The University of Mississippi is using a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to help underserved students experience and investigate the Good Life. The Good Life program is part of the Teagle Foundation's Knowledge for Freedom network. This new, pre-college…
A donor who wished to remain anonymous said his many lifelong connections with the University of Mississippi inspired him to make a $1 million gift to advance children’s literacy. His major gift establishes an endowment that supports the Center for…
For almost 75 years, University of Mississippi alumni and friends have found a home at the Alumni House overlooking the iconic Grove. This space has served as a hub for connection, celebration and memories. However, as the university — and…
A new scholarship in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration will provide support to students while honoring the memory of an Ole Miss alumnus. Mildred Severance Stevenson of Ridgeland, Mississippi, made a gift of $100,000 to establish the…
The first endowed scholarship benefitting the Medical Laboratory Science Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is being funded by a retired MLS professional who earned her degree more than a decade before the School of Health Related Professions…
Mahmoud A. ElSohly Ph.D. of Oxford, Mississippi — a research professor in the National Center for Natural Products Research and a professor in pharmaceutics at the University of Mississippi — recently made a major gift to support scholarships for students…
University of Mississippi alumnus Stephen Griner wants to help make the University of Mississippi a leader in the digital asset realm of finance education. Griner, managing director and founding partner of Magnolia Capital Advisors (MAG CAP) in Jackson, Mississippi, has…
Mississippi’s forests are a source of growing support for the state’s only children’s hospital. In 2024, the Mississippi Loggers Association raised a record $320,050 for Children’s of Mississippi through the Log-A-Load for Kids campaign, leading the country in donations to…
With a gift of $50,000, University of Mississippi alumnus Ed Krei is increasing a $600,000 gift he and his wife, Barbara, made to the Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund in 2023. “The University of Mississippi has established a world-class…
Raised in the Mississippi Delta, University of Mississippi graduating senior Caroline Brock witnessed the devastating impact health disparities can have on a community. “Adults and children in the Delta suffer from diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, that are a…