A generous gift from an anonymous donor will provide the University of Mississippi African American Studies Program with an endowed scholarship that honors a Mississippi civil rights leader. The $100,000 gift establishes the Fannie Lou Hamer Scholarship Endowment to help…
Students often look to their parents for guidance and inspiration when deciding on their career path. For Val Soldevila, that was no different, as his father, Frank Soldevila, provided many footsteps to follow. “I have heard his story numerous times,…
Deloitte and its foundation are expanding support of the University of Mississippi Patterson School of Accountancy with a gift of $1.5 million to establish the Deloitte Foundation Chair of Accountancy. The new chair is funded by contributions from Deloitte partners,…
University of Mississippi alumnus Wayne Drinkwater is eager to see his alma mater attract the nation’s top educators to its faculty — a goal he believes begins with enhancing UM libraries. “To attract faculty members and graduate students who are…
A senior at Oxford High School, Carlos Sanchez works hard to excel in his classes and student leadership roles while also serving as drum major for the Oxford Charger Band. Sanchez had an opportunity to get a jump-start on college…
It’s one more sobering pandemic fact: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose in the United States from May 2020 to April 2021. It marked the first time the…
For Helene Thompson and those close to her, the University of Mississippi’s School of Law has become something of a familial rite of passage. Thompson, a 1968 graduate of the school, has established the Thompson Family Law Endowment, with an…
The University of Mississippi has received more than $1 million to further fund an initiative in Mississippi preschool programs that promotes social and emotional learning in children and could boost their overall well-being. The $1,025,492 grant is from the W.K…
On a breezy Friday afternoon, the University of Mississippi’s Pride of the South Marching Band members finished the day’s rehearsal and then gathered close to shout in unison: “Thank you, Helen!” Watching the students from a hill nearby, Helen Overstreet…
A student activist, a professor and a leader, Don Cole retired from the University of Mississippi but continues to impact the lives of Ole Miss students through a new scholarship endowment. Majestic Gay and Frederick Williams — the inaugural recipients…