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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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Delayed by the pandemic, LeMoyne-Owen College’s new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs was finally inaugurated this week, highlighting the college’s history while highlighting her vision to carry it into the future.
The farm was started by Memphis firefighter Bobby Rich, whose knowledge makes him akin to a walking plant encyclopedia.
LeMoyne-Owen College is celebrating its new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs with a series of events this week. The president’s investiture was delayed more than a year by COVID-19.
Political candidates and Whitehaven community leaders met Wednesday night to discuss the area’s needs as the May 3 primaries approach.
A cleanup effort in Whitehaven scheduled for this weekend has been rescheduled to next month because of the threat of bad weather this weekend.
The Links at Davy Crockett may see a new future after Mayor Jim Strickland proposed the creation of an outdoor adventure park in its place in his budget presentation before the city council.
The Harwood Center, designed to work with special-needs students in early education, christened its new facility Friday on the University of Memphis’ South Campus.
Folks in the Southwest Memphis neighborhood have differing opinions about Gerald Robinson’s proposed senior-living development. But they agree on one thing: They’re against his planned four-story apartment building.
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.
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M. David Rudd, whose presidency officially ends this month, is a Gulf War veteran and licensed psychologist.
Abby Parrill-Baker will serve as U of M’s interim provost.
“The history of this institution is pivotal to the Black history of Memphis,” Michaela Thomas, a graduating senior who serves as the current Miss LeMoyne-Owen College, said of Memphis’ only HBCU.
The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement bill would increase funding for schools without raising taxes, Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn says.
In his third State of the District address, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray announced higher teacher compensation and unveiled a new logo for the district, as well.
Dr. Peter Buckley’s vision for UTHSC is to raise the college’s profile.
The latest effort to increase enrollment at East High School is a merger with Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, but some have called what’s happened at East “educational redlining.”
The Germantown Republican is sponsoring a bill requiring the ACT or SAT test for admission to any of Tennessee’s public, four-year universities. The bill would not require a minimum score for admission.
Shante Avant, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing district 6, announced her resignation Friday.
Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.
Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm.
Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said.
A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures.
The governor announced a significant boost to education funding in his State of the State Address on Monday, Jan. 31, with nearly $2 billion going to higher education.
Andy Surber will take the post July 1, succeeding Thor Kvande, who held the head of school position for 10 years. Kvande announced last year he will leave in 2022 to pursue new career opportunities.