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Scott Coopwood
Scott Coopwood (BA 84) has done a little bit of everything since earning his English degree from UM. He dabbled in the music industry in the ’80s recording and marketing 10 of his own albums. He then moved into print media after purchasing the Jackson Journal of Business and renaming it the Jackson Business Journal. […]
English Department 2018-2019 Scholarship Winners
APRIL 19, 2018 By Malerie Lovejoy This year’s winners of the English Department Scholarships are Hannah Colvin, Caroline Nall, Bethany Fitts, Eli Morgan, and Malerie Lovejoy. Hannah Colvin — Recipient of the Virginia Morgan Scholarship “This scholarship is confirmation that I should have been an English major since the beginning of my college career, rather […]
UM English Professor Awarded Fellowship at The Huntington Library
Jaime Harker to spend a month this summer working on research in California MAY 17, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT Jaime Harker, an English professor and director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi, will participate in a monthlong fellowship this summer at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and […]
Two UM Master’s Graduates Selected for Poetry Fellowships
Both recipients to attend literary gatherings in June MAY 17, 2018 BY CAROLINE HEWITT Two University of Mississippi graduates of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program have been selected to participate in prestigious fellowship programs in poetry. Both Samyak Shertok, of Kathmandu, Nepal, and Jan Verberkmoes, from Roseburg, Oregon, graduated May 12, […]
Creative Writing Director Honored For Commitment to Inclusivity
Derrick Harriell receives Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education Award MAY 14, 2018 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE The University of Mississippi Graduate School has honored Derrick Harriell, assistant professor of English and African American Studies, for his contributions to inclusivity in education. Harriell, who also directs the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, […]
UM Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
MAY 2, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT The University of Mississippi offers 14 graduate programs ranked in the Top 100 among public institutions. Seven programs joined the ranks of the Top 100 in the recent 2019 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, adding to seven other UM graduate programs that were previously […]
‘Beyond the Crossroads’ Wins Cawelti Award
UM professor Adam Gussow honored for fourth book APRIL 24, 2018 BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY Scholar and musician Adam Gussow explores the story of the devil and the blues though more than just cliches in his book “Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition,” published last fall by University of North Carolina Press. […]
Documentary About UM Professor Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival
Filmmaker V. Scott Balcerek screening ‘Satan & Adam’ after two decades of work APRIL 13, 2018 BY GRACE NELSON The film industry is achieving big things as this year’s 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival is set to premiere 75 new films. Adam Gussow, University of Mississippi associate professor of English and Southern Studies, is among […]
Jaz Brisack Named UM’s 15th Truman Scholar
Oxford junior was among three UM finalists for prestigious award APRIL 13, 2018 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Jaz Brisack, a junior at the University of Mississippi, has been named the university’s 15th Harry S. Truman Scholar. Brisack, a general studies major studying journalism, public policy leadership, and creative writing, was one of three UM finalists—Jarvis Benson, […]
Couple’s Gift Honors Late English Professor Charles Noyes
APRIL 5, 2018 By J. Dillon Pitts Drs. Harvey and Di Ann Lewis of St. Petersburg, Florida, are supporting the J.D. Williams Library on the Oxford campus while honoring the late Charles E. Noyes, professor emeritus of English. “Dr. Noyes and I had a very professional and personal relationship while I was executive vice chancellor […]