ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 1 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON--University of Mississippi (UM) Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies Jay Watson, a native of Athens, will lead a series of lectures on the theme "Ruinate Green: Southern Literatures and Environmental Lost Cause-ism" for Mercer University's 67th annual Lamar Lecture Series, the most prominent lecture series on Southern history and culture in the U.S. "We are excited to bring Dr. Jay Wat  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum--chairman of the board of directors for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research--travels to Washington, D.C., this week to celebrate FFAR's 10-year anniversary, and a decade of impact and achievement. After FFAR was established with bipartisan support as part of the 2014 Farm Bill, Keenum was appointed that same year to serve on the   more