CLINTON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * MC family can show giving spirit by supporting Wingard Home, Sponsor a Child at Christmas programs Mississippi College faculty, staff and students are engaging the community with two longstanding service projects that help spread the message of Christ by reaching out to those in need. Shari Barnes, director of MC's Community Service Center, coordinates the university's participation in the "Sponsor a Child   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * National Award Recognizes UM Scholar's Work in Prison Classrooms Literature classes teach community, freedom to incarcerated students * University of Mississippi professor Patrick Alexander has earned the 2025 Teaching Literature Book Award for a collection that explores the power of the humanities to foster community in prisons. Alexander, associate professor of African American studies and Engl  more