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Giving to the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

The Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies is grateful for the donations that help fuel student scholarships and the Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform. 

No matter the level of contribution, every dollar amount can and will change the future of countless others. 

Student Scholarships

Your contributions to the Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies will directly benefit students through providing scholarship dollars. The following scholarships are awarded each year to students to help cover the cost of attendance:

  • Chief Richard Michael Popernik and Joan Grisham Popernik Legal Studies Scholarship – The requirements of this award are being a full time Legal Studies major at the junior or senior level. Recipients are selected based on academic excellence, community involvement, integrity, and commitment to the program.
  • Robert Langley Memorial Scholarship Award – The requirements for this award are being a full time Criminal Justice major, financial need, and a minimum grade point average of 2.25.
  • Columbus B. Hopper Scholarship Endowment Award – The requirements for this award are being a full time Legal Studies Majors at the senior level and a minimum grade point average of 3.75.

Want to help out? Donate to the Scholarship Fund today! Donating is easy. 

  1. Go to the UMFoundation
  2. Click "View Other Funds"
  3. Type the name of the scholarship you'd like to give to
  4. Select the fund to finalize your donation

Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform (CEBPR)

The new Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform at the University of Mississippi works tirelessly to build relationships and share research data with policing agencies. We also help prepare Ole Miss undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice. 

Donations to CEBPR help us continue the good and hard work of changing the face of policing in the state and the country. 

Want to help out? Donate today!

Individuals and organizations can support the Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform by visiting https://umfoundation.com/cebpr.

How can I make a donation to the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies?

Feel free to contact our Development Officer at 662-915-1584 or rmporchi@olemiss.edu.

Checks can be mailed to the University of Mississippi Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation of the state of Mississippi, with the center or department’s name written in the memo line, to

Mississippi Foundation
406 University Ave.
Oxford, MS 38655.