Honors Course Offerings for Spring 2022
The list of honors course offerings for the Spring 2022 semester is now available and will be updated as course descriptions and additions come in.
Honors Report 2021
The annual Honors Report is out! Many thanks to our contributing students, alumni, and photographers. We thank Virginia Rougon Chavis for contributing her artwork for the cover and inside. If you have a story idea for next year’s Honors Report, email honors@olemiss.edu or jparsons@olemiss.edu. EDITOR Jennifer Parsons Associate Dean, SMBHC ART DIRECTOR Stefanie Goodwiller Manager of Design Services University Marketing and Communications COPY […]
SMBHC Welcomes Caylin Moore for Honors Fall Convocation Keynote
On October 14th at 7:30pm, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College will welcome Caylin Moore to the Ford Center stage to deliver the Honors Fall Convocation keynote. Celebrated author and sought-after inspirational speaker, Caylin Moore invigorates audiences with wisdom from his journey of overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to striving to leave the world better than […]
DSG Fund for the Honors College
For 19 years, Dr. Douglass Sullivan-González, most affectionally known as “DSG,” led the way for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Although he left his long-held position of dean this year to focus full time on teaching and research in the University of Mississippi’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, his legacy and impact will […]
Reception for New Honors Scholars
We are excited to welcome our newest members of the Honors Scholars program (formerly called the Junior-Entry program). On August 26th in the Great Room, we hosted dozens of new citizen scholars who are eager to connect with our SMBHC family and embark on their capstone journey. We appreciate the encouraging remarks from Interim Dean […]
Honors Welcome Week
We want to thank our phenomenal volunteers (over 100!) for making the SMBHC Welcome Week a success. We appreciate Bruce Levingston for an exquisite and unforgettable evening at the Ford Center, and we give special thanks to our wonderful Interim Dean Ethel Scurlock for her leadership. Most of all, we want to jump into a […]
ONSA Updates
The Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) welcomes Dr. Whitney Woods as Assistant Director. ONSA Director Vivian Ibrahim and Dr. Woods create opportunities for all UM students to learn more about–and compete for–major, national scholarships. The ONSA website recently underwent a makeover, too, and we invite you to take a look around! You can also […]
Honors Alumna Receives Diversity Innovator Award
Ainsley Ash (SMBHC 21) has received a Diversity Innovator Award from the University of Mississippi’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. The inaugural award recognizes recipients’ efforts to create a more diverse and equitable campus. Read more about Ainsley and her fellow awardees. (Photo by Devna Bose)
Honors Alumna Publishes Poetry
University of Mississippi master’s in Spanish candidate Margaree Jackson (SMBHC 19) has published original poetry in the journal Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, and Culture. Congratulations, Margaree!
UM Alumnus Crafts Table for SMBHC
Mr. John King (UM 64) stands between his son-in-law and professor of political science, Timothy Nordstrom (left), and Sean Brown (SMBHC 22). Mr. King masterfully crafted and has generously donated this table to the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Thank you, Mr. King! (Photo by Douglass Sullivan-González)