Memphis Reads introduces kids to authors from around the world
The program hasn’t been without controversy, though. In 2023, Memphis Reads officials chose the book “His Name Is George Floyd” by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa.
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October 2024
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June 2024
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Lower U of M freshmen enrollment numbers rock the boat
As the University of Memphis prepares to cut the ribbon on a $40 million STEM building, first-time freshmen enrollment numbers are down nearly 25%. At Rhodes, the class is down about 20%.
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May 2024
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Former head of CBHS named interim president at CBU
Chris Englert was principal/president at CBHS for nearly three decades. He left in 2019 to take another assignment.
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December 2023
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CBU cuts 28 positions, host of programs to preserve future
Closed programs will end immediately, and the university said it will help the 15 students who are affected by the closures to get the classes they need. Faculty terminations will be final at end of the school year.
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CBU expected to notify faculty of deep cuts this week
Roughly 30 faculty positions are expected to be cut. The largest number are likely in the Rosa Deal School of Arts.
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October 2023
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With millions of dollars to cut at CBU, everything is on the table
A ‘retrenchment committee’ will look at the campus as a whole and make recommendations for cuts, including majors.
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July 2023
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CBU introducing online cybersecurity graduate degree in January
Christian Brothers University will introduce a fully online cybersecurity graduate degree program in January 2024. CBU Director of Graduate Computer Science Programs James McGuffee said the degree will help bring more IT professionals to Memphis businesses.
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March 2023
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MIT physicist and acclaimed author coming to CBU
Physicist Alan Lightman has conversed with both the Dalai Lama and humanoid robot BINA48. Lightman is a MIT professor, bestselling author and native Memphian.
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December 2022
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CBU partners with Caribbean medical school to help fill provider shortage gap
Christian Brothers University is partnering with St. George’s University in the Caribbean to provide students with streamlined admissions to its School of Medicine in Grenada.
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June 2022
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LITE Memphis’ Pitch Night is creating young entrepreneurs
“Our core mission is about helping students have the ability to create wealth and one of the ways that we do that is through entrepreneurship,” Adrian Smith said. “Because we know that to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to possess a lot of 21st century skills that include communication, goal setting and problem-solving.”
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April 2022
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CBU names new president
The university’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that the interim president will transition to the position permanently.
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CBU golfer, 40, finishes 12th at Gulf South Conference championships
Army veteran Jonathan Shuskey led the Bucs to fourth place in team standings.
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November 2021
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CBU appoints interim president
Christian Brothers University appointed David Archer, an associate professor and director of the MBA program, as its interim president, following the Nov. 5 departure of Jack Shannon.
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June 2021
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Pandemic takes higher education to school
The COVID-19 pandemic reduced some revenue streams to a trickle at four-year colleges and universities. But coming out of the pandemic, administrators believe they are smarter and more efficient. “Really, what the pandemic did is it accelerated the pace of change,” said U of M President M. David Rudd.
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April 2021
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Memphis 901 FC to face CBU in preseason fundraiser
The USL club also will face two teams in exhibition games.
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August 2020
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Sports Notebook: The heart of the college football matter, and a possible hoops bracketology
Some doctors have sounded the alarm about the effects after recovering from COVID-19; it's not too early to consider alternate NCAA basketball tournament formats; and Christian Brothers University has shut down some fall sports until Jan. 1
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July 2020
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CBU details plans for hybrid return, with in-person class when possible
The president says the university is lucky it doesn't have many classes with a large-lecture format.
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May 2020
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CBU to start earlier, end fall semester by Thanksgiving
Classes will be a combination of face-to-face and online; in some cases, double occupancy will be possible in dorms.
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March 2020
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Clint Browne leaving CBU soccer to coach at Hutchison
Clint Browne won 155 games and two Gulf South titles in successful 16-year tenure at CBU. Now he's moving back to Hutchison to lead the Sting.
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MLB to cease operations for at least a month; Memphis Redbirds impacted too
CBU’s baseball program was taking a hiatus and the Rhodes College season looked to be finished.
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October 2019
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New-look CBU hopes to learn from loss to Memphis
The new-look Christian Brothers University Buccaneers want to learn from loss to highly-touted Memphis Tigers.
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May 2019
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Nienaber steps down as winningest basketball coach in CBU history
Mike Nienaber stepped down Thursday as CBU coach after 20 seasons, leaving as the winningest basketball coach in school history. The school said he is pursuing another coaching opportunity.
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April 2019
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Prep notebook: Former teammates rally around CBU soccer player Anna Della Rosa
CBU soccer player Anna Della Rosa is getting a little help from her former Houston High teammates and other friends, who are coming together to "Kick Cancer With Anna."
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