April 2008 UM Announces Selection of 2008 Lott Leadership Summer Scholars ... The University of Mississippi has named this year's class of Trent Lott Leadership Institute Summer Scholars, which includes more than 40 exceptional rising high school seniors from across the United States and two foreign countries .... 

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April 2008 State Leaders Discuss Debate ... With the presidential debate only a few months away, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., had lunch in the Old Oxford Depot with a group of students to discuss the upcoming election and to address questions concerning Mississippi and the country as a whole. .... 

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April 2008 New Washington Internship Program Proving to be Excellent for 17 Students ... Instead of spending sunny Saturdays in flip-flops and a T-shirt watching baseball games at Swayze Field this spring, University of Mississippi senior William Gillis is in Washington, D.C., walking the paths of top policy experts, touring Smithsonian museums and visiting national monuments .... 

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April 2008 Lott Leadership Exchange Program Heads to South Korea ... The Lott Leadership Exchange Program is an opportunity exclusively for rising sophomores who display academic and community leadership. .... 

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December 2007 Washington Internship Program Offers Unique Learning Experience ... University of Mississippi students can gain practical experience in the nation's capital through the Washington Internship Experience program developed by the Lott Leadership Institute, Department of Political Science and Division of Outreach.... 

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