A majority of LGBT students reported being bullied in high school, according to a recent study. According to the National School Climate Survey 86.4 percent LGBT students reported being threatened and called names, and 18.8 percent reported being physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation. “I ...
To accelerate progress toward students completing their degrees, the University of Memphis is offering three summer school incentives. The first incentive is a summer scholarship pilot program for freshman called the 3+3 Initiative. This program offers three free credit hours for first time freshman ...
Shooting dice in a bathroom or betting money on a card game is what James P. Whelan considers a rite of passage for students who gamble. Whelan, the associate professor director of the Psychological Services Center, says that 75 percent of college students gamble. There are more ways to gamble then ...
Students enter college with hopes of transitioning into a secure career, but many find themselves unemployed after graduation. The Herff College of Engineering Alumni Chapter hopes to alleviate that problem by informing students in the engineering community about internships and employment. The Chapter ...
The unemployment rate of Memphis is 7.6 percent, Shelby County has a rate 8.1 percent, Tipton County's rate increased to 8.8 last November, and Arkansas comes in last at 9.7 percent. With these alarming rates in mind, it seems as though students could all the help they could get. A plethora of potential ...
Around 40 percent of students at the University of Memphis are first generation students, meaning that neither of their parents have earned a college degree, and many of these students lack a support system equipped with collegiate experience to help them navigate the nuances of college life. In order ...
As the first day of class approaches, many students prepare for the mountains and valleys they are going to face in the coming semester differently. Some students may have their books purchased before the teacher introduces themselves and others wait to hear, “A textbook is not mandatory for this ...
