The University of Mississippi Grove Scholars program — which helps Mississippians from underrepresented demographic groups earn degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) or health care — is growing in numbers as it enriches lives and makes the state’s…
The Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia (MIND) Center has kicked off a fundraising campaign that will fund construction of a new $10 million centralized location for its clinical operations thanks to a generous lead gift from Jean Reed Adams. The…
With a $125,000 gift to support the Patterson School of Accountancy’s new 100,000-square-foot building on the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus, the professional services firm HORNE is honoring its many employees who graduated from the program. The firm’s gift also…
A recent gift to the University of Mississippi from Pat and Ralph Doering will help attract top talent to teach and research within the School of Business Administration. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, couple’s $50,000 gift will establish the Doering Family…
Century Club Charities, host organization of the Sanderson Farms Championship, set a record by donating $1 million from tournament proceeds to benefit Mississippi’s only children’s hospital. It is the 10th consecutive year the tournament’s donation to Children’s of Mississippi has…
What began as a University of Mississippi class project has evolved into a campus-wide initiative to keep discarded clothing out of landfills and into the hands of people who need it. Through an Ignite Ole Miss crowdfunding campaign, UM senior…
Happy Holidays from your Ole Miss family at the University of Mississippi Foundation. For the first time ever, your UM Foundation staff participated in the annual Ford Center Holiday Village for which members of the City of Oxford, Lafayette County…
A gift to the University of Mississippi that the late James Nathaniel Stearns included in his estate plans will benefit Ole Miss students seeking law degrees. Half of the 1969 UM law graduate’s $100,000 gift establishes the James Nathaniel Stearns,…
Former pro baseball player Jamey Price was in peak physical condition while pitching for the Ole Miss Rebels — a testament he credits to the health, strength and wellness coaching he received at the University of Mississippi. Now, he hopes…
University of Mississippi alumni and friends took the occasion of Giving Tuesday, the worldwide annual day of giving on Nov. 28, to respond with 190 gifts totaling more than $13,140 for project-based crowdfunding initiatives on Ignite Ole Miss. The Ignite…