(OXFORD, Miss.) – Patricia Lott and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, visit the University of Mississippi campus for an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Rose Garden ceremony honoring Mrs. Lott. The recent program recognized the council scholarship created in her name by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Originally established in 2005, the…

(OXFORD, Miss.) – As two University of Mississippi students firmly committed to paying their own way through graduate school, Jacque and Michael Dunn managed to make ends meet each month, thanks in part to his job at the J.D. Williams Library on the Oxford campus. Recognizing the importance this job played in their lives and…

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…

(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…

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…

(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…