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Movie Screening, Panel Discussion To Raise Awareness Of Asylum Difficulties, Natashia Gregoire
Movie Screening, Panel Discussion To Raise Awareness Of Asylum Difficulties, Natashia Gregoire
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Every year thousands of people fleeing persecution in their homelands seek asylum in the United States, but instead of freedom, many find themselves jailed for lengthy periods while their cases work their way through the U.S. immigration system.
Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Case Awards, Jennifer Davis
Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Case Awards, Jennifer Davis
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Communications staff at the University of Mississippi won five awards in the 2003-04 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's District III Advancement Awards Competition.
Three Southern Universities Collaborate To Enhance Race Relations, Deidra Jackson
Three Southern Universities Collaborate To Enhance Race Relations, Deidra Jackson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Three months after the University of Mississippi concluded Open Doors -- a yearlong observance of its 40th anniversary of integration - administrators, faculty and students today joined two other Southern universities with similar histories in a collaboration to further enhance race relations.
Traveling Trunk Developed At Um Institute Teaches North Miss. Kids About Nutrition, Jennifer Southall
Traveling Trunk Developed At Um Institute Teaches North Miss. Kids About Nutrition, Jennifer Southall
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Have nutrition trunk, will travel. That's the goal of the new trunk project at the University of Mississippi's National Food Service Management Institute. The NFSMI Nutrition Trunk is going a long way to teach school children of all ages the benefits of eating healthy.
Um Joins Universities Of Alabama & Georgia In Videoconference On Desegregation Jan. 13, Staff Report
Um Joins Universities Of Alabama & Georgia In Videoconference On Desegregation Jan. 13, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi joins the universities of Alabama and Georgia in a videoconference Jan. 13, 2004, to reflect on the 40th anniversary commemorations of desegregation on the campuses and to discuss the future of race relations in the South and in higher education.
Um-Tupelo And Um-Desoto Center Announce New Day Classes Toward Social Work Degree, Deborah Purnell
Um-Tupelo And Um-Desoto Center Announce New Day Classes Toward Social Work Degree, Deborah Purnell
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - New education opportunities in social work are offered beginning this spring semester at the University of Mississippi's branches in Tupelo and Southaven Besides undergraduate courses in other disciplines, UM-Tupelo and UM-DeSoto Center have added daytime courses for credit toward a bachelor's degree in social work.
Alumus Receives National Medal Of Science, Nation’S Highest Scientific Award, Jennifer Southall
Alumus Receives National Medal Of Science, Nation’S Highest Scientific Award, Jennifer Southall
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi alumnus Dr. James E. Darnell Jr. is one of eight scientists and engineers to receive a National Medal of Science for 2002. The award, which is the highest national honor for a scientific researcher, was conferred by President Bush Thursday (Nov. 6) at a White House ceremony.
African Drum & Dance Ensemble Performs Nov. 8 Concert, Deidra Jackson
African Drum & Dance Ensemble Performs Nov. 8 Concert, Deidra Jackson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Members of the West Virginia University African Drum and Dance Ensemble perform a Nov. 8 concert at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
Business School To Offer Fast-Track Mba, Deidra Jackson
Business School To Offer Fast-Track Mba, Deidra Jackson
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Andre Michel recently took advantage of an opportunity to rethink her academic tenure as a first-year business school graduate student at the University of Mississippi.
Isom Center Produces New Report On Status Of Women In Mississippi, Elaine Pugh
Isom Center Produces New Report On Status Of Women In Mississippi, Elaine Pugh
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - A new report is to be released Oct. 16 by the University of Mississippi showing how women in the state are faring in jobs, careers, education, finances and physical health.
Voice Of America Documents Social Progress Via African-American Student's Experience, Natashia Gregoire
Voice Of America Documents Social Progress Via African-American Student's Experience, Natashia Gregoire
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - With her Cannon GL2 digital camera cradled in her arms, Margaret Kennedy, a video journalist with Voice of America, has spent the better part of this week capturing signs of progress in diversity and inclusion at the University of Mississippi.
Integration Figure Reflects On Past, Considers Um's Future, Mitchell Diggs
Integration Figure Reflects On Past, Considers Um's Future, Mitchell Diggs
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Nicholas Katzenbach is eager to see firsthand all the changes that have reshaped the University of Mississippi over the past four decades, but the former U.S. attorney general laments that all the pay phones are gone from the Lyceum.
'Open Doors' Observance Concludes With International Conference On Race Oct. 1-4, Mitchell Diggs
'Open Doors' Observance Concludes With International Conference On Race Oct. 1-4, Mitchell Diggs
University of Mississippi News
OXFORD, Miss. - Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the University of Mississippi's integration, the moving events of Oct. 1, 2002, were an emotional milestone in the institution's 155-year history. The university revisits that landmark one year later with a four-day conference exploring racial reconciliation in international contexts.
Applied Sciences Weekend Welcomes Alums, Includes Dedication Of Lenoir Hall For Fcs, Deborah Purnell
Applied Sciences Weekend Welcomes Alums, Includes Dedication Of Lenoir Hall For Fcs, Deborah Purnell
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Scores of University of Mississippi graduates in the new School of Applied Sciences return to campus Sept. 4-6 for a full slate of activities during Applied Sciences Alumni Weekend.
Cellular South Continues Legacy Of Giving, Linda P. Herbst
Cellular South Continues Legacy Of Giving, Linda P. Herbst
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Training and retaining today's best and brightest students to become the next generation of Mississippi business leaders is at the heart of Cellular South's five new scholarships to the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration.
New Technology Aims To Speed Network Access, Mitchell Diggs
New Technology Aims To Speed Network Access, Mitchell Diggs
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - In the world of computing power, whatever is available never seems to be enough.
Veteran Broadcaster Takes Key Communications Position, Patsy R. Brumfield
Veteran Broadcaster Takes Key Communications Position, Patsy R. Brumfield
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Britt Albertson Roper, who began her career in High Point, N.C., is new broadcast communications manager for the University of Mississippi's Department of Media and Public Relations.
Journalists To Study How Charities Fund Terror, Patsy R. Brumfield
Journalists To Study How Charities Fund Terror, Patsy R. Brumfield
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - As a U.S. Treasury official, Jimmy Gurule played a central role in developing and implementing the Bush administration's anti-terrorist financing strategy.
North Mississippi Law Enforcement Officials Gather April 24 For Safe Neighborhoods Project, Elaine Pugh
North Mississippi Law Enforcement Officials Gather April 24 For Safe Neighborhoods Project, Elaine Pugh
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - More than 100 law enforcement officials from the 37 counties in the Northern District of Mississippi gather Thursday (April 24) at the University of Mississippi to hear details about implementing Project Safe Neighborhoods.
Honors Day 2003 Award Recipients Named, Staff Report
Honors Day 2003 Award Recipients Named, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Outstanding students from graduate school to liberal arts and business received recognition last week as the University of Mississippi hosted its 60th Honors Day Convocation and initiated new members to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi national honor societies. Award recipients for 2003 are:
Bell Sports Ceo Speaks April 9, Tobie Baker
Bell Sports Ceo Speaks April 9, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Stunt icon Evil Knievel nearly died in the crash at the end of his attempt to ride a motorcycle over Caesar's Palace fountains in 1968, but a Bell helmet helped save him.
Nation’S Top Forensics Teams Meet For Showdown April 4-7, Angela Moore
Nation’S Top Forensics Teams Meet For Showdown April 4-7, Angela Moore
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - This weekend, not all top college talent meets at basketball's Final Four in New Orleans.
Cleveland’S Coopwood Helps Business-Based Scholarship Push, Patsy R. Brumfield
Cleveland’S Coopwood Helps Business-Based Scholarship Push, Patsy R. Brumfield
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Scott Coopwood of Cleveland is helping the University of Mississippi work with businesses to raise money for scholarships.
Ventress Speaker's Company Integral In War On Terror, Tobie Baker
Ventress Speaker's Company Integral In War On Terror, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Fighting terrorism takes many forms, and John Harrison of Washington, D.C., plans to tell how he does it Thursday (Feb. 27) at the University of Mississippi's inaugural Ventress Order Lecture Series.
Retired Journalism Prof, Tv Developer, Dies In Oxford, Patsy R. Brumfield
Retired Journalism Prof, Tv Developer, Dies In Oxford, Patsy R. Brumfield
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - James D. Pratt, who pioneered development of the University of Mississippi's campus television station, died today at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.
Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Awards, Staff Report
Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Awards, Staff Report
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Communications staff at the University of Mississippi won five awards in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's District III Advancement Awards Competition.
Photographic Art By Local Professionals On Display Through Feb. 20, Kate Barron
Photographic Art By Local Professionals On Display Through Feb. 20, Kate Barron
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- "Critical Mass," a collection of photographs celebrating the work of local artists, is on display through Feb. 20 at the University of Mississippi's Bryant Hall Gallery.
Nasa Scientist To Speak About Rescue Work At Wtc, Elaine Pugh
Nasa Scientist To Speak About Rescue Work At Wtc, Elaine Pugh
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - NASA scientist Bruce Davis saw the World Trade Center's ground zero firsthand. He talks about his experiences in the rescue and recovery operation Thursday (Feb.6) at the University of Mississippi.
Cornel West Lecture Opens Black History Month Observance, Tobie Baker
Cornel West Lecture Opens Black History Month Observance, Tobie Baker
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Noted scholar Cornel West opens the University of Mississippi's Celebrating Black History Month with a lecture Jan. 31.
President Bush’S Cyber Security Specialist Delivers Public Address Feb. 3, Angela Moore
President Bush’S Cyber Security Specialist Delivers Public Address Feb. 3, Angela Moore
University of Mississippi News
UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Howard A. Schmidt, assistant to President Bush in fighting computer crime, delivers a public address at the University of Mississippi Feb. 3 to begin three days of training for assistant attorneys general from 49 states.