Writers in Residence Program with Rita Dove is a public reading for students, faculty and community members in the Golden Triangle region. Her public presentation is part of a week-long Read More >
The Division of Humanities, Department of English/Creative Writing & Theatre Emphasis presents the innovative theatrical spring production of #Wakeup! #WAKEUP opens our eyes to the deep causes of African American Read More >
Anne Webster is a retired archivist at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Many Mississippians today have had scant exposure to genuine philosophical inquiry and debate and know little about philosophy's long, distinguished history. Even those who may have taken a philosophy course Read More >
Please join The Freedom50 Research Group as they present critical perspectives of the Clyde Kennard case in relation to racial progress at the University of Southern Mississippi by means of Read More >
The Winning the Race Conference was developed with three overarching goals: engage in conversations with campus and community constituencies that will build an appreciation for diversity differences and a spirit Read More >
Diane Williams is a neo-griot, along the lines of the storytellers from times gone by when oral historians were crucial to maintaining black folks’ history because book publishers didn’t believe Read More >
Holly Springs native Katherine Sherwood Bonner McDowell (1849-1883) left her Mississippi Home in 1873 to pursue a literary career in the Northeast. She became "Sherwood Bonner," a writer whose witty Read More >
The Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc., (VMCRM) in conjunction with Tougaloo College will host a three-day conference designed to inspire and empower today’s youth through social activism, Read More >
The 2017 Oxford Conference for the Book will be held on March 29-31, 2017. The annual event celebrates books, reading, and writing while also examining the practical concerns on which Read More >
On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the nation's twentieth state. Starting in 2016 a new traveling exhibit featuring Mississippi's first constitution and the first U.S. flag to include a star Read More >