Oct 22, 2025 | Alumni Spotlights, Latest News, Trending News
How a Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Created the Legendary Leaping Tiger Mark It was the early eighties. Rock and metal music dominated FM radio. Dana Kirk was head coach of the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team, and Craig Thompson (BFA ’83) was trying to figure...
Oct 20, 2025 | Alumni, Events, Fundraising Campaigns, Latest News, Trending News
What exactly is Tiger spirit? Is it the colors we wear, or the location we’re in? Is it some mystical power that cultures have long attributed to the tiger? At the University of Memphis, Tiger spirit is the energy that connects our alumni, students, faculty, staff...
Sep 10, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni & Giving, Campus News, Donor Recognition, Latest News, Student Life, Students, Trending News
Sept. 10, 2025 ̶ ̶ The Department of Journalism and Strategic Media (JRSM) held a ribbon-cutting for the Wilson PR Student Engagement Zone on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Room 122 of the Meeman Journalism Building. The space, funded by a gift from JRSM alumna Beth...
Jul 24, 2025 | Campus News, Donor Recognition, Fundraising Campaigns
July 24, 2025 ̶ ̶ ̶ The University of Memphis has broken its all-time record for philanthropic commitments and academic priority fundraising. For the 2025 fiscal year, overall commitments totaled $64.9M, surpassing the previous record of $52.2M in 2022. With...
Jul 15, 2025 | Campus News, Education, Latest News, Scholarships and Endowments, Sports and Athletics, Students, Trending News
July 15, 2025 ̶ ̶ University of Memphis Athletics is celebrating three athletes who received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships following the 2024-25 academic year. Graduates Pablo Alemany (Men’s Tennis), Logan Longo (Men’s Soccer) and Jack Kersey (Rifle) each received...
Jun 10, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni & Giving, Campus News, Donor Recognition, Education, Latest News, Scholarships and Endowments, Student Achievements, Students
What if one person’s dream for a better world could inspire a generation of changemakers? For entrepreneur and University of Memphis alum Burton Weil (’66), that dream became a reality through an enduring gift to the University of Memphis and its future leaders. With...
