OXFORD, Miss. – More than 400 students attended the 2017 Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent Conference, a three-day annual event that offers leadership activities, academic and campus resources, and guidance from faculty, staff and student leaders for prospective African-American students.
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UM Again Named Among Nation’s Best Universities to Work For
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi employees enjoy a strong work-life balance, have confidence in senior leadership and feel appreciated. Those glowing job satisfaction reports have led the Chronicle of Higher Education to name UM a “Great College to Work For” for the ninth time.
UM and Jackson State Partner to Further Pharmacy Education
OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to provide more opportunities for aspiring pharmacists, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and Jackson State University have collaborated to create the Preferred Admission Program, which offers qualified JSU students admission to the UM pharmacy school.
Heidelbergs Donate $30,000 to University Museum
OXFORD, Miss. – Jane Becker Heidelberg adored her time at the University of Mississippi. She met her husband, Rody Heidelberg, at in 1940 at their first dance as students in the old gym. They were together almost 50 years.
Whaling Research Leads UM Professor to Japan on Fulbright Award
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of history and international studies is headed to Japan on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to work on a book about American whalers in the North Pacific in the 1800s.
UMMC Chief’s Clout Extends to Nation’s, Canada’s Medical Schools
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. LouAnn Woodward, University of Mississippi vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the UM Medical Center, will help set the course for medical education in this country and beyond as chair of a powerful accrediting body.