University of Southern Mississippi News

If the Medical University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston merge, the two institutions would maintain their individual presidents with a chancellor serving over the combined university, according to Sen. Larry Grooms.

Coastal Carolina University has named Ralph Byington as its provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs, according to CCU President David DeCenzo.

The naming of Jeff Wiggins as the new director of the University of Southern Mississippi's School of Polymers and High Performance Materials carries symbolic significance, according to university officials.

Last week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi with a group of University of Guelph students as part of a volunteer learning trip with Project Serve Canada.

Educators from around southeast Mississippi gathered Tuesday at the Thad Cochran Center at the University of Southern Mississippi for the fourth annual Educators Connect Conference.

Mississippi native Dr. Michael R. McMullan has returned to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to direct a program offering specialized care to an under-treated population: adults with hereditary heart disease.

A Mississippian who upholds her home state's reputation for producing accomplished writers will be the featured University Forum speaker Tuesday, March 18 on The University of Southern Mississippi's Hattiesburg campus.

Robert Moses, a renowned leader in the civil rights movement, will be honored with a portrait unveiling at 7 p.m. today at the Trent Lott Center at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Buoyed by a record of excellence in research and leadership at The University of Southern Mississippi, Associate Professor Jeffrey Wiggins has been named the new director of the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials.

The College of Charleston's Board of Trustees today announced the four finalists in the search for a new college president.

State Senator Chris McDaniel, who also is running for U.S. Senate, will speak Monday night at the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Forum on the campus of University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

LAWRENCE - Anytime someone is looking for Ame Dyckman, she can usually be found in her favorite spot: the Lawrence branch of the Mercer County Library System.

In the next couple weeks, Jenna Laubmeier will embark on what one might call a pretty busy travel itinerary.

Mounds of dirt. Shells of future buildings. These are common sites these days at college campuses across the Pine Belt.

On Friday at the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg, the Mystic Krewe of Zeus gathered to crown King Zeus LXXIV and his Queen and present the Maids and Dukes of the Royal Court.

The Area Development Partnership has announced the Leadership Pinebelt Class of 2014.

Jillian is a resident of Pensacola and is the daughter of Musetta and John Feldman of Pensacola, and Richard and Cher Jensen of Huntsville, AL.

Mississippi's eight public universities, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the universities' 12 satellite centers are home to 1,631 buildings.

Meet Lauren Smith, 28, web designer for the Office of University Communications at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Estes was also Community Bank president in both Corinth and Memphis. He has a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.