Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College Archives

Dean search underway for Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

The search for a new dean for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (SMBHC) has commenced. During the month of April, candidates will hold presentations at meet and greets open to honors

April 6, 2022

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Ken Thomas leaves for Harvard

Ken Thomas, the associate dean for the Capstone for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, is leaving the University of Mississippi. He has accepted a new position at Harvard University, where he

June 30, 2021

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‘Change is in the air’: SMBHC dean to resign after 19 years

After almost 20 years in the position, Douglass Sullivan-González, dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, announced on Thursday that he will step down from the position in August 2021. “My

February 28, 2021

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Professor says there has been an ‘erosion of norms’ in politics

Political science professor Conor Dowling discussed the results of the 2020 presidential election and what the next four years will mean for college-aged students at the third and final Sally McDonnell Barksdale

November 12, 2020

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University celebrates first generation students

Last week was UM’s second annual First-Generation Student Celebration Week. On Monday, Nov. 1, the week of celebration kicked off with a breakfast in the Grove. The rest of the week consisted

November 6, 2020

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Judge Carlton Reeves speaks on perspective and justice at Honors College Convocation

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College hosted U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to discuss civil liberties and the U.S. justice system on Tuesday as a part of the second installment in the

October 20, 2020

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Dr. LouAnn Woodward speaks on the state’s response to COVID-19 at honors college convocation

Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice-chancellor at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, spoke at the first of three Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College convocations on Sept. 22. Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, dean of the

September 28, 2020

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Best-selling author Kiese Laymon asks: “What unites us?”

New York Times best-selling author and UM professor Kiese Laymon wants to talk about what unites and divides the university community. He addressed the latter in a panel discussion at Lost Dog

January 28, 2020

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Pulitzer Prize winning author speaks at Honors College

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Fall Convocation took place in the Gertrude Ford Center on Sept. 12. The audience was composed of students, faculty and others from the Oxford community. Those

September 12, 2019

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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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