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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

Faculty Profile

ETHEL YOUNG-MINOR

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH & AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SENIOR FELLOW OF LUCKYDAY RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE
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W208 BONDURANT
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
(662) 915-7688
eyoungmi@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: 08/13/1996

Areas of Expertise

  • BLACK SERMONS
  • BLACKS IN LITERATURE
  • HARLEM RENAISSANCE STUDIES
  • TEACHING MULTI-CULTURAL LITERATURE

Brief Bio

Ethel Young-Minor is Associate Professor of English and African American Studies. Dr. Young-Minor received her Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University of Ohio in 1997. She began her distinguished career as a professor at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Minor has published articles and reviews of African American literature in signal publications. She received the College of Liberal Arts Teacher of the Year Award in 2003 and has received many awards because of her service to students beyond the classroom.

Degrees

BS
ENGLISH
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE/KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE (1990)
MA
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BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY/BOWLING GREEN, OHIO (1992)
PHD
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BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY/BOWLING GREEN, OHIO (1997)

Committee Memberships

Honors Council Committee
Other Kind of Committee
Intercollegiate Athletics
University Standing Committee
Residential College
UG Application Selection Committee
Undergraduate Council
University Standing Committee

Awards

Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher of the Year
2003
University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year
2003
Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award
2011