University of Mississippi

Brianna Dang, from Oxford, a senior B.F.A. in graphic design student at the University of Mississippi, won a Silver American Advertising Award in the Poster - Single category for her entry "WWF Marine Wildlife Campaign."

Aminata Ba, a sophomore public policy leadership major at the University of Mississippi, is one of 12 high-achieving students selected for an eight-week international internship program in Dublin, Ireland.

More than 630 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in December 2024. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences and Patterson School of Accountancy.

The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2024 Honor Roll lists, including Dean's Honor Roll.

The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2024 Honor Roll lists, including Chancellor's Honor Roll.

The British government has named University of Mississippi senior Christian Boudreaux as a winner of a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, making him the university's fourth Marshall scholar ever. Created by the British Parliament in 1953, the Marshall Scholarship funds two years of American students' study toward master's degrees of their choosing in the United Kingdom. Boudreaux, an Oxford native majoring in biology, plans to work toward master's degrees in evolutionary genetics and marine systems and policies at the University of Edinburgh.

Eighteen University of Mississippi students were inducted into the Columns Society for 2024-25.

The University of Mississippi selected 80 students to receive a 2024 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal, the university's highest academic award.

University of Mississippi students were welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor societies for all academic disciplines. The university held an induction ceremony on Nov. 3 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus. Phi Kappa Phi membership is based on a student's character and academic standing. Juniors must have completed 72 credit hours and rank in the top 7.5% of their class, while seniors and graduate students must rank in the top 10% of their class.

Dominic Cheves, a sophomore political science major from Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, was named Top Sophomore of the Year at the University of Mississippi's Army ROTC Awards Banquet. To receive this award, a cadet is evaluated upon academic performance, performance in ROTC, attendance, physical fitness, volunteer work and cadre assessment.

Two hundred and one students were honored as the 2023-24 class of Who's Who Among Students at the University of Mississippi. The honorees were recognized for their achievements during a ceremony on April 5 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Who's Who Among Students is a respected honor program recognizing seniors who excel academically and demonstrate leadership and community service on and off campus.

Lake Dodson, a political science major at the University of Mississippi, had the opportunity of a lifetime to study abroad last fall at Kyung Hee University, the only university in South Korea with a nuclear reactor on campus. Dodson, of Madison, studied Korean foreign policy, North-South Korean relations and carried out nuclear research entirely in the Korean language.

Nineteen University of Mississippi students have been accepted to medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center through the Early Decision Program.

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy students Shelby Wise and Alexcia Carr received the Ainsworth Award for Exemplary Leadership, which is presented to two students who provided exemplary leadership while enrolled in the School of Pharmacy's professional program.

The University of Mississippi Department of Music congratulates students who won awards at its 2021 Music Honors Convocation. Department awards mark outstanding student achievement in performance, academics, ensemble musicianship and other areas of the UM Music student experience.

Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of Mississippi recently recognized its outstanding chapters and community leaders during its annual Excellence Awards program.