Frank Scott Jr, a University of Memphis alumnus, became the first African-American person to be popularly voted in as the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, on Jan. 1. As a college student, Scott aspired to use his education to serve his hometown. Scott graduated from the UofM in 2005 with a bachelor’s ...
As many University of Memphis students graduate this fall, most will have to face paying off thousands in debt that has built up during their years in college. U of M graduates face an average of $27,002 in student debt, with 67 percent of 2016-17 graduates having debt, as opposed to the Tennessee state ...
The convenience of online shopping may drive more young shoppers away from retail stores during Black Friday. For Black Friday in 2017, only 35 percent of millennials planned on shopping in stores, a decrease from 61 percent in 2015, according to surveys by product review website Influenster. During ...
1. Campus extortion A University of Memphis student said someone he met online extorted him for money on Nov. 7, according to a campus police report written by officer Walter Davidson. The victim told police he met the suspect on social media, and they exchanged private photos. The suspect demanded ...
Works of Chinese art created by students and professors will be displayed at a Su-Style Chinese artwork exhibition starting Tuesday at the University of Memphis Box Gallery in the Arts and Communication Building. The exhibition will display modern versions of art created by the ancient Su people. Hai ...
A student at Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina, shot and killed one of his fellow classmates with a firearm Oct. 29. This shooting brought the total number of at-school gun discharges in 2018 to 75, moving the total to 10 more than in 2017, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization ...
The race for Tennessee governor leads Democratic nominee Karl Dean and Republican nominee Bill Lee to the University of Memphis Rose Theatre, where both will have their first debate Tuesday. With both candidates having drastically different backgrounds, political commentator and U of M journalism professor ...
