Reinforcing a sentiment expressed Thursday to USA TODAY Sports by a cast member of the Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, the university's Bias Incident Response Team has recommended education, not punishment, for the athletes and attendees who disrupted the play Tuesday night.
University of Mississippi officials apologized Thursday for ...
Ole Miss Panel Recommends Education, Not Punishment of Athletes
Posted On Monday, October 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under GUAM Tags: Athletics Director Ross Bjork, Laramie Project, Matthew Shepard, University of Mississippi, University of Wyoming
Reinforcing a sentiment expressed Thursday to USA TODAY Sports by a cast member of the Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, the university's Bias Incident Response Team has recommended education, not punishment, for the athletes and attendees who disrupted the play Tuesday night.
University of Mississippi officials apologized Thursday for ...
UM Students Win Top Honors in Japanese Speech Contest
Posted On Friday, May 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Brittany Linkous, Donald Dyer, high-level language learning, University of Mississippi, Yukari Nakajima
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students took home top honors in the South Central Japanese Speech Contest at Tulane University.
Four of seven participating UM students won awards at the contest, which brought together 31 students from Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama in late March.
“The students in our Japanese ...
UM Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service
Posted On Thursday, May 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Civic Engagement, Martin Luther King Jr., Service-Learning, University of Mississippi, volunteering
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
“The University of Mississippi believes in transformation through service, and we’re honored to ...
MSU Alternative Spring Break Provides Taste of Delta Culture
Posted On Monday, March 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Cade Smith, Delta, Delta culture, Mississippi Delta, University in Cleveland, University of Mississippi
More than 20 Mississippi State students, faculty and staff--and 10 students from the University of Mississippi--are making final plans for an alternate spring break in the Mississippi Delta involving service projects, tours and other adventures.
The March 10-15 experience will be the third consecutive year for the educational enhancement program. The ...
Parents Council Makes Gifts to Impact Students’ Experiences
Posted On Monday, February 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Karen Goodall, Ole Miss Parents Council, student affairs, University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. – Since 24 families from eight states founded the Ole Miss Parents Council in 2012, the organization’s work and support has already enhanced five areas at the University of Mississippi through gifts totaling $25,000.
Initiatives receiving contributions from the Parents Council were the new Ole Miss Food Pantry, $5,000 ...
Crime Fiction Author Selected As Grisham Writer-In-Residence
Posted On Saturday, February 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Die a Little, Edgar-winning, Megan Abbott, Queenpin, Reagan Arthur Books, Simon & Schuster, The Song Is You, University of Michigan, University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. – A highly acclaimed mystery-crime fiction author has been selected as the 2013 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi
Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels “Queenpin” (Simon & Schuster, 2007), “The Song Is You” (Simon & Schuster, 2007), “Die a Little” (Simon ...
UM Competition Helps Students Hone Art of Public Speaking
Posted On Sunday, January 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Art of Public Speaking, JoAnn Edwards, Master of Business Administration, University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. – Public speaking may be the No. 1 fear of most people, but University of Mississippi students learn to conquer those fears during Speaker’s Edge, a transformative public speaking competition.
Students in the Master of Business Administration program spend 10 days working with world-class communication coaches, studying the skills ...
Recreation Management Majors Enjoy Thriving Job Market
Posted On Saturday, December 29, 2012 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: DeSoto Civic Center, Diandra DeVoe-Hazelett, Job Market, Ole Miss combine, University of Mississippi
Diandra DeVoe-Hazelett
OXFORD, Miss. – For park and recreation management majors at the University of Mississippi, the post-graduation job market is thrilling, but not scary. Most of them, you see, already have solid job prospects.
One of those students is Diandra DeVoe-Hazelett, a senior from Orlando, Fla., who began figure skating ...
From The Lyceum To The White House: UM Choir Sings In D.C.
Posted On Sunday, December 23, 2012 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: 25 University of Mississippi, Donald Trott, Little Drummer Boy, President Barack Obam, Sing We Now of Christmas., University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. – Singing Christmas music is common during the holidays, but for the 25 University of Mississippi choir members invited to sing in the White House Wednesday (Dec. 12), the experience was anything but ordinary.
Unexpectedly, the choir had the unique privilege of meeting President Barack Obama.
“When we arrived, our ...
Faculty and Staff Play Santa’s Helpers through Books & Bears Program
Posted On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under MISSISSIPPI Tags: Black Faculty, Christmas holiday, Physical Plant employees, Staff Organization, University of Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. – The Christmas holiday season got a whole lot brighter for the children and families of University of Mississippi Physical Plant employees as they received gifts Friday (Dec. 14) at the Ole Miss Union Ballroom.
Smiles abounded as members of the Black Faculty and Staff Organization distributed more than ...
