UofM News
A New Leash on Life
Under a sweltering summer heat, a litter of puppies were discovered in a crate between two trashcans forever forgotten. Fortunately, these pups were saved when they were rescued by Tails of Hope Dog Rescue, a local non-profit dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and...
Office of Multicultural Affairs Continues to Broaden Opportunities for Cultural Experiences
What began in the 1970s as a department on campus to support African American students, the Office of Multicultural Affairs as it’s known today, has now grown to become a focal point for multinational students across campus. The office has been integral in aiding the...
UofM Provost Testifies Before House Committee on Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2025) — In a hearing Wednesday before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, University of Memphis Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. David Russomanno provided expert testimony on solutions to overcoming America’s...
Applications are open for new open-source investigative reporting master’s degree
Feb. 4, 2025 — Applications are now open for an innovative new graduate program in open-source investigative reporting. The new concentration in open-source investigative reporting in the master of arts degree in journalism and strategic media at the University of...
Leaving a Legacy in Aviation
Graduate Spotlight | Cade Plunk | Commercial Aviation, Class of 2024 For the past several years, Cade Plunk has been a catalyst for creating opportunities for University of Memphis students who want to pursue aviation. Plunk has leveraged his passion for aviation to...
More Than 40 Years of Emerging Leaders
Driven. Ambitious. Change Makers. These are just some of the words used to describe the student scholars of the Emerging Leaders Program at the UofM which celebrated more than 40 years of cultivating student leaders at the University of Memphis campus. The scholarship...
Hooks Institute to Host National Book Award Presentation
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis will present the Hooks National Book Award to Dr. Tanisha C. Ford, author of "Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement" on...
UofM and DU Partner on Conservation Certification Course
Memphis, Tenn. (Jan. 22, 2025) — A partnership between the University of Memphis and Ducks Unlimited has created a new course at the UofM that gives students the opportunity to earn an Ecology Conservation and Management Certification while also gaining course credits...
Scheidt School of Music Partnering with Association for Popular Music Education to Co-Host Music Conference
Photo by Darrio Griffin A nationally and internationally known music conference is coming to Memphis for the first time June 4–7, 2025. Cohosted by the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and the Association for Popular Music Education (APME), the...