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Winners in Conference MBA Case Competition
The University of Mississippi won first place in the eighth Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition, conducted virtually for the first...

Roommate App Wins the 17th Gillespie Competition
When Brea Givens transferred to the University of Mississippi as a junior in 2019, she had a difficult time finding...

Establishing a Firm Relationship
University of Mississippi alumnus Matthew Murphy of Nashville, Tennessee, hopes his recent gift to his alma mater will encourage more...
Virtual Treks: A New Way of Recruiting
The emergence of COVID 19 brought unexpected changes to the traditional ways of learning. It also brought changes to employee...

Making Internships Happen One at a Time
Vedan Patel, a junior from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, majoring in banking and finance, has worked hard from the start. He started...
Putting Interns to Work Despite COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has created instability in the business climate. To ensure survival, businesses have changed plans and strategies to...

Management Professor Earns Career Award
Kristin Cullen-Lester, assistant professor of management at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, has been selected to receive...

Online MBA Program in Nation’s Top 10
The University of Mississippi‘s online Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the best in the nation...

Speaker’s Edge Takes Place Remotely
COVID-19 protocols, mask wearing, Zoom etiquette, abuses of remote working and the effects of the global pandemic dominated the 17th...

Longtime Staff Member Leaves Her Stamp
In the summer of 1953, Shirley Wagner left Grenada and headed 45 miles northeast to Oxford to enroll as a...

Veteran’s Graduation 20 Years Coming
Overcoming adversity, serving his country and providing for family en route to graduation When Jobie Charlie sat down to take...

From Finland to Mississippi
Veeti Mähönen, a sophomore from Kirkkonummi, Finland, traveled a long way to work towards the possibility of becoming a professional...