By the time the football teams for the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University take the field on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, their supporters will be on day six of an epic contest: Beat Week 2024…
A new programmatic endowment created with a generous gift to the University of Mississippi from Mariamne Young pays tribute to the life and legacy of her late daughter while supporting students’ lives for generations. The Amne Young Richardson Ole Miss…
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi has partnered with Toyota Mississippi to enhance and promote STEM learning in Lee County and the Pontotoc City School District. Announced Sept. 18, 2024, the partnership is part…
Dan Barber of Franklin, Tennessee, who earned a master’s degree from the University of Mississippi Patterson School of Accountancy, is giving back to the place that makes him feel close to his roots and family. Barber and his wife, Mandy,…
Training the next generation of storytellers through documentary study holds such importance to Berkley Hudson that he has gifted the University of Mississippi an endowment to bring visiting documentarians to campus. Hudson, associate professor emeritus of the University of Missouri…
Whether studying “From Homemakers to Bomb Makers: Women and World War II” in Louisiana, “Geological Engineering Design” in Wyoming, “Campaign and Elections” in DC, “Early Democracy” in Greece or “International Security” across Europe, students participating in the University of Mississippi’s Study USA or Study…
As a four-year letterman in basketball at the University of Mississippi, Hunter Carpenter of Dallas, Texas, knows how updated facilities and equipment can give student-athletes a competitive edge, enabling the Rebels to score wins at the highest levels. Carpenter and…
J.L. Holloway’s life story is a uniquely American story. He started from humble beginnings. Growing up in Prentiss, Mississippi, Holloway had few resources and even fewer paths to success. But he was determined to improve his station in life. And…
A $184,000 planned gift from Martha “Ratch” Ratchford and her husband, William A. Tucker Jr., to the University of Mississippi establishes two endowments that will honor the donors’ lives while providing scholarships for Ole Miss students. The Martha “Ratch” Ratchford…
A longtime employee of the University of Mississippi Medical Center hopes a scholarship he and his wife established will relieve the financial burdens faced by many medical students while also supporting those who recruit new med school candidates. Steven Case…