STORIES February 1, 2013Yazoo City’s Simmons Catfish Becomes Corporate Donor for Southern Foodways Alliance, UM InstituteSimmons Farm Raised Catfish of Yazoo City, Miss., has joined the Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) as the organization's newest corporate donor. The mission of the SFA, an institute of the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture (CSSC), is to document, study and celebrate the diverse food cultures of the changing American… January 30, 2013Goudelock Provides Funds to UMMC, After Physician Restores His Hand FunctionOn any given day, you are likely to find John Goudelock out in his cow pasture, driving his tractor and feeding his herd… January 25, 2013UM Pharmacy Student Receives Joey Embry Memorial ScholarshipMallory Washington of Water Valley is pursuing studies in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and one day hopes to practice pharmacy in a health-care setting, such as… January 23, 2013Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation Gift Funds Joint UM, MSU Excellence in Teaching ProgramMississippi’s two largest universities have joined forces to create an innovative program designed to attract the state’s best… January 22, 2013Crime Fiction Author Selected as Grisham Writer-in-Residence A highly acclaimed mystery-crime fiction author has been selected as the 2013 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels "Queenpin" (Simon & Schuster, 2007), "The Song Is You" (Simon & Schuster, 2007), "Die a Little" (Simon & Schuster, 2005) and "Bury… January 9, 2013Cothrens Celebrate Curtis Wilkie with Major Gift to Create Ole Miss Journalism ScholarshipA 60-year friendship between attorney James P. "Butch" Cothren of Jackson and journalist and author Curtis… December 20, 2012Madison Charitable Foundation Expands Support to Additional Areas at Ole MissA pair of generous gifts, totaling $50,000, from the Madison Charitable Foundation will help support two… November 27, 2012Feders’ $100,000 Gift to Support Oxford Conference for the BookAs native Mississippians, Ron and Becky Feder grew up steeped in the folkways of the American South. But it took an extended… November 20, 2012A Message of Thanksliving…We are deeply grateful to dedicated alumni and friends who support the University of Mississippi. Someone once penned the words: "Better than thanksgiving is thanksliving." Please know we are observing "thanksliving" every day by being good stewards of your gifts. We witness your gifts at work in the lives of our students as well as… Previous Page 1 … Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 … Page 158 Next