Whitman Smith graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ole Miss in 1989 and spent three days as a waiter at the Downtown Grill before he decided to jump ship for an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Oxford native got a call from his alma mater and leapt at the chance to become an admissions counselor. […]

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran passed away in Oxford. Cochran, a UM alumnus, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, and in 1978, he began a nearly 40-year career in the U.S. Senate – many of those years serving as the longtime chairman of the Senate […]

The University of Mississippi has long held a reputation for producing graduates who are true Rebels. Whether they’re business executives, celebrities, writers or athletes, they’re known to break barriers and challenge the status quo. It can be hard to fathom that even the most successful Ole Miss graduates were once standing among thousands in the […]

Join the Ole Miss Alumni Association for the first time, renew or upgrade your current membership or become a Sustaining Life Member by June 30 to be entered to win: A two-night stay at The Inn at Ole Miss during Homecoming weekend Oct. 4-5; Two tickets to the game vs. Vanderbilt on Oct. 5; Lead […]

The assistant dean of engineering has earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and received promotions within the university’s Office of Admissions, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and School of Engineering. Last year, he won the Thomas M. Frist Award, the university’s top honor for service to students. Soon, the Moss Point native will add […]

Five alumni of the University of Mississippi School of Law have been recognized for their careers and support of the law school by their induction into the UM Law Alumni Hall of Fame. The 2019 class of inductees are Leonard A. Blackwell II, Mary Ann Connell, Joshua M. Morse III, Landman J. Teller Jr. and […]

Col. Kelvin Nichols has accrued more than 29 years of military service in the Mississippi Army National Guard and seen action around the world, and he asked friends, family and his brothers and sisters in arms to join him back home recently at the University of Mississippi, where his military career started. Nichols enrolled at Ole […]

Help the Alumni Association support its student scholarships in the 12th year of The Shirt initiative at Ole Miss! Each year, the association introduces a new shirt showing Rebel spirit. Continue or begin your collection in 2019 by ordering shirts for everyone in your family. The 2019 Shirt features the slogan “Rebel for Life,” which […]

The selection committee for the University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame award recently met and chose members of its 2019 class. The induction ceremony will take place as part of Law Weekend held on March 28-30, 2019. Inductees in this year’s class include Leonard A. Blackwell II (BA 63, JD 66), […]