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Ron Brandon seriously considered leaving CBU, which he wasn’t sure would survive its troubles. But he stayed because of his devotion to his alma mater, and now he has plans to ensure that CBU survives and even thrives.
CBU names Ronald Brandon, currently the school’s executive vice president and chief operating officer for administration and finance, as its next president.
Days after being taken off probation by its accrediting body, CBU eliminates another 16 faculty positions
The decision ends a two-year period in which the Midtown university cut numerous faculty positions and programs and more than $4 million in expenses.
Beleaguered CBU lost a third of its student population from last year while other local colleges saw modest declines or, in the case of LeMoyne-Owen, a small increase.
The oldest Lasallian Brother in the United States, Brother Terence McLaughlin, who integrated Christian Brothers High School in 1963, died Sunday. He was 102.
As part of a long-term survival strategy, Christian Brothers University is considering a partnership with a sister campus located outside of Chicago.
Kim Jameson is a Memphian who founded a program at Christian Brothers University to help people with autism succeed not just at college but in life.
The initial Trump administration visa-revocation policy and its reversal have created confusion for international students and their attorneys.
Mike Pohlman is retiring from his position at the Pickering Firm Inc. in June.
Christian Brothers University is debt free and expects its first budget surplus in many years, according to Brother Chris Englert, interim president.
Christian Brothers University eliminated 12 vacant positions, plus eight part-time and full-time nonfaculty roles, and some school leaders have taken pay cuts in an effort to regain solid financial footing after being placed on probation.
As campuses reopen, a shadow over Christian Brothers University is its probationary status.
One Memphis-area school says numbers are down because standards are up: “If that means we experience a bit of pain for a few years with a decline in freshman enrollment, then so be it.”
Phillips, a 6-foot-1 guard averaged 5.6 points for Lane College in 2023-24. He is the son of Faragi Phillips, the Tigers adviser to the head coach.
Interim CBU president Brother Chris Englert and board chairwoman Emily Greer talk about the university’s effort to rebuild its finances and grow enrollment.
CBU went on probation after making drastic cuts to its staff last fall. Now, with fundraising up more than 100%, the university is pushing to redefine its mission as Memphis-centric.
By the end of the year, CBU is hoping to have a certified thermal testing lab. In 2023, there were only 11 in the world.
“This is the biggest change in the financial aid field in 30-40 years,” said Andrew Linn, head of U of M office of financial aid and scholarships.
All University of Memphis campuses are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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.
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.
Three Memphis college graduates discuss facing the possibility of no student loan forgiveness and how it could affect their future long term.
Most Christian Brothers University students — with the exception of those in the nursing and physician’s assistant programs — are affected by the semester delay.
CBU’s behavioral sciences department will house the new program, which is the department’s first graduate-level degree offering.