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Chancellor Announces $100 Million Campaign to Support Faculty
OXFORD, Miss. – Announced at the April 9 inauguration of Chancellor Dan Jones, the $100 million Campaign for Faculty is ensuring that Ole Miss can attract and retain the best minds in academia. Included as part of the campaign will be both unrestricted gifts to the newly created Barnard Endowment for Faculty Support as well…
Deloitte Foundation Strengthens Faculty Support in UM School of Accountancy with $250,000 Gift
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Accountancy professionals from Deloitte LLP have joined with the Deloitte Foundation to commit $250,000 to enhancing faculty support at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy. The gift to UM’s nationally recognized accountancy school creates the Deloitte Foundation Lectureship in Accountancy, which will provide resources for research and creative support for…
Tribute Paid to Two Mississippi Newspaper Families with UM Journalism Scholarships
OXFORD, Miss. – The contributions of two couples who have chronicled the life of Charleston and the lives of its residents by publishing the local weekly newspaper are being honored with journalism scholarships at the University of Mississippi. Ed and Becky Meek of Oxford have created the Bill and Jean May Mississippi Sun Scholarship and…
Ole Miss Opportunity to Help Cover Basic Costs for Low-Income Students
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Low-income Mississippi students will be guaranteed financial aid support for tuition, housing and meals through a new UM scholarship program. Days after the board of trustees of the state Institutions of Higher Learning approved a tuition increase for state universities to offset significant cuts in state funding, UM announced the creation of…
Sense of Community Builds in Inaugural Year of First Residential College in State
(OXFORD, Miss.) – University of Mississippi students have a new way to reside, study and socialize that’s inspired by a very old theory: Great benefits come from living on campus in a closely knit community. Around 450 Ole Miss students are part of the inaugural Residential College, with the second college to open in the…
Southern Foodways Event Draws Record Donations
OXFORD, Miss. – Dubbed the “G8 of Grits and Gravy” by enthusiasts, the Southern Foodways Alliance’s annual Taste of the South gathering brought in almost $150,000 in January to support the SFA’s mission to document, study, and preserve the diverse foodways of the American South. Coinciding with the annual gathering of the Fellowship of Southern…
UM’s Furr Lecture Series Brings Princeton Professor to Speak at Public Forum Feb. 18
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Eddie Glaude Jr., Princeton University’s William Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies and chair of the Center for African-American Studies, speaks about his latest book, “In a Shade of Blue – Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America,” during a free public lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in…
Estate of Holly Springs Community Leader Provides $500,000 for Ole Miss Scholarships Pre-dentistry, music scholarships memorialize Emmette and Nannie Hale
OXFORD, Miss. – The late Emmette and Nannie Hale of Senatobia survived the Great Depression when there were few educational opportunities – a fact that made them proud of their children’s and grandchildren’s college degrees. Now a $500,000 gift in the couple’s memory will open a world of opportunities for University of Mississippi students. Created…
Brady Makes Planned Gift to Ensure Business School Scholarships Continue
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Michael Brady of Atlanta has assisted 18 University of Mississippi students through an ongoing business scholarship program he created in the late 1990s. Now he’s committed a testamentary gift of $136,000 to ensure his legacy continues. “At some point in your life, you’ve got to lock yourself into something that’s bigger than…