Editing University of Mississippi (section)

===Special programs===
[[File:Trent Lott Leadership Institute.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2|alt=Trent Lott Leadership Institute|Panoramic view of the Trent Lott Leadership Institute]]

Honors education at the University of Mississippi, consisting of lectures by distinguished academics, began in 1953. In 1974, this program became the University Scholars Program, and in 1983, the University Honors Program was created and honors-core courses were offered.<ref name="smbhhistory">{{cite web |url=https://www.honors.olemiss.edu/about/history/ |title=History |website=Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233158/https://www.honors.olemiss.edu/about/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1997, [[Netscape]] CEO [[Jim Barksdale]] and wife Sally donated $5.4 million to establish the [[Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College]] (SMBHC),<ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], p. 347.</ref> which provides a capstone project—a senior thesis—and endowed scholarships.<ref name="smbhhistory"/>

In 1977, the university established its [[Center for the Study of Southern Culture]] with funding from the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]], which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts. The center provides for interdisciplinary studies of [[History of the Southern United States|Southern history]] and [[Culture of the Southern United States|culture]].<ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], p. 318.</ref> In 2000, the university established the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, which is named after alumnus and then-[[Party leaders of the United States Senate|US Senate majority leader]] [[Trent Lott]]. The institute was funded with large corporate donations from [[MCI Inc.]], [[Lockheed Martin]], and other companies.<ref name="lott">{{cite news |last=Bruni |first=Frank |date=May 8, 1999 |title=Donors Flock to University Center Linked to Senate Majority Leader |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/08/us/donors-flock-to-university-center-linked-to-senate-majority-leader.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227084012/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/08/us/donors-flock-to-university-center-linked-to-senate-majority-leader.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to leadership initiatives, the institute offers a BA degree in Public Policy Leadership.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://lottinst.olemiss.edu/about/about-the-institute/ |title=About the Institute |website=Trent Lott Leadership Institute |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233015/https://lottinst.olemiss.edu/about-2/about-trent-lott/about-the-institute/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Center for Intelligence and Security Studies]] (CISS) delivers academic programming on intelligence analysis and engages in applied research and consortium building with government, private, and academic partners.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ciss.olemiss.edu |title=Welcome to the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) |website=Center for Intelligence and Security Studies |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501125444/https://ciss.olemiss.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, the [[United States Director of National Intelligence]] designated CISS as an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence (CAE), becoming one of 29 such college programs in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dni.gov/ |title=Home |publisher=Office of the Director of National Intelligence |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233010/https://www.dni.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other special programs include the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence—established jointly by the university and [[Toyota]] in 2008— as well as the Arabic Language Flagship Program and the Chinese Language Flagship Program ({{zh|first=s|s=中文旗舰项目|t=中文旗艦項目|p=Zhōngwén Qíjiàn Xiàngmù}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cme.olemiss.edu/history/ |title=History |website=Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence |date=January 31, 2020 |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225131650/https://cme.olemiss.edu/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olemiss.edu/chinese/about-program/introduction/ |title=Introduction |website=Chinese Language Flagship Program |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424204149/https://chinese.olemiss.edu/about-introduction/ |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Arabic Language Flagship |url=https://olemiss.edu/modernlanguages/academics/undergraduate-programs/arabic-language-flagship-program/about/ |website=University of Mississippi |access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref> The [[Croft Institute for International Studies]], which was founded in 1998, provides the only international studies undergraduate program in Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Best Mississippi Colleges for International Relations |url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-international-relations/s/mississippi/ |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=Niche |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181959/https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-international-relations/s/mississippi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The University of Mississippi is a member of the SEC Academic Consortium, which has since been renamed [[Southeastern Conference#Formation of SECU and SEC academic network|SECU]]. The collaborative initiative was designed to promote research, scholarship, and achievement among the member universities in the [[Southeastern Conference]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SECU |url=http://www.secsymposium.com/secu.php |publisher=SEC |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124074319/http://www.secsymposium.com/secu.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SECU: The Academic Initiative of the SEC |url=http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/AcademicConsortium |publisher=SEC Digital Network |access-date=February 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721055557/http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/AcademicConsortium |archive-date=July 21, 2012 }}</ref> In 2013, the university participated in the SEC Symposium on renewable energy in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, which was organized and led by the [[University of Georgia]] and the [[University of Georgia#Bioenergy Systems Research Institute|UGA Bioenergy Systems Research Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SEC Symposium to address role of Southeast in renewable energy |date=February 6, 2013 |url=http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/sec-symposium-to-address-role-of-southeast-in-renewable-energy/ |publisher=University of Georgia |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212211032/http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/sec-symposium-to-address-role-of-southeast-in-renewable-energy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, actor [[Morgan Freeman]] and Professor Linda Keena donated $1 million to the University of Mississippi to create the Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform, which will provide law-enforcement training and seek to improve engagement between law enforcement and communities.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Amir |last1=Vera |first2=Dave |last2=Alsup |first3=Jamiel |last3=Lynch |title=Morgan Freeman and a University of Mississippi professor donate $1M to college's policing program |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/us/morgan-freeman-university-of-mississippi-policing/index.html |access-date=June 10, 2021 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610100714/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/us/morgan-freeman-university-of-mississippi-policing/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Morgan Freeman, professor give $1M for police training center at University of Mississippi |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2021/06/08/morgan-freeman-prof-donate-million-dollars-new-police-training-center-ole-miss/7611872002/ |access-date=June 10, 2021 |work=The Clarion Ledger |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625173008/https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2021/06/08/morgan-freeman-prof-donate-million-dollars-new-police-training-center-ole-miss/7611872002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>