The Office of National Scholarship Advisement is delighted to announce that two University of Mississippi seniors have been awarded the Yenching Fellowship. Lennis Barlow and Matthew Travers are both seniors in International Studies and Chinese and members of the Honors College. Barlow is also completing a minor in Environmental Studies, and Travers a minor in […]
From the Honors Senate: HoCo Merch has officially dropped. Check out what we have to offer here: Long Sleeve T-Shirt Short Sleeve T-Shirt Quarter Zip Jacket Bucket Hat Merch will be coming down on March 2nd at midnight.
We have bittersweet news. This month, Anthony Heaven is embarking on a new adventure as Associate Director of Development for the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. As he successfully has done at UM, Dr. Heaven will serve as a philanthropic connector helping to engage donors and co-create opportunities of impact. Dr. […]
Stamps Scholar and SMBHC student Violet Jira has secured a 2021 Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship. “The Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship (AYLF) accelerates leadership development as well as fellows’ understandings of how to effectuate change individually and collectively both in and outside of systems. Each year, 30 fellows ages 18-22 are selected from each locality based […]
On Thursday, March 25th, at 7pm we will welcome Ray Mabus as our 2021 Honors Spring Convocation keynote speaker. On the morning of the event, a link to the Zoom webinar will be shared via email to our students and will be posted to our SMBHC alumni account on LinkedIn. All are welcome. Ray Mabus […]
“Bruce Levingston’s magisterial playing of this music reaffirms his position as one of America’s great pianists.” – All About The Arts – January 2021 Bruce Levingston’s new album, Prelude to Dawn, was released on February 12, 2021 by Sono Luminus. This is Levingston’s ninth solo album and features the interwoven, haunting works of Johann Sebastian Bach, […]
We are thankful for honors alumna JANET PILKO for generously establishing the Excellence in STEM Scholarship Endowment, which will support our honors students by advancing women in STEM fields. Ms. Pilko also serves on our SMBHC Leadership Council, and we are grateful for her investment and commitment to the honors college.
We have good news! After a nationwide search and from a competitive applicant pool, we are happy to announce VIVIAN IBRAHIM as the Director of Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA). As she served as Interim Director over the past year, Dr. Ibrahim will continue overseeing nationally competitive scholarship and fellowship opportunities by encouraging students […]
SMBHC Dean Douglass Sullivan-González, Professor Ethel Scurlock, and other UM administrators helped make a loving mother’s dying wish come true. Honors senior Lilianne McKissack and her younger brother, a senior in high school, were able to graduate early so that their mother could celebrate with them. For the full story, click here.
A $100,000 gift to the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (SMBHC) pays tribute to two former University of Mississippi faculty members — one for his innovative approach to instruction and the other for his impact on the donor’s education and career path. The gift, made by an Honors Program graduate who preferred to remain anonymous, […]