Southern Experience

Clarksdale Author to Publicly Debut New Book at Cutrer Mansion Ahead of Juke Joint Festival

Author Chilly Billy Howell debuts his new book at Cutrer Mansion in Clarksdale ahead of Juke Joint Festival opening night.

The Cleveland Current: Remembering Lee McCarty

One will never walk through the bamboo walls of the most unassuming place on earth without recalling the inventors of a world so distinctive,...

UM Museum to Unveil Abstract Sculpture Collection

The University of Mississippi Museum is unveiling its next exhibit, “Intervals and Disturbances,” this week. The collection, which features the work of abstract sculptor...

Ford Foundation Ups Commitment to $25 Million for UM Science Building

The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation is expanding a $20 million gift to $25 million in support of the University of Mississippi’s proposed new science...

New Grant to Create One-Stop Shop for Mental and Physical Health Needs

A nurse practitioner, an occupational therapist, a psychologist and a social worker walk into an exam room, and it's no joke. It is the future...

UM Enrollment Soars Past 23,800 Students

The end of each summer in Oxford is marked with an incredible resurgence of a vibrant and thriving community. This year is no exception. Enrollment...

UM Symposium Explores How Age, Education, Race Affect Income

When it comes to accumulating personal wealth, the U.S. is a nation of thrivers and strugglers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St....

Energy Sources, Future is Topic of Fall’s First Science Cafe

American energy sources and rising technologies is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics...

UMMC Pediatrician Honored for Compassionate Care

Dr. Rick Boyte, professor of pediatrics and division chief of pediatric palliative medicine at Batson Children’s Hospital, has been named one of six finalists...

UM Alum Patrick Jude Murphy Remembered on 9/11

On this day 14 years ago, a terrorist attack snatched 2,996 lives from USA and several other countries whose citizens were in the four...

New Company Offers Unique Ole Miss Collectible for Fans

Hover Helmets is a new company that takes collecting sports memorabilia to the next level. It is a patented design with a four- inch mini-football...