The average college student spends an estimated $900 a year on textbooks, according to the Web site for U.S. Public Interest Research Group, That averages out to $450 a semester, or more than $100 a month for a four-month semester just for textbooks. This expense leads many students to seek alternative ...
Mary Catherine "Katy" Cunningham has been awarded a scholarship dedicated to the memory of a former University of Memphis law graduate. Cunningham, a first year law student in the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has received the 2004-2005 Amy Elizabeth Spain Scholarship, named after a celebrated and ...
With three months of summer freedom on the horizon, someUniversity of Memphis students may find themselves with too muchfree time on their hands. "I am glad school is finally over, but I think I am going to beso bored. I have no idea what I will do with all of my time. MaybeI will sleep. I just don't ...
With the end of another semester just around the corner andsummer on its way, some University of Memphis students have decidedto "stop out" to avoid dropping out. Most students do not drop out of college -- they "stop out" bysimply taking a break from school, said Barbara Bekis, coordinatorof The U ...
The University of Memphis Interior Design Department is hostingan educational networking event today for any student interested ininterior design. The Interior Design Trade Show will begin at 9 a.m. on thesecond floor "fishbowl" space of the FedEx Institute of Technology.The event is sponsored by interior ...
Many classes at The University of Memphis, especially generaleducation courses, are not taught by tenured professors, but bygraduate assistants. So is a class any less important if taught bya graduate assistant and not a tenured professor? According to a recent article featured in the Seattle Times,college ...
Sophomore communications major Erin Courtney is moving out ofThe University of Memphis dorm to move in with a few friends. "I want to have more of my own space, like my own kitchen and myown bathroom," said Courtney, 19. "I don't want to abide by all ofthe dorm rules anymore." Many students at The U ...
Nick Jordan works in the Financial Aid Office assistingstudents. He uses the money earned from his job to pay bills. "I was assigned to the Financial Aid Office for my scholarshiphours and was hired after completing all my hours," Jordan said."I'm a biology major, and I guess it would be better if I ...
Think French is hard? Try hieroglyphics. Learning to write and transcribe the language of the pharaohswill be just one of the activities at Saturday's Ancient EgyptFamily Day, sponsored by The University of Memphis' Institute ofEgyptian Art and Archaeology. Those who attend the event can alsolearn about ...
University of Memphis students hoping to start a career helpingchildren with special education needs will get a chance Thursday tolearn about The University's Special Education Institute. The Special Education Institute at The U of M will hold anorientation session Thursday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in the ...
