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…
UofM Professor Marty Lang’s new feature film STAY WITH ME was recently shown at the Jacksonville, FL Film Festival on the 4th He also led a film crowdsourcing workshop at the festival that same day. The film will play next at the South Georgia Film Festival, in Valdosta, on March…
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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Two new professors will join the UofM Department of Communication and Film in Fall 2023. Christine Nyawaga is currently completing her PhD at Wayne State University. Her research areas are organizational communication and behavior with a focus on issues of diversity, equity, & inclusion. Kellie Brownlee has a PhD in…
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By Dr. Jin Yang, Professor in the Department of Journalism and Strategic Media On a cloudy Thursday afternoon in the middle of September of the year 2022, Mr. Keisuke Inoue and Ms. Fleurette Lui of International Programs Office at the J. F. Oberlin University led me on a tour of…
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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…
Nonprofit community radio station WYXR 91.7 FM continues its exploration of rare and influential Memphis recordings with their fifth “WYXR Stereo Sessions presented by MEMPHO & nexAir.” This time, the station’s program manager Jared “Jay B.” Boyd connects with legendary Memphis radio DJ Jus Borne to introduce a listening audience…
Continue reading WYXR Salutes Memphis Rap Pioneers at Upcoming ‘Stereo Session’
UofM Film and Video Production M.A. Alum, Shannon McIntosh, producer on the film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” shares her moviemaking journey When Shannon McIntosh, a 1991 graduate of the Department of Communication & Film, won a Golden Globe for her role as producer on “Once Upon a Time…
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…
