There are 4 article(s) tagged Christian Brothers Unversity:

• April 2024

  • CBU president retires unexpectedly in midst of financial struggle

    The university’s staff was notified Friday afternoon after several days of rumors.

    By Jane Roberts April 22, 2024

• August 2023

  • Freshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down

    Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.

    By Jane Roberts August 19, 2023

• May 2023

  • Former Memphian Arun Gandhi dies

    The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi left his imprint all over Memphis, including at Christian Brothers University, where he led the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence for 15 years.

    By Jane Roberts May 11, 2023

• December 2022

  • CBU honors Brother Terence, who integrated CBHS, on his 100th birthday

    Brother Terence McLaughlin changed the timbre of life in Memphis by admitting the first Black student to the Brothers’ local high school before being sent away by church leaders incensed with his independent thinking.

    By Jane Roberts December 03, 2022