Introducing our 2023-2024 Honors Ambassadors! Our 54 ambassadors represent 13 states and 32 UM departments. Fifty-four percent are Mississippians, and 100% are SMBHC-approved! We appreciate our Honors Ambassadors for their time, service, and sparkling personalities. They are often the first honors-affiliated persons to interact with prospective honors students, and their impact is critical to our […]
Many thanks to honors students Ross Cohen and Minahil Iqbal for curating our wonderful 5th Annual SMBHC Spring Art Showcase! We enjoyed exquisite performances by Bruce Levingston, Izzy Arthurs, Vasilios Tidwell, Micaela Shields, and a film by Than Clayton as well as artwork by 16 UM and Oxford High School students. Thank you for celebrating […]
Huge congratulations to honors junior Madeleine Dotson for being named a 2023 Truman Scholar! Read the full story here. Want to learn more about the Truman Scholarship? Visit the ONSA website.
Thank you to Kayla VonBurg-King and our Honors Ambassadors for visiting with prospective students at our SMBHC/ONSA tent on The Circle as well as giving tours of our building on Mississippi Day 2023!
ALL TEN of UM’s 2022-2023 Hall of Fame inductees are members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College! Congratulations to all (top, from left, and bottom, from left): Preston Antes (Economics & Public Policy Leadership) Jilkiah Bryant (Public Health and Health Sciences) Andy Flores (Public Policy Leadership & Philosophy) Kelly Li (Public Policy Leadership & […]
Dr. Jason Ritchie is the 2023 recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award! UM Teacher of the Year, Dr. Ritchie has been an integral part of the SMBHC for several years. Whether he’s leading a Welcome Week session on cupcake decorating, teaching students in chemistry and Hon 101/102, snapping fun pictures of LOU […]
Celebrate 25 Years of Scholarly Excellence at the University of Mississippi! The time is now to join the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Members of the University of Mississippi community are challenging you to make a difference in the lives of Honors College scholars. Maximize your Giving Day impact […]
During March 2-3, the Honors College hosted Stamps Scholar prospects for Chancellor’s Scholars Day. Several photos are available to view on our Facebook page. Pictured: Timothy Nordstrom, Dean Scurlock, Merrill Nordstrom, and Eli Nordstrom (Photo by HG Biggs).
On Saturday, March 4th, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College hosted the Honors Silver Gala in the ballroom at The Inn at Ole Miss. Over 300 honors students, alumni, donors, staff, faculty, and other stakeholders celebrated the successes of the past 25 years and gave a standing ovation to Jim Barksdale for his family’s generosity […]
The honors courses offered for Fall 2023 are now available to view. Classes and class descriptions will be added and updated through August.