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Brian Foster urges students to “think deeply” about memories at Honors Convocation

“Fill up your jukebox with the right songs and just let it play,” Brian Foster said Foster, a university Southern studies and sociology professor who graduated from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors

February 20, 2019

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Ole Miss alumnus publishes stories, creates scholarship to memorialize twin brother

A year after graduating from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, Ben Ingram died by suicide. Ben’s twin brother, Lee Ingram, has worked to preserve his brother’s legacy by

October 5, 2018

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Honors College enrollment increases, retention rate flat

The enrollment of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi has recently increased, but the retention rate of the Honors College has largely remained the same. “Generally speaking,

September 25, 2018

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Honors College dean shares love of beekeeping with student club

“No one is an island unto themselves.” The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College functions on this idea, so it makes sense that its dean does, too. In the last few years, he’s

July 12, 2018

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Ole Miss student becomes first to win prestigious Truman scholarship in 8 years

A small, copper-colored chain with a wire hanger-shaped pendant dangles around her neck. Her long, red hair drapes over her shoulders, and her hands rest on her knees as she cradles a

April 25, 2018

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Delivering new solutions: FedEx CEO challenges Honors College students at convocation

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College celebrated its 20th year with its annual fall convocation last night in the Ford Center. Speakers included Dean of the Honors College Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, former CEO

September 12, 2017

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Honors College celebrates 20th anniversary with convocation speaker

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, and a dedication at its annual convocation tonight will celebrate that milestone. This year’s keynote speaker is Fred Smith, the founder and

September 12, 2017

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Honors College art installation ‘America Selfie’ draws inspiration from democracy

It’s hard not to notice the new art installation tucked perfectly into the great room of the Honors College. “America Selfie,” the Honors College’s first “on-site” artwork crafted specifically for a certain

August 23, 2017

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