One of the colleges at The University of Memphis will soon be under new leadership. Dr. Ric Hovda, an expert on recruiting, educating and retaining teachers, has been selected dean of the College of Education at The U of M. “The search for the position started about eight months ago,” said provost ...
A group of students at The U of M are making a collective effort to ensure that Memphis will look beautiful this spring, and they are doing it with their bare hands. The students are building big, red flowers, taller than the average human, using a bicycle rim, an attic vent, a pole and aluminum siding. ...
Professors Andy Meyers and Jim Whelan want to make a difference in the lives of many Memphis-area residents. After opening a gambling clinic in 1998 and seeing promising results from patients, the two professors are asking the federal government to help support their successful efforts. Starting with ...
More than 80 people were arrested Monday in 26 different states, 27 of whom have been charged with molesting children, in a major investigation into child pornography on the Internet. Those arrested include two Roman Catholic priests, Little League coaches, a teacher’s aid, a guidance counselor, a ...
Students at The University of Memphis will no longer have to sneak to drink alcohol. No, don’t get too excited, The U of M hasn’t magically transformed into a wet campus. However, students might be able to engage in a bit of social drinking at the Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, ...
What does it take to receive the highest honor given by The University of Memphis to an alumni? Judge Robert L. “Butch” Childers has what it takes — a commitment to excellence, service to the community and determination to succeed. Childers was honored as a distinguished alumni of the year at ...
By the time Copycat was born at Texas A&M University on Dec. 22, two months – and perhaps a few of her nine lives — had already passed the young kitten by. Researchers at the university have cloned a domestic cat, marking the first time a pet has been cloned. The birth of Copycat, who has earned ...
College students now have a new way to make the grade — watch pornographic movies. The universities of New York, Arizona State, Northwestern, Emerson College and several campuses in the California State system now offer courses where students analyze hard-core pornography. They even shoot their own ...
Will there ever be a black president of the U.S.? History has shown that it has been difficult for an African American to even come near to attaining the highest position in The United States. However, things could be changing. Reverend Al Sharpton, a New York-based activist, is hoping to make that ...
College life can be very stressful. Perceived obstacles to goal achievement, environmental changes, competition for grades, relationships and many other aspects of the college environment cause stress. According to campusblues.com, stress is a physical and psychological reaction to issues and events ...
