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Honors College students lunched with Dan Nuxoll, Program Director of Rooftop Films in New York City. Dan and his brother, Phil, recently visited Oxford and Ole Miss to work with the Honors College Artist-in-Residence, Bruce Levingston, on a new project. Rooftop Films, a nonprofit dedicated to independent films, holds a wildly popular film festival in […]

Professor Chat Sue, University of Mississippi University Scholar (Class of 1965), returned to his alma mater to meet and to discuss with Honors students his experience as an Asian-American at Ole Miss from 1961-1965. His insightful comments about diversity at Ole Miss and other major universities stimulated deep conversation about UM’s challenges and opportunities. Welcome […]

The Honors College welcomes its alumni Saturday, October 4 from 10:00-11:30 at our Open House.  Come by the SMBHC to visit with the staff, current students, and your fellow honors alumni; and enjoy some delicious refreshments.  The SMBHC also will have our Grove tent on the corner of Sorority Row and Grove Loop until about […]

The Honors College welcomes Dr. Camille Paglia as our Fall Convocation speaker.  Dr. Paglia is a well-known cultural critic who intends to challenge all political and social convictions, and we look forward to her visit. All Honor students must attend this great event, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 7 pm, at the Ford Center.  You […]

The SMBHC, in conjunction with the Department of Music, welcomes Bruce Levingston as our first Chancellor’s Honors College Artist-in-Residence.  Mr. Levingston is a world-renowned classical pianist; he will work with students to develop their interests and opportunities, both in the arts and in general.  This new position is made possible through a generous endowment from […]

The Honors College welcomes 376 freshmen in its Class of 2018!  The students hail from 27 states and 3 foreign countries, with 54% being from the great state of Mississippi.  This impressive body of citizen scholars averages a 3.93 high school GPA and a 30.3 ACT. Our time together begins with the Freshman Retreat August […]

Andrus Ashoo, national scholarship advisor, is assuming the position of Associate Director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence at the University of Virginia starting this August.  Andrus graduated from the SMBHC in 2008 (B.A. International Studies, French), and joined us in the fall of that year as an academic counselor.  In 2010, he began his […]

The SMBHC selected six students to attend the World Cup in Brazil:  Madeleine Achgill, Maia Cotelo, Vera Gardner, Jessica Hiskey, Jennifer Miller, Stephanie Trippel, and Matt Williams.  For more about the students, visit the World Cup 2014 link in the menu.  For daily updates and photos, visit Maia’s blog posts.  Also, keep up with all […]

The Honors College welcomes 371 freshmen in its Class of 2018!  The students hail from 26 states and 2 foreign countries, with 54% being from the great state of Mississippi.  This impressive body averages a 3.92 high school GPA and a 30.5 ACT.  We’ll see many of you at the Honors-Only Orientation May 20-21.  Honors […]