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…
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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The Communication and Film consultants at the Center For Writing and Communication are organizing the first-ever Tigers Speak event to be held April 18th. It mirrors the Tigers Write event and will highlight the various aspects of both communication and film. The event also serves as an opportunity for students…
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UofM Professor Dr. Andre Johnson had his book, “The Speeches of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner: The Press, The Platform, and the Pulpit,” recently printed by the University Press of Mississippi. Henry McNeal Turner (1834–1915) was a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of , and an outspoken proponent…
Dr. Marika Snider in the UofM’s Department of Architecture recently received a grant from the university’s Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Support Program. It supplements the funding she was awarded earlier this year in Washington DC as part of the prestigious Richard Morris Hunt Prize. Over a five-week period, Marika will…
Ballet Memphis recently received community programming grants from the Parkinson’s Foundation for work that Kristen Lucas does with Parkinson’s patients. Lucas is an adjunct faculty member in the UofM’s Department of Theatre and Dance. She’s also a board member of the 901 Parkinson’s Fighters. Lucas says the grant money will…
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Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Memphis, in collaboration with the University of Memphis Institute for Arts and Health, will host Music and the Mind, a panel on cognitive diseases related to aging featuring world-renowned soprano vocalist Renée Fleming. “To have someone as iconic as Renée Fleming not only performing in…
The Art Museum at The University of Memphis leads the charge in creating a digital museum experience for 2022 and beyond There’s no feeling quite like browsing a museum and seeing centuries of creative works in just a few short steps. Over the past year, the staff of the…
With the incorporation of a new and expanded Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising program joining the Department of Art, CCFA students have yet another way to express themselves of Art, CCFA students have yet another way to express themselves. “We are absolutely thrilled to take on this high-quality program that…
