University of Mississippi students donned costumes, shared dance moves and made memories to raise a record $305,211.38 during the 2026 RebelTHON fundraiser. For the past 14 years, Ole Miss students have gathered in late winter to dance the night away,…
Believing deeply in the power of leadership development, Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater established a new endowment that enables the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) to help University of Mississippi students broaden their horizons. Funded with a $50,000 gift,…
Long nights studying in the basement of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi prepared Jordan Lancaster Estes for a career arguing high‑profile cases in New York courtrooms. Now, more than 20 years after earning her…
When the January ice storm swept across north Mississippi, the University of Mississippi campus fell into an uneasy quiet. Trees snapped under the weight of heavy ice. Power lines froze. Buildings went dark. Students — many far from home or…
Doug MacEachern of Covington, Louisiana, has committed to including the University of Mississippi in his estate plans in the form of a major gift that will benefit full-time students in the School of Pharmacy. After the donor’s lifetime, his estimated…
Dr. Paul Parker spent his career caring for young gastroenterology patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A $250,000 donation to the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute from Parker and his wife, Kerry, is aimed at bringing state-of-the-art cancer care close to home…
A $5 million gift from C Spire is helping move Mississippi closer to a new era in cancer care, supporting the capital campaign to build a new home for the Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of Mississippi Medical Center…
University of Mississippi alumnus Mark Paukune of Fort Worth, Texas, wants to help students remain dedicated to their goal of obtaining college degrees even if learning disabilities make them feel like giving up. The 1987 graduate made a $62,000 gift…
A $100,000 gift to the University of Mississippi will name two faculty offices in the new Patterson School of Accountancy. A graduate of the school, Sam Hix of Houston, Texas, made a $50,000 gift in honor of his professors and…
Runners from around the state and country will lace up March 21 to support the state’s only children’s hospital for the fourth annual Run the Rainbow for Children’s. It will offer 5K, 10K, half-marathon, marathon and 50K routes, each with…