Shukria Akbar finds a future in scientific research thanks to a first-time mentor Being a new student in a new school can be a challenging experience. The same is true for new faculty members. For Shukria Akbar and Cole Stevens, these were experiences they shared. Akbar, a Ph.D. student, came to the University of Mississippi […]
Embracing the Complete College Experience
Harrison McKinnis found fun, friends, faculty mentors and his future at Ole Miss Anyone who has met Harrison McKinnis would be quick to share a handful of distinct traits the Madison native naturally exudes: He’s nice. He’s funny. He’s insanely smart. He’s interested in everything. And he’s going to do amazing things. As Harrison grew […]
Doubly Enriched
Tharangi Fernando incorporates knowledge of creative writing, classics to write screenplay The culmination of Tharangi Fernando’s education at the University of Mississippi was her honors thesis: a screenplay that draws equally on her two majors: English and classics. The screenplay – the pilot episode of what she hopes will become a television series – is […]
Starting a New Tradition
Rasha Elkanayati becomes inaugural graduate of new industrial pharmacy program Commencement is far from a new tradition, but becoming the first graduate of a new program is a tradition Rasha Elkanayati is excited to make. Elkanayati is a member of the inaugural graduating class for the master’s program in industrial pharmacy at the University of […]
Desire to Lead
Associated Student Body President, Truman Scholarship finalist Josh Mannery aims for a career in politics It’s no surprise that the nonprofit that Josh Mannery created is called Anybody Can Be President. In his senior year at the University of Mississippi, Mannery has served as president of the Associated Student Body, a student government organization that […]
A New Hometown Feel
Transfer student Max Mauney urges students to make the most of their Ole Miss experience Max Mauney, of Oxford, grew up loving two things: tennis and the University of Mississippi. He always pictured himself as an Ole Miss student – watching football games, walking across the Grove and joining a fraternity – but when he […]
