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Alumni Profile: Jennifer Urban
By Chloe Riley Not every job allows you to interact with clients from all over the globe on a daily basis, but for alumna Jennifer Urban (BA 11, MBA 13, JD 15, LLM 16), an associate in Cozen O’Connor’s Washington D.C. office, that’s just a minor part of her job description. Working within the trade […]
UM Professor Hopes to Shed Light on Voter Wait Times
Election Day study introduces students to data collection and analysis JANUARY 12, 2017 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM A University of Mississippi political science professor and her students are collaborating with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth University and 25 other universities to study wait times at polling places in the 2016 presidential election. Julie A. Wronski, an assistant […]
Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Research Conference
2022 Mississippi Pi Sigma Alpha Conference for Undergraduate Research Saturday, April 9, 2022 The University of Mississippi—Oxford, MS Call for Papers The Alpha Rho chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha at The University of Mississippi is hosting an undergraduate research conference […]
New Jersey Intern Genevieve LaPola
Genevieve LaPola Interned with Congressman Scott Garett, New Jersey district 5.
Washington D.C. Intern Emily McKee
Emily McKee “I interned for Congressman Stephen Fincher (TN-08) in his Washington, D.C. office. Living in D.C. and working on Capitol Hill was such an amazing opportunity. I learned so much and was able to meet so many interesting people. It is definitely an experience I will never forget!”
Ohio Intern Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols “I had such an amazing experience interning with Congressman Dave Joyce of Ohio this summer. Since he is a member of the Appropriations Committee, I had the unique opportunity to sit in on a number of their meetings. I learned so much about the legislative process and am looking forward to spending […]
Kids in the Capitol Program Gives Fifth-Graders a Look at Government
UM McLean Institute, Department of Political Science collaborate to create opportunities May 5, 2016 By Christina Steube The UM McLean Institute and Department of Political Science collaborated to take fifth-grade students from Charleston Middle School on a field trip to the Capitol in Jackson during the legislative session. OXFORD, Miss. – Dozens of middle school […]
AT&T Donates $100,000 for Gov. Haley Barbour Endowment at UM
Contribution to endowment is one of the first by a major corporation April 14, 2016 By Staff Report Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (left) visits with Mayo Flynt, president of AT&T Mississippi, and UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter on the Ole Miss campus. Photo by Bill Dabney, UM Foundation OXFORD, Miss. – AT&T has donated $100,000 […]
Eleven UM Researchers Awarded Competitive Internal Grants
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs issues request for new proposals February 12, 2016 By Edwin Smith Alice Clark OXFORD, Miss. – The research projects of 11 University of Mississippi faculty members were funded recently, thanks to a competitive internal grants program piloted in 2015 by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The program, […]
Public Policy Student Rod Bridges and Political Science Professor Bob Brown Recognized for Academic Excellence
Public Policy Student Rod Bridges and Political Science Professor Bob Brown Recognized for Academic Excellence The 29th annual Mississippi Universities Higher Education Appreciation Day—Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) program recognized Robert Brown, professor of political science (left), and Rod Bridges, president of the University of Mississippi Associated Student Body and a public policy leadership and pre-med major in the Sally […]
