There are 658 article(s) tagged University of Memphis:

• January 2019

  • The 2018 amendments to the neighborhood preservation act: A more powerful tool for blight eradication

    Memphis has plans: Plans for development, redevelopment and revitalization, from Downtown to the neighborhoods surrounding the central city.

    By R. Porter Feild and Lani Lester January 03, 2019

• December 2018

  • The Home Team: Many former Tigers athletes put down permanent roots in Memphis

    Dozens of former Tiger athletes have come from as far away as Australia and South Africa on the international front and New York and Florida in the U.S. to call Memphis home.

    By Greg Russell December 28, 2018

  • Tigers fall to Wake Forest in Birmingham Bowl

    BIRMINGHAM — Memphis dropped their fourth straight bowl game in disappointing fashion with a 37-34 loss to Wake Forest.

    By Jonah Jordan December 22, 2018

  • New dorm proposed near University of Memphis

    A developer is looking to turn the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house near the University of Memphis campus into a privately owned and operated dormitory.

    By Elle Perry December 21, 2018

  • The 2018 amendments to the neighborhood preservation act: A more powerful tool for blight eradication

    Memphis has plans: Plans for development, redevelopment and revitalization, from Downtown to the neighborhoods surrounding the central city.

    By R. Porter Feild and Lani Lester December 19, 2018

  • University of Memphis board votes to move forward with new middle school

    The University of Memphis board of trustees on Wednesday authorized president David Rudd to enter into an agreement with Shelby County Schools to operate a campus middle school at the former St. Anne Catholic School property at Highland and Spottswood.

    By Christin Yates December 05, 2018

  • Tigers Podcast: Penny, recruiting, Mike Norvell’s future and UCF

    Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Jonah Jordan discuss another big week in University of Memphis sports.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 04, 2018

• November 2018

  • City helping Tigers’ tennis teams find a new home

    The city of Memphis is helping University of Memphis tennis teams find new home courts to use after The Racquet Club closes next spring.

    By Tom Bailey November 28, 2018

  • Local universities bring Scripps National Spelling Bee back to Memphis

    After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019.

    By Michelle Corbet November 28, 2018

  • University of Memphis reports lowest tuition increase in Tennessee over past five years

    The University of Memphis had the lowest tuition and fee increases among Tennessee colleges and universities over the past five years, the university reported Tuesday.

    By Kate Crawford November 27, 2018

  • U of M, SCS partnership unaffected by Hopson’s resignation

    As Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson prepares to make his exit at year's end, another urban education leader will take the reins of a new partnership between Memphis’ public school district and its public university.

    By Michelle Corbet November 27, 2018

  • Memphis women’s soccer team falls 3-0 in first round of NCAAs

    For much of this season, the Memphis women’s soccer team hadn’t just been good but dominant. So, the hope – and the belief – was that this could be the year they made something of a run in the NCAA Tournament.

    By Don Wade November 09, 2018

  • Local record label is run by U of M students

    Memphis is known for its music, but one record label in town isn’t run by well-known names in the industry – it’s run by students at the University of Memphis.

    By Christin Yates November 07, 2018

  • U of M gets $5M to study ‘breaches’ in Memphis aquifer

    The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research has been awarded a five-year, $5 million contract to conduct extensive research on the water quality of the Memphis aquifer.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 01, 2018

  • National Book Foundation honoree Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah coming to Novel

    Indie bookstores love to be on the cutting edge, hoping to discover the very best and to get that best into the hands of their readers, said Nicole Yasinsky, marketing manager and sidelines buyer for Novel.

    By Elle Perry November 01, 2018

  • Big contractor fills need in U of M neighborhood

    The construction firm building the University of Memphis’ $35 million pedestrian bridge, parking garage and plazas this week completed a small project – free of charge – that solves a problem for the adjoining neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Rhodes, Southwest, U of M theater programs team up for ‘NottageFest’

    Last year, a graduating senior at Rhodes College was directing scenes from Lynn Nottage’s “Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine,” for her final project in the directing class.

    By Elle Perry October 31, 2018

  • This Week in Books: Memphis Afrofuturism, Southern Living Party Cookbook, Battle for Bonhoeffer

    Afrofuturism is more than black science fiction or simply an aesthetic, says Memphis-based author Troy L. Wiggins.

    By Elle Perry October 31, 2018

  • Block-long apartment development proposed near U of M

    A block-long apartment development of six stories and 114 units is proposed to be built behind St. Luke’s United Methodist Church near the University of Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey October 25, 2018

  • FedEx gives University of Memphis $500,000 for aviation scholarships

    The University of Memphis will receive $500,000 from a FedEx Express scholarship grant to support a newfound commercial aviation degree program.

    By Wayne Risher October 25, 2018

  • Tennessee has a lot of early-career teachers, especially at schools with more students of color. Here’s why it matters.

    Alexis Singleton is one of thousands of Tennessee teachers in their early years of teaching. She’s one of 14 new teachers at her Memphis elementary school, and she’s seen firsthand the effect high teacher turnover can have on students.

    By Caroline Bauman October 17, 2018

  • The Dixon, Fogelman Galleries explore political printmaking in new exhibitions

    Memphis art connoisseurs interested in the intersection of printmaking and social issues are in luck this fall. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is presenting three exhibitions examining political printmaking.

    By Elle Perry October 12, 2018

  • South of the tracks: U of M seeks improved path between campuses

    Just south of the tracks on South Highland Avenue, the new Sam’s Deli restaurant churned out huge sandwiches for a lively Friday lunch crowd. Country music filled the room, as well as the mountings of five deer heads, a big bass and bobcat. A dozen diners, including one accompanied by his dog on the front deck, consumed sandwiches so big that half a ham-and-cheese could not quite fit into a carryout box.

    By Tom Bailey October 04, 2018

  • Lee, Dean sound off on TBI investigations, guns in Memphis during first debate

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean and Republican Bill Lee drew distinctions on the question of automatic TBI investigations into police-involved shootings in their first debate Tuesday at the University of Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard October 03, 2018

• September 2018

  • Carpenter Art Garden continues to grow with ‘Aunt Lou’s House’ tutoring center

    Latanya Jones’ children have been coming to the Carpenter Art Garden “purple house” in the Binghampton neighborhood for years. Now in addition to the “purple house,” her children also will be able to go to the “turquoise house,” a new addition at the six-year-old Art Garden.

    By Yolanda Jones September 26, 2018