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Lott Says Senate Missed Bipartisan Opportunity Regarding Troop Withdrawal, Tobie Baker
Lott Says Senate Missed Bipartisan Opportunity Regarding Troop Withdrawal, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. -- Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said Friday that the U.S. Senate missed a key opportunity two weeks ago to begin working on a compromise regarding the war in Iraq. On the University of Mississippi campus with former Sen. Tom Daschle, (D-S.D.), Lott said the Senate should have begun working in a bipartisan fashion following the status report from U. S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq. "We missed an opportunity to come together in the last couple of weeks," Lott said. "We can't micromanage the war in Iraq, but we could have come …
Cellular South Continues Scholarship Program, Sonia Thompson
Cellular South Continues Scholarship Program, Sonia Thompson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Cellular South, one of Mississippi's largest companies, continues its legacy of giving with a $30,000 contribution to the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration.
Journalism Chair Husni Inducted Into Florida Magazine Assn. Hall Of Fame, Deborah Purnell
Journalism Chair Husni Inducted Into Florida Magazine Assn. Hall Of Fame, Deborah Purnell
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Samir Husni, chair and Hederman Lecturer of journalism at the University of Mississippi, has been inducted into the Florida Magazine Association's inaugural Hall of Fame.
Assessment, Treatment Of Autism Addressed At Regional Event Sept. 13-14, Jennifer Farish
Assessment, Treatment Of Autism Addressed At Regional Event Sept. 13-14, Jennifer Farish
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Nearly 200 students and professionals from across the region are expected to gather at the University of Mississippi Sept. 13-14 to address the assessment and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Legal Specialist In Sexual Misconduct, Campus Security To Give Public Address, Elaine Pugh
Legal Specialist In Sexual Misconduct, Campus Security To Give Public Address, Elaine Pugh
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Brett Sokolow, a higher education attorney who specializes in sexual misconduct and campus security, visits the University of Mississippi Tuesday (Sept. 11) to deliver a public address and interact with students about the risks involving alcohol and sex.
Alcohol Task Force To Reconvene For Progress Reports From City, University, Mitchell Diggs
Alcohol Task Force To Reconvene For Progress Reports From City, University, Mitchell Diggs
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. -- The university's Alcohol Task Force plans to reconvene Tuesday (Sept. 4) to hear reports from university and community officials on efforts to curb abusive and illegal drinking. The meeting, set for 3 p.m. in the Yerby Conference Center on campus, is open to the public. The session is to include presentations by Oxford Mayor Richard Howorth, UM Attorney Lee Tyner and Dean of Students Sparky Reardon.
Nasa Interactive Traveling Exhibit To Visit Oxford Campus Sept. 20-21, Edwin Smith
Nasa Interactive Traveling Exhibit To Visit Oxford Campus Sept. 20-21, Edwin Smith
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - An interactive mobile exhibit that gives visitors a simulated journey into space comes to the University of Mississippi Sept. 20-21.
Um Names Chemistry Auditorium For Alumnus Carl Comer, Sonia Thompson
Um Names Chemistry Auditorium For Alumnus Carl Comer, Sonia Thompson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - When Carl Comer tells stories about his time at the University of Mississippi, one begins to sense the deep love he has for Ole Miss. Most of Comer's memories begin in the Old Chemistry building.
Um Officials, Students Visit Jordan, Hope For Increased Cooperation, Tobie Baker
Um Officials, Students Visit Jordan, Hope For Increased Cooperation, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Water, perhaps more so than oil or terrorism, could one day lead to widespread war in the Middle East as most countries in the area suffer from a shortage and scarcity of the life-giving necessity.
92 Luckyday Scholars Among Um's Spring Graduates, Tobie Baker
92 Luckyday Scholars Among Um's Spring Graduates, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Largely due to one man's commitment nearly three decades ago, 92 scholars from around the state were among the University of Mississippi's more than 2,100 candidates for graduation at spring commencement.
Honors College Student Takes Second In National Speech Competition, Tobie Baker
Honors College Student Takes Second In National Speech Competition, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi student has earned second place in the National Claude Pepper Oratory Competition.
Shannon Woodward Hired As Development Officer For School Of Business Administration, Sonia Thompson
Shannon Woodward Hired As Development Officer For School Of Business Administration, Sonia Thompson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Shannon Woodward, a native of Itawamba County, has joined the University of Mississippi's School of Business Administration as development officer. She is responsible for securing financial support benefiting the school.
Um Awarded $635,000 Grant For Rotc Chinese Training, Lydia Hailman
Um Awarded $635,000 Grant For Rotc Chinese Training, Lydia Hailman
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi is among four universities nationwide awarded more than $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop language and culture programs targeting ROTC students.
Prominent Journalists To Headline Journalism Week April 16-20, Deborah Purnell
Prominent Journalists To Headline Journalism Week April 16-20, Deborah Purnell
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – More than a dozen prominent journalists are slated to participate in Journalism Week activities April 16-20 at the University of Mississippi.
Inaugural African-American Studies Symposium To Feature Visiting Scholars, Tobie Baker
Inaugural African-American Studies Symposium To Feature Visiting Scholars, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – Four interdisciplinary scholars from across the country examine race and the region in a daylong symposium Monday, April 9, at the University of Mississippi.
Stanford University Geophysicist To Launch Woods Order Lecture Series April 13, Edwin Smith
Stanford University Geophysicist To Launch Woods Order Lecture Series April 13, Edwin Smith
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – An accomplished University of Mississippi engineering alumnus returns to his alma mater April 13 to share information on how research collaboration can help curb the effects of global warming.
Honors College Junior Studying In Buenos Aires On Prestigious Ies Scholarship, Genie Alice Via
Honors College Junior Studying In Buenos Aires On Prestigious Ies Scholarship, Genie Alice Via
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi junior Joshua Norris of Jackson is spending the spring semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina, taking a full load of academic courses and living with a local family.
Aka Chapter Collaborates With Local Businesses To Sponsor Communitywide Health Fair March 24, Staff Report
Aka Chapter Collaborates With Local Businesses To Sponsor Communitywide Health Fair March 24, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Oxford residents can get free health services, including body composition and blood pressure testing, this weekend at a "Living in the Pink" communitywide health fair at Second Baptist Church, 611 Jackson Ave.
Rick Looser, Coo Of The Cirlot Agency, To Discuss 'Mississippi, Believe It!' At Um, Staff Report
Rick Looser, Coo Of The Cirlot Agency, To Discuss 'Mississippi, Believe It!' At Um, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Rick Looser, president and chief operating officer of The Cirlot Agency, a full-service marketing, public relations and corporate communications firm in Jackson, is slated to speak Tuesday (March 20) at the University of Mississippi.
Anheuser-Busch Gives $300,000 To Establish Social Norms Project, Jennifer Farish
Anheuser-Busch Gives $300,000 To Establish Social Norms Project, Jennifer Farish
University of Mississippi News
Anheuser-Busch Cos. announced today (March 9) funding for a $300,000 project at the University of Mississippi aimed at reducing underage and abusive drinking on campus.
Media Advisory: Miss. Attorney General, Anheuser-Busch To Make Announcement At Um, Staff Report
Media Advisory: Miss. Attorney General, Anheuser-Busch To Make Announcement At Um, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and representatives of Anheuser-Busch Cos. are to be in Oxford tomorrow (March 9) to announce a major initiative aimed at helping prevent abusive and underage drinking at the University of Mississippi. They are to be joined by Chancellor Robert Khayat and other university administrators and student leaders.
Peer-Honored Physicist To Discuss Acoustics Research In Distinguished Faculty Fellow Lecture, Tobie Baker
Peer-Honored Physicist To Discuss Acoustics Research In Distinguished Faculty Fellow Lecture, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – Richard Raspet, who was recently named a Distinguished Faculty Fellow in the University of Mississippi's College of Liberal Arts, discusses his research at 4 p.m. March 20 in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory.
Community Outreach Program To Focus On Alzheimer's Disease, Angie Barmer
Community Outreach Program To Focus On Alzheimer's Disease, Angie Barmer
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - The third in a series of community outreach programs presented by the University of Mississippi Center of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience focuses on Alzheimer's disease.
Um Selected By Northwest Airlines To Launch World Travel Scholarship Program, Lateshia D. Harris
Um Selected By Northwest Airlines To Launch World Travel Scholarship Program, Lateshia D. Harris
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Northwest Airlines has selected the University of Mississippi to launch the company's World Travel Scholarship program.
Senior From Olive Branch Crowned Miss University, Megan Daniel
Senior From Olive Branch Crowned Miss University, Megan Daniel
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Preparation for almost a year and a fantastic stage performance earned University of Mississippi senior Amanda Harmon the title of Miss University 2007 Wednesday night at the Ford Center for Performing Arts.
Ten Students Inducted Into 2006-07 Um Hall Of Fame, Staff Report
Ten Students Inducted Into 2006-07 Um Hall Of Fame, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Ten seniors at the University of Mississippi have earned entry to the school's Hall of Fame, which is one of the university's highest honors.
New English Chair Proposes More Diversity In Literature, Changes In Writing Program, Edwin Smith
New English Chair Proposes More Diversity In Literature, Changes In Writing Program, Edwin Smith
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - The arrival of 2007 has brought a new perspective to Patrick Quinn, chair of the University of Mississippi's Department of English.
Mba Students Hone Public Speaking Skills In ‘Speaker’S Edge’ Event Jan. 18-19, Rebecca Lauck Cleary
Mba Students Hone Public Speaking Skills In ‘Speaker’S Edge’ Event Jan. 18-19, Rebecca Lauck Cleary
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. – In this age of communicating by text messaging and e-mail, it may seem that the art of speaking is going out of style. However, students in the University of Mississippi's School of Business Administration are getting a special lesson in the beauty of the spoken word.
Barksdales To Give $12.8 Million To Sally Mcdonnell Barksdale Honors College, Sonia Thompson
Barksdales To Give $12.8 Million To Sally Mcdonnell Barksdale Honors College, Sonia Thompson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Jim Barksdale, former president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corp., and his wife, Donna, are giving $12.8 million to the University of Mississippi to support and enrich educational opportunities in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Business Professor Elected Vp Of Southern Finance Association, Brooke Hatchett
Business Professor Elected Vp Of Southern Finance Association, Brooke Hatchett
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi business school faculty member is the new vice president for programs of the Southern Finance Association and looks forward to becoming president of the organization next year.