Five local colleges, five new leaders
University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave on campus April 4, 2022. Hardgrave, the former provost of Auburn University, stepped into office on April 1. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The region’s colleges and universities are undergoing an extraordinary transformation in leadership, virtually all within the same time frame, raising big questions about what’s next for higher education in the area.
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UTHSC University of Memphis Rhodes College LeMoyne-Owen College Christian Brothers University Jennifer Collins Bill Hardgrave Peter Buckley Vernell Bennett-Fairs Subscriber OnlyIt’s GivingTuesday week! Will you join the celebration?
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Daja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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