Born on campus, William Michael Cox is set to graduate from Ole Miss with a Doctor of Education degree Among the many students graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2020, William Michael Cox is probably the only one who is actually from Ole Miss. “My father attended UM following the Second World War,” Cox […]
Playing the Part
Army veteran Nicholas Roylance helps other veterans, pursues B.F.A. in acting It’s not lost on Nicholas Roylance that the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is housed in a building that adjoins the ROTC program building. Roylance, an Army veteran and B.F.A. acting major, was strongly influenced by both the arts and the […]
Rising to the Challenge
Jamie Petty hurdles obstacle-laden path to degree A baby copperhead once slithered into the building where Jamie Petty worked off campus. Since no one else would touch it, petite, 99-pound Petty picked up the snake by its head, put it in a bag and asked the security guard to take it out to the woods […]
Savoring Food and Friendship
Rosa Salas Gonzalez creates functional, authentic ceramics for senior thesis Rosa Salas Gonzalez’s ceramics are functional works of art that also symbolize who she is, where she came from and what she has learned at the University of Mississippi. Salas is graduating magna cum laude with a B.F.A. in art. She has been inducted into […]
Independent Thinker
Bella St. Amant is ready to take on the world Throughout her time at the University of Mississippi, Ysabella “Bella” St. Amant has done a lot of remarkable things, including studying abroad in Uruguay for a semester, interning for M Partner and writing her senior honors thesis for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. During […]
Moments and Memories to Fill a Lifetime
Katie Davis discovers a new world just down the road at Ole Miss The idea of venturing out of your comfort zone can conjure visions of faraway or unfamiliar places. But sometimes you don’t have to go very far to discover new worlds, new perspectives and new opportunities. This has certainly been true for Katie […]
