Cheers to the inaugural HoCo’s Got Talent! Thank you to the judges: Mr. Chris Eckert, Dr. Vivian Ibrahim and Professor Nancy Maria Balach. We appreciate the evening’s emcee: Byron Swetman. Round of applause for the talent! Musician Izzy Arthurs won the People’s Choice Award; opera singer Lucy Elfert won 2nd place; and hula-hooper Meghan Aubuchon […]
EDWARD WILSON, JR., the Mississippi 2023 Poetry Out Loud Champion and 2nd place winner in the National 2023 Poetry Out Loud Finals, recently discussed his spoken word path on The Mississippi Arts Hour. Honors freshman and Annexstad scholar, Edward is majoring in international studies and public policy leadership and plans on pursuing a law degree. […]
Rebecca Oliver is the new SMBHC assistant dean of undergraduate academics. Read all about Assistant Dean Oliver and her role by visiting Ole Miss University of Mississippi News.
Harriet and Warren Stephens made a $50,000 gift to UM “because of the positive impact the arts and humanities have on all segments of society.” The gift is in honor of Bruce Levingston, the Chancellor’s Honors College Artist-in-Residence and holder of the Lester Glenn Fant Chair at the University of Mississippi. We are thankful! Read […]
On Tuesday, September 26, at 7:30pm the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College will welcome keynote speaker Heather McTeer Toney to the Ford Center stage to address our honors student body and the public for our Honors Fall Convocation. HEATHER MCTEER TONEY is an attorney, environmentalist, speaker, and writer. She was the first Black, first female, […]
For the FIFTH consecutive year, an SMBHC graduate has been named a Portz Scholar. Only four honors graduates nationwide are chosen each year to recognize outstanding undergraduate honors papers. Congratulations to Ethan Lambert, who has won $375 and a free trip to present his honors thesis at the 58th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council conference […]
Honors Welcome Week kicked off on Sunday, August 13, at the Ford Center with a lovely, informative concert by Bruce Levingston. We’re especially grateful for the work of Honors Welcome Week coordinator and honors student, Natalie Gumm, who worked closely with Penny Leeton and Kayla VonBurg-King to welcome over 500 honors freshmen. For the first […]
Eighteen SMBHC freshmen have been named recipients of some of the university’s most prestigious scholarships. “All of our students in the SMBHC boast outstanding records of academic excellence, public service and leadership,” says Dean Scurlock. “To earn one of our scholarships, a student must distinguish themselves amongst a highly competitive group of applicants.” Visit our […]
We invite you to read a story by Elisabeth Bailey featuring a Q&A with Dr. Vivian Ibrahim, Croft associate professor of history and international studies and director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement.
Community Action Challenge hours are a vital component of being a member of the SMBHC. Students must log ten hours by the last day of the fall semester and ten hours by the last day of the spring semester. CAC hours are part of the requirements to remain in good standing with the SMBHC. For […]