Jan 5, 2026 | Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Faculty Achievements, Faculty and Staff, Latest News, Trending News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — University Schools Director Dr. Sally Parish has been named a 2026 Woman of Distinction by the District Administration Leadership Institute (DALI). The nationwide award, which recognizes women who have demonstrated stellar leadership in education,...
Dec 8, 2025 | Academics & Research, Campus News, Education, Faculty Achievements, Faculty and Staff, Latest News, Research, Trending News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and PhD candidate Michael Charles have announced the rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil, a species of beetle that was believed to have gone extinct with the near extinction of the American...
Dec 3, 2025 | Campus News
Dec. 3, 2025 ̶ The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has selected “Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” by Joy-Ann Reid (Mariner Books) as the 2024 Hooks National Book Award winner. The...
Nov 26, 2025 | Campus News, University Leadership
Nov. 26, 2025 ̶ ̶ ̶ The final quarterly meeting of 2025 for the University of Memphis Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Bluff Room at the Maxine A. Smith University Center. Committee meetings for Academic and Student Affairs, Governmental...
Nov 26, 2025 | Campus News, Events, Faculty and Staff, Latest News, Student Life, Students, Trending News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis celebrated the fifth anniversary of THANK•FUL, an event put on by Chartwells Higher Education that brings students, faculty and staff together through food, community and gratitude. The event aligned with more than 320...
Nov 25, 2025 | Academics & Research, Campus News, Education, Faculty Achievements, Faculty and Staff, Grants, Grants and Funding Announcements, Latest News, Research
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology and its Office of Technology Transfer have announced the recipients of their 2025–26 Commercialization Grants, awarding funding to seven faculty-led research projects that demonstrate strong...
