by MBJ Staff Published: February 15,2010
Tags: Dr. James E. Keeton, Ole Miss, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. James E. Keeton has been named dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. Keeton has been interim dean of the medical school for the past seven months. He was also named vice chancellor for health affairs. Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones, who formerly held both positions, says he will submit the names [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: November 9,2009
Tags: college tuition, Ole Miss, tuition
UM chancellor first to acknowledge that costs for students will have to rise When Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning officials made their budget pitch to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, IHL Commissioner Dr. Hank Bounds said that tuition increases at the state’s eight colleges and universities might be needed to make up for the loss in [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: September 14,2009
Tags: law schools, MC, Ole Miss
Mississippi College now has more than 500 students enrolled at its downtown Jackson campus Though Mississippi College is the oldest four-year school in the state, the MC School of Law (MCSOL) is relatively young – the Baptist institution actually bought out the now-defunct Jackson Law School in 1975. But since then, the MCSOL has grown in size [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: August 24,2009
Tags: campus construction, Ole Miss
Ole Miss eyes future with new and expanded facilities across campus The University of Mississippi (UM) is in the midst of major expansion with the construction of two new residence colleges, a new law school and an expanded baseball stadium. Between $170 and $180 million is being invested in ongoing construction projects at the university, according to [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 20,2009
Tags: Chronicle of Higher Education, Ole Miss, Oxford, UM, University of Mississippi
OXFORD — The Chronicle of Higher Education has named the University of Mississippi (UM) to its Honor Roll of Great Colleges to Work For. In making the Honor Roll, Ole Miss joined nine other four-year institutions — Cornell, Duke, Emory, George Mason, Lamar, Hardin-Simmons and Webster universities, as well as Georgia Tech and Notre Dame University. “We’re [...] [...]