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Organization Provides Support for Oxford Book Conference

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Organization Provides Support for Oxford Book Conference

University of Mississippi January 8, 2024 0

Hawthornden Foundation recognizes literary lineup In honor of its upcoming 30th year, the Oxford Conference for the...

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University of Mississippi to Celebrate 175th Anniversary

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University of Mississippi to Celebrate 175th Anniversary

University of Mississippi October 17, 2023 0

University of Mississippi invites alumni, supporters to day of celebration on November 6, 2023 The University of...

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Historian Focuses on Lives of Black Americans During Reconstruction

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Historian Focuses on Lives of Black Americans During Reconstruction

University of Mississippi September 11, 2023 0

Kidada Williams gives annual University of Mississippi Gilder-Jordan Lecture Many Americans learn in school that Reconstruction failed,...

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Gift Reflects a Love of the South: Feders Recommit Support for Oxford Conference for the Book with $100K Pledge

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Gift Reflects a Love of the South: Feders Recommit Support for Oxford Conference for the Book with $100K Pledge

University of Mississippi September 11, 2023 0

As native Mississippians, Ron Feder and his late wife, Becky, grew up steeped in the folkways of...

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Ole Miss SouthTalks Focus on Creativity in the South

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Ole Miss SouthTalks Focus on Creativity in the South

University of Mississippi August 31, 2023 0

Lectures begin September 6 with discussion of changing minds Creativity in the South is the programming theme...

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Lodge Bolsters Mission of University of Mississippi’s Southern Foodways Alliance

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Lodge Bolsters Mission of University of Mississippi’s Southern Foodways Alliance

University of Mississippi August 21, 2023 0

Cast iron cookware manufacturer invests in studies of region’s food and culture The Lodge Manufacturing Co., a fifth-generation,...

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National Parks Services Names University of Mississippi Instructor to Humanities Fellowship: Research to Focus on African American Experience in Vicksburg after Civil War  

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National Parks Services Names University of Mississippi Instructor to Humanities Fellowship: Research to Focus on African American Experience in Vicksburg after Civil War  

University of Mississippi June 22, 2023 0

For the next two years, University of Mississippi history instructor Beth Kruse will live and work in Vicksburg, delving...

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Making History: Ted Ownby to Retire from Ole Miss After 35 Years

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Making History: Ted Ownby to Retire from Ole Miss After 35 Years

University of Mississippi June 7, 2023 0

Historian plans to write new book exploring Mississippians who did fascinating things After 35 years as a...

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University of Mississippi Southern Documentary Project Director Earns Two Fellowships

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University of Mississippi Southern Documentary Project Director Earns Two Fellowships

University of Mississippi March 14, 2023 0

Melanie Ho plans to use award to network with other emerging storytellers and hone skills Melanie Ho,...

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Willie Morris Awards Awarded in Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry

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Willie Morris Awards Awarded in Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry

University of Mississippi March 13, 2023 0

Destiny Birdsong, Beverly Lowry and Adam Haver to read at 2023 Oxford Conference for the Book The Willie...

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Authors, Musicians, and Artists Gather for 2023 Oxford Conference for the Book

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Authors, Musicians, and Artists Gather for 2023 Oxford Conference for the Book

TLV News March 13, 2023 0

Annual event set for March 29-31, 2023; all session free to the public Among literature enthusiasts, it’s...

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Using Oral Histories as an “Avenue to Difficult Truth-Telling”

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Using Oral Histories as an “Avenue to Difficult Truth-Telling”

University of Mississippi February 8, 2023 0

Sarah Rodriguez blends love for food and meaningful conversation at Southern Foodways Alliance Sarah Rodriguez engages with...

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U.S. Poet Laureate Slated as University of Mississippi Baine Lecturer

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U.S. Poet Laureate Slated as University of Mississippi Baine Lecturer

University of Mississippi February 7, 2023 0

Ada Limón will discuss ‘What Poetry Can Do’ in Fulton Chapel U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is...

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University of Mississippi Professor, Emerita Honored in Governor’s Arts Awards

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University of Mississippi Professor, Emerita Honored in Governor’s Arts Awards

University of Mississippi January 13, 2023 0

Honors recognize arts, patronage and arts-based community development A University of Mississippi professor and a professor emerita...

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The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books Welcome Scholar Charles Reagan Wilson in Launching his New Book “The Southern Way of Life” Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books Welcome Scholar Charles Reagan Wilson in Launching his New Book “The Southern Way of Life” Tuesday, January 17, 2023

TLV News January 11, 2023 0

Join the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books in a celbration of...

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“The Movement Made Us” Authors to Speak at University of Mississippi

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“The Movement Made Us” Authors to Speak at University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi October 24, 2022 0

Book tells story of original Freedom Rider and civil rights activist Authors David Dennis Jr. and David...

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New University of Mississippi Faculty Members Bring New Perspectives on Studying the South

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New University of Mississippi Faculty Members Bring New Perspectives on Studying the South

University of Mississippi October 4, 2022 0

Andrew Donnelly and Ryan Parsons spent time on campus before joining faculty Thomas Wolfe wrote that you...

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University of Mississippi Library Events Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Integration

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University of Mississippi Library Events Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Integration

University of Mississippi September 28, 2022 0

Alumna Dottie Chapman Reed, research librarians offer historical account, new perspectives The University of Mississippi Libraries’ Department...

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Fall 2022 SouthTalks at Ole Miss Explores Theme of Race in the Classroom

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Fall 2022 SouthTalks at Ole Miss Explores Theme of Race in the Classroom

University of Mississippi September 5, 2022 0

Lectures begin September 7 with David Wharton’s ‘Roadside South’ Historically, classrooms have functioned as both intensely local...

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University of Mississippi Staff Members Complete Inaugural Creative Residencies

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University of Mississippi Staff Members Complete Inaugural Creative Residencies

University of Mississippi August 17, 2022 0

Fifteen tackle outside projects that fuel progress, plan September 1 presentation for results Fifteen University of Mississippi...

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