Heirlooms Donated To Um Archives, Tobie Baker, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

Growing up, Patricia Emily (Moon) Bramich and her sisters enjoyed visiting their grandmother, Emily Chapin (Parsons) Gill, and playing dress-up in their ancestors' hoop-skirted dresses, poring over family letters and hearing personal stories. With these experiences, they came to appreciate preserving the past.


United Way Schedules Silent Auction Fundraiser Nov. 14 In Student Union, Lydia Hailman Nov 2006

United Way Schedules Silent Auction Fundraiser Nov. 14 In Student Union, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi United Way Committee has scheduled a silent auction Tuesday (Nov. 14) to raise funds for its local campaign. The auction runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Student Union plaza.


Ole Miss African Drum And Dance Ensemble To Present Fall Concert Nov. 14, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

Ole Miss African Drum And Dance Ensemble To Present Fall Concert Nov. 14, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

The Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble celebrates three years of cultural diversity Tuesday (Nov. 14) with its fall concert at the University of Mississippi.


Open House For Prospective College Students Set For Nov. 14 In Jackson, Staff Report Nov 2006

Open House For Prospective College Students Set For Nov. 14 In Jackson, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi invites Jackson-area high school juniors and seniors, as well as prospective transfer students, to "An Evening with Ole Miss" Tuesday (Nov. 14) at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum's Forestry Auditoriumin Jackson.


Students Research Medieval Texts At Prestigious Library In France, Lydia Hailman Nov 2006

Students Research Medieval Texts At Prestigious Library In France, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

Three University of Mississippi students studied medieval manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France, this summer and presented their findings during the Southeastern Medieval Association Meeting hosted recently at UM.


Music Department To Host Third Choral Festival For Students, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

Music Department To Host Third Choral Festival For Students, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

More than 2,000 middle, junior high and high school students from around the state converge at the University of Mississippi this weekend for the third Ole Miss Choral Festival.


New York Times Senior Editor To Discuss Blogging And Fair Reporting, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

New York Times Senior Editor To Discuss Blogging And Fair Reporting, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Greg Brock, senior editor of The New York Times and graduate of the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus Thursday (Nov. 9) to discuss blogging and fair reporting.


Dean Of Tupelo Advanced Education Center Edits Collection Of Civil War Letters, Mary Margaret Miller Nov 2006

Dean Of Tupelo Advanced Education Center Edits Collection Of Civil War Letters, Mary Margaret Miller

University of Mississippi News

The recent publication of "When This Evil War is Over: The Civil War Correspondence of the Francis Family" brings light to the lives of six Alabama brothers serving in the Civil War during the years 1860-65.


Author Michael Landon To Sign New Book On History Of Law School, Jeannie Waller Nov 2006

Author Michael Landon To Sign New Book On History Of Law School, Jeannie Waller

University of Mississippi News

Using salvaged letters and other historical resources, UM professor emeritus of history Michael Landon gives a full account of the law school's 150-plus years in his book, "The University of Mississippi School of Law: A Sesquicentennial History" (University Press of Mississippi, 2006).


Lifelong Learners Program Offers Seniors Good Deal In Education, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Nov 2006

Lifelong Learners Program Offers Seniors Good Deal In Education, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi Lifelong Learners program, coordinated through the Division of Outreach, enrolls individuals age 65 and older in any academic class on a space-available basis at no cost. The program offers several options in partnership with other campus departments.


Media Advisory: Weekly Briefings Set To Discuss Progress Of Alcohol Task Force, Staff Report Nov 2006

Media Advisory: Weekly Briefings Set To Discuss Progress Of Alcohol Task Force, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The university is scheduling regular media briefings on the progress of the Alcohol Task Force for 11 a.m. Wednesdays in the Media and Public Relations conference room in Johnson Commons West.


Donations Sought For ‘Adopt-A-Basket' To Help Area Needy At Thanksgiving, Barbara Lago Nov 2006

Donations Sought For ‘Adopt-A-Basket' To Help Area Needy At Thanksgiving, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students are participating in the third annual "Adopt-A-Basket" program to provide Thanksgiving dinners for needy families in the Oxford area.


Media Advisory: Expert Available To Discuss Predicted Collapse Of Seafood Supply, Ocean Life Due To Overfishing, Pollution, Staff Report Nov 2006

Media Advisory: Expert Available To Discuss Predicted Collapse Of Seafood Supply, Ocean Life Due To Overfishing, Pollution, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Glenn R. Parsons, professor of biology at the University of Mississippi, is available to discuss results of the recent study by a team of ecologists and economists warning that current trends of overfishing and pollution threaten the world's supply of seafood. A report of the international team's four-year research project appears in today's (Nov. 3) issue of the journal Science.


Ole Miss Outdoors Plans December Ski Trip To Colorado, Brooke Hatchett Nov 2006

Ole Miss Outdoors Plans December Ski Trip To Colorado, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

For anyone looking for that “winter wonderland” experience this season, Ole Miss Outdoors is offering an opportunity to head out west to the ski resort of Steamboat Springs, Colo.


History Professor, Doctoral Students Attract National Attention With Oral History Project, Edwin Smith Nov 2006

History Professor, Doctoral Students Attract National Attention With Oral History Project, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

A University of Mississippi professor and five of her doctoral students have attracted national attention with their groundbreaking research project, which chronicles the oral histories of older women in north Mississippi.


Senior Sierra Club Attorney To Discuss Landmark Environmental Case Nov. 13, Jennifer Farish Nov 2006

Senior Sierra Club Attorney To Discuss Landmark Environmental Case Nov. 13, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

A senior attorney with the Sierra Club discusses a landmark case that is before the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 13 at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Independent Study Educators From Across Country Gather In Tunica, Staff Report Nov 2006

Independent Study Educators From Across Country Gather In Tunica, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Independent study administrators and educators from across the nation gather in Mississippi this weekend for the 2006 American Association for Collegiate Independent Study Conference.


University Officials Announce Plans For Research Park, Mitchell Diggs Nov 2006

University Officials Announce Plans For Research Park, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

With goals of building on its research strengths and spurring economic development in north Mississippi, the University of Mississippi plans to break ground on the first phase of its research park early next year.


Exchange Program Experiences Record Enrollment, Includes Two Fulbright Scholars, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

Exchange Program Experiences Record Enrollment, Includes Two Fulbright Scholars, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

A record number of foreign exchange students, including two Fulbright scholars, are studying this fall at the University of Mississippi.


Wherefair Nov. 8 To Feature Um Students Sharing Their Culture, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Nov 2006

Wherefair Nov. 8 To Feature Um Students Sharing Their Culture, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Learning about different cultures broadens one’s horizons, and the Office of International Programs at the University of Mississippi offers the public this opportunity Wednesday (Nov. 8) with WhereFair.


Porter L. Fortune Speaker Series Kicks Off Thursday With North Carolina Anthropologist, Tobie Baker Nov 2006

Porter L. Fortune Speaker Series Kicks Off Thursday With North Carolina Anthropologist, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

From Southern hospitality to Southern cooking, what Americans see as being Southern is and will continue to shift, according to a University of North Carolina anthropologist.


Study In Ghana Yields Dialogue On Musical, Religious Roots Of African-Americans, Deborah Purnell Nov 2006

Study In Ghana Yields Dialogue On Musical, Religious Roots Of African-Americans, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Reflecting on their unique two-week study in Ghana last summer, three University of Mississippi students and their professor share a deeper appreciation of the historic and cultural linkages in African Diaspora.