University of Southern Mississippi News

For Christopher Paul Curtis, writing books for children is no chore. "I'm one of the luckiest people in the world, doing something I love," said Curtis, the winner of the Southern Miss Medallion, presented to him at the recent Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival.

The number of students getting a master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus in Long Beach has reached an all-time high, and more than 30 percent of those students are working toward a computer science degree.

He was 71. Smith's tenure was marked with an increase in enrollment, new program offerings, campus facilities and workforce education and training.

Magnolia State Bank recently announced Anne Carol Johnson as the new business development officer at the Hattiesburg office.

The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Theatre presents "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Tatum Theatre.

The Live Oak Writing Project at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus invites teachers to participate in their annual Invitational Summer Institute to be held June 9 - July 3 at the university's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.

For Melissa Whiting , teaching is about challenging students, encouraging them to take risks and preparing them for their post-academic lives.

Less than a month after announcing the retirement of Dr. Anne McNutt as Bevill State Community College's president, Alabama Post-Secondary Chancellor Mark Heinrich announced Friday that Thomas Huebner Jr. would take over as acting president on Monday.

TIM ISBELL/SUN HERALD USM Student Government Association president LaQuita Gresham begins the student question session with Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett at the Gulf Park campust on Friday, April 11, 2014.

Students at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus have been trying to get in touch with the administration on the Hattiesburg campus about some issues they've been having, and when they found out President Rodney Bennett was having a meeting with faculty on the Gulf Park campus Friday, they saw an opportunity to have their voices ... (more)

On Sunday, the SpayMart cat sanctuary near Picayune, Miss., is bustling with volunteers.

The Lucedale-George County Public Library will host MS Supreme Court Justice and author Randy Pierce for a book signing and discussion on Saturday, April 26, beginning at 10 a.m. Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Randy Pierce has drawn from a rich pantry of ingredients Mississippi political lore, partisan animosities, childlike innocence, ... (more)

Every year the exceptional work of one state educator is recognized by the Milken Family Foundation.

University of Southern Mississippi international students will showcase their homelands during the annual International Food Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Baptist Student Center, 214 North 31st Ave. The International Food Fair allows those who attend to have an opportunity to sample cuisine from various countries prepared by the ... (more)

The University of Southern Mississippi's Dale Center for the Study of War and Society presents "Beyond Combat: Military Families at War" at 5:30 p.m. Monday on the Hattiesburg campus.

The University of Southern Mississippi's College of Health and Hattiesburg Clinic will host a spring health forum titled "Hattiesburg Midtown: Health-Enhancing Economic and Community Development," from noon-3 p.m. April 15 at the Thad Cochran Center, Ballroom II.

Sometime by mid-summer, the doctor definitely will be in for the 800 or so City of Hattiesburg employees and their dependents.

The highly anticipated University of Southern Mississippi School of Music's production of Showbiz Showstoppers has announced a few surprise guests set to join the cast during its performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Lake Terrace Convention Center.

He was born March 5, 1930, in Kenly, N.C., a son of the Rev. Dr. Charles Logan and Marguerite B. Landrum.

A University of Southern Mississippi student has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing incident that took place over the weekend on the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house front porch.