Mississippi Ties Run Deep
A new gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education honors a donor whose legacy to the college and state run deep. Nancy Finkelmeier is adding a gift of…
Lasting Impact of Scholarships
The late Lonnie Smith of Picayune, Mississippi, earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Mississippi and has since provided life-changing financial assistance to some 110 Mississippi students so…
Summers Chair of Physics Established
The late University of Mississippi professor Donald Summers wrote his first research paper in junior high school during spring break, conducting the research at the University of California Astronomy Observatory…
Giving Day 2025 a Success!
When the last online donation was received on April 9 for Giving Day 2025, 2,685 donors had joined together to give $1.34 million to bolster the University of Mississippi. This…
Giving Back to Pay It Forward
A family foundation with ties to the University of Mississippi and a belief in education as a solution to breaking cycles of poverty will provide textbook and learning-material stipends to…
Scholarship Expands to Cover Textbooks
A new initiative at the University of Mississippi is offering textbook and learning material stipends to qualified Mississippi students. Chancellor Glenn Boyce announced the Let’s Book It: Ole Miss Opportunity…