Memphis names interim athletic director
University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave addresses the departure of athletic director Laird Veatch and names an interim AD.
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University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave addresses the departure of athletic director Laird Veatch and names an interim AD.
Beginning in the fall, the award will cover tuition and expenses for 26 students, including two medical students at UTHSC. Undergraduates qualify for up to $10,000 a year.
President Bill Hardgrave wants to make the U of M “the most transfer-friendly university in the country.”
Revenue will be used to make repairs, fund security-access upgrades.
University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark discussed the Tigers upset of No. 1 Houston in the AAC basketball tournament and more in documents The Daily Memphian obtained Monday, Sept. 18.
Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations.
University of Memphis president makes a case that the Tigers’ hunt for a new home is real.
University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave ran through the campus fountain hand-in-hand with SGA leaders on the first day of school amid a flurry of activity on the student plaza.
Bill Hardgrave and athletic director Laird Veatch spent nearly 25 minutes Monday assuring Tiger fans that Memphis is still a part of the realignment conversation.
The University of Memphis has brought back a former veteran professor to serve as its new and permanent second-in-command.
University of Memphis professor Charles Crawford was honored for 60 years of service, “an accomplishment that we may never see again at this university,” said U of M president, Bill Hardgrave.
The Billy Dunavant Foundation gift will establish the the Laura Butler Ford chair in nursing, three chairs in supply chain management and one in agritech and regenerative agriculture.
“As an industry, higher education has not really had to work that hard,” University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said. “Those days are over.”
Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations.
President Bill Hardgrave hopes to hire a new provost as well as several new deans by late spring or early summer 2023.
The University of Memphis is creating a new strategic plan, focusing on declining student enrollment and updating facilities — among other topics — and seeking a new provost, board of trustees members were told this week.
New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave believes that an elite tier of 60 or 70 teams will soon dominate college sports. Will Memphis be one of those teams? And what’s the future of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? We asked. Calkins: Bill Hardgrave could dunk! But can the new president elevate Memphis sports?Related story:
Bill Hardgrave wouldn’t be president of the University of Memphis — and wouldn’t have gone to college — without basketball. What impact will it have on the future of Tiger athletic programs? Memphis fans will soon find out. New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave discusses conference realignment, Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumRelated story:
Deborah Perron Tollefsen’s appointment follows other recent changes in leadership at the university.
The Tigers are investing in new facilities and not shying away from the NIL era.
Gov. Bill Lee’s appointment will replace current board member R. Brad Martin, if confirmed by the Tennessee state legislature.
Memphis Music Initiative, a Westwood artist, Memorial Day ceremonies and a U of M Board of Trustees meeting. Vote for your favorite photo from this week.
The region’s colleges and universities are undergoing an extraordinary transformation in leadership, virtually all within the same time frame, raising big questions about what’s next for higher education in the area.
President Bill Hardgrave hopes the University of Memphis can become the exclusive partner for Ford’s Blue Oval City. New U of M president discusses challenges facing sports programRelated story:
Bill Hardgrave begins his tenure at a critical point for the Memphis athletics program. The push to join the ranks of the Power Five conferences and the Independent Accountability Resolution Process investigation (IARP) of the basketball program loom. U of M’s new president outlines his vision for the universityRelated story:
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