U of M names new vice provost
Deborah Perron Tollefsen’s appointment follows other recent changes in leadership at the university.
Topic: M. David Rudd
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August 2022
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April 2022
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U of M’s new president outlines vision for the university
President Bill Hardgrave hopes the University of Memphis can become the exclusive partner for Ford’s Blue Oval City.
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New U of M president discusses challenges facing sports program
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March 2022
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U of M to open Rudd Institute for military suicide prevention research
M. David Rudd, whose presidency officially ends this month, is a Gulf War veteran and licensed psychologist.
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November 2021
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Hardgrave selected as U of M president
The newly elected president is a first-generation high school graduate from rural Arkansas. His unconventional path is one that many of the board members admired in their remarks last week.
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October 2021
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U of M dedicates University Center to Maxine Smith
The Maxine A. Smith University Center commemorates the civil rights activist’s efforts to desegregate schools and universities in Memphis.
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U of M presidential finalists to visit campus next week
The finalists for the University of Memphis presidency have been selected and will be on campus next week, Nov. 1-5, according to an update by Carol Roberts, the chair of the presidential search committee.
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August 2021
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U of M sees first enrollment decline in six years
The university faced a $55 million shortfall last year; it now expects to be $75 million to $80 million to the good.
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U of M wants to make COVID shot mandatory
Rudd says the COVID vaccine should be added to the list that the state requires on all college campuses.
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U of M offering weekly on-campus vaccine clinic
It is offering two hours of administrative leave, per dose, for faculty and staff not yet vaccinated.
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Despite pandemic and unemployment, donations at U of M top $35 million
The university raised more than $35 million, including a record of $26.5 million for academic support when unemployment was at record highs and the campus mostly was quiet.
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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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Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?
On the high end, applications at Rhodes College are up 25%, but down an equal percent at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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March 2021
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‘Transformative leader’ Rudd steps down as U of M president
University of Memphis President M. David Rudd announced Wednesday, March 10, that this year would be his last year in the position.
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Calkins: David Rudd has been an unstoppable force for Memphis
After seven years as president of the University of Memphis, David Rudd is stepping down. He is one of the greatest presidents in the history of the place.
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U of M’s David Rudd stepping down as president
Rudd is the 12th president of the University of Memphis. He is completing his seventh year as president, a role he has been in since May 2014.
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January 2021
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Former U of M president, Thomas G. Carpenter, has died
Thomas G. Carpenter, the 11th president of the university, also was the founding president of the University of North Florida.
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December 2020
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U of M law school gift strengthens Legal Clinic’s public service mission
The University of Memphis law school legal clinic will be renamed in honor of James ‘Jim’ Gilliland Sr.
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October 2020
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Rudds endow Weddell-West scholarship
$50,000 gift is matched by $1 million Bruns Scholarship Challenge Fund.
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August 2020
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Brunses donate $1 million to U of M for matching challenge
Fund means that new gifts of $35,000-$55,000, pledged over up to five years, will be matched 1-to-2.
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If positive trends continue, U of M could have more in-person classes, and sooner
U of M needs several weeks of downward COVID-19 trends before it will consider bringing more students back.
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July 2020
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U of M will run remotely for month, reassess
U of M will reassess the situation in early September. In the meantime, President Rudd notes that the campus never closed and has density of students and staff of 35%-40%.
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Think nudge from your phone could help you quit smoking? U of M’s on it
The $5.9 million investment from NIH builds on $10.8 million the University of Memphis and its partner universities received in 2014 to make better use of medical data collected by sensor devices.
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Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus
Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.
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June 2020
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Juneteenth throng gathers at U of M, pledges power to equity
Administrators walked with students, and students walked with city residents in a show of peaceful force that ended with speeches and the crowd kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
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U of M pours $1.1B in local economy; R1 status would add $100 million more
Research funding at the University of Memphis is up 70% in the last year.
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