Former U of M student charged with trespassing A repeat criminal trespass offender made his way on campus Saturday night. Wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and smelling of alcohol, Kashief Johnson, 21, entered Richardson Tower North, an all-female dorm, shortly after 9 p.m., according to a police report. ...
Severe weather ripped through campus Tuesday evening with high winds and multiple tornado warnings, forcing students and visitors on campus to take cover. Torrential rainfall flooded several buildings, including the basement of Richardson Towers and the first-floor bathrooms of Meeman Journalism, where ...
While considered a traditionally white doctoral research institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, The University of Memphis has the highest black student enrollment in the nation. After admitting its first black students in 1959, 47 years after the school was established, the number ...
With a decline in state funding, universities from across the state are relying more on student fees for revenue. Student fees reached $1,150 per year after a 32.5 percent hike over the summer, but many students are unaware of the fee increase and where their money is going. "The amount of money we ...
After county commissioners last November approved the Highland row development project, developer Poag McKewen and The University of Memphis are moving forward with their plans to make new dining, shopping and residential options available for students. The development project is part of The University's ...
If you are a professor at The University of Memphis and plan on getting pregnant, don't plan on receiving any paid maternity leave. The U of M joined together Tennessee state law and Tennessee Board of Regents guidelines to establish its maternity leave policy. Following guidelines as a state institution, ...
On Saturday, people across the globe will be spreading education about AIDS prevention in recognition of World AIDS Day. The day, in its 20th year, deals with an epidemic that has killed millions around the globe for a quarter of a century. In Memphis, World AIDS Day will be observed by events held ...
In a city with some of the highest rates of infant deaths, heart disease, diabetes deaths and suicides in the nation, The University of Memphis is working to make strides to improve those statistics. Due to the failing health in Tennessee and the Memphis region, a school of public health was approved ...
While some students at Richardson Towers were cramming for mid-term exams and planning Homecoming events, Devin Jefferson was planning the robbery that led to the murder of U of M football player Taylor Bradford, according to Jefferson's statement read in court Tuesday by police. Accused in the Sept. ...
The band played and the cheerleaders cheered to an almost empty student section Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. However, outside the student section, a sea of dedicated Memphis Tiger fans cheered Memphis on while a small patch of green did the opposite. This was a game of firsts. It was the ...
