Skip to content

Tag: University of Memphis

Artina McCain Brings the Legacy of Black Female Composers to Harris Concert Hall

This Sunday, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will host a concert highlighting the works of various black female composers. Artina McCain, Coordinator of Piano Studies with the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, will perform a series of works from up to 10 notable black composers like Errolyn…

Continue reading Artina McCain Brings the Legacy of Black Female Composers to Harris Concert Hall

U of M’s ‘Shaming Jane Doe’ will challenge audiences’ own views

Taylor St. John bubbles with anticipation over “Shaming Jane Doe,” which opens at the University of Memphis’ Mainstage Theatre on April 4. It’s a play with a serious theme — the rise of sexual assaults on American campuses — that’s designed to make audience members contemplate their own views. “I…

Continue reading U of M’s ‘Shaming Jane Doe’ will challenge audiences’ own views

From the U of M to Puerto Rico with Miranda and ‘Hamilton’

It’s good being Travis Blackwell these days. It’s hasn’t been that long since Blackwell was at the University of Memphis earning his bachelor of fine arts degree in theater design and technical production with an emphasis in stage management. But since his 2015 graduation, Blackwell’s quick ascension as a professional…

Continue reading From the U of M to Puerto Rico with Miranda and ‘Hamilton’

U of M architecture graduate’s thesis earns statewide honor

Antonio Tirado’s thesis at the University of Memphis’ Department of Architecture focused on creating Memphis ABLE, a learning center that would provide creative and appropriate environments for children with autism. Tirado earned his Master of Architecture degree in 2018. And now his thesis, “Empathic Design: Using Kinesthetic Architecture to Empower…

Continue reading U of M architecture graduate’s thesis earns statewide honor

U of M’s Edgar, Rudrow examine fans and pop cultural heritage of Tupac Shakur

A faculty member and a Ph.D. graduate student in the University of Memphis’ Department of Communication and Film have written a journal article about a pop-culture icon and musical heritage that has been published in the December 2018 edition of Communication, Culture and Critique. In “‘I Think of Him as…

Continue reading U of M’s Edgar, Rudrow examine fans and pop cultural heritage of Tupac Shakur

U of M architecture graduate’s work featured in newspaper

Sonia Raheel’s work with a Memphis-based architecture and planning firm has landed her in the pages of The Commercial Appeal. Raheel, a graduate of the University of Memphis’ Department of Architecture, is an intern at Braganza Design Group and designed the interior of Inspire Community Café at 510 Tillman St. in…

Continue reading U of M architecture graduate’s work featured in newspaper

Skip to toolbar