By: Chuck Gallina The University of Memphis Department of Journalism and Strategic Media will be honored with the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Equity & Diversity Award in a unanimous decision. “After reviewing this year’s nominations, the EDA selection committee highlighted several achievements in the UofM…
By: Trent Shadid, The University of Memphis Magazine The University of Memphis prides itself on being an institution that encourages and cultivates special relationships that transcend the day-to-day requirements of pursuing a degree. In the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, the relationship between Nazira Wali and Dr. Kimberly Patterson…
By: Kristen Russell The UofM’s Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is proud to welcome four new faculty members this year. Carlos Enrique Santelli will be the new Assistant Professor of Voice. He brings a level of vibrancy, experience and passion that will both challenge and prepare students for future…
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Congratulations to Dr. Francis Cathlina, director of choral activities, for being a 2024 @recordingacademy Music Educator Award quarterfinalist. The award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to music education and demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in schools.
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Jayla Dionn Slater is this year’s winner of the College of Communication and Fine Arts Dean’s Outstanding Student Award. The Fashion student was initially selected to represent the Department of Art. Here’s how she describes herself. I was born in raised in Memphis, TN, a city full of music, creativity…
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By: Haley Hale Gabe Kuhn, University of Memphis JRSM department alum and former Tiger football player, has started a new role at 92.9 FM ESPN Sports Radio in one of the premier spots for drive-time sports talk radio in Memphis. “The Gabe Kuhn Show” went on-the-air February 6 and airs…
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Professor Marty Lang’s television pilot script TECHNOCRACY was just named to The Grey List, an annual list featuring the best screenwriting by writers over 40 years old! The Grey List includes both film and television scripts and was compiled after an international call for submissions.
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Dr. Artina McCain, associate professor of piano, was recently profiled on a podcast produced by the BBC entitled ‘Sideways In the episode, host Mathew Syed focuses on musicians performing publicly through bouts of excruciating pain. Plus, he “explores the connection between the musician and their instrument and what happens when…
As part of its exchange program with Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, the Department of Journalism and Strategic Media is hosting three German students during the spring 2023 semester. Hannah Bitzer, 23, Greta Hüllman, 25, and Daniel Thoma, 23, will take journalism and strategic media courses like multimedia storytelling…
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The ROAR, the University of Memphis’ streaming radio station, has relocated from the basement of the theatre building to a new home in the Meeman Journalism building. The station features over 15 shows and involves approximately 30 students who contribute content to entertain listeners 24/7. The new studios are now…
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