New faces, same high standard for Tigers women’s soccer team
Juniors Finley Lavin and Ashley Henderson, a Harding grad, will captain a youthful Tigers team as it bids to return to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence.
Topic: University of Memphis
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August 2025
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July 2025
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U of M sets fundraising record, officials say
More than half the money raised will go toward other university operations.
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113-year-old building at U of M slated for $25 million renovation
One of the first three buildings erected at the University of Memphis will soon get a structural refresh and new amenities.
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Calkins: If the Big 12 couldn’t see what’s changed at Memphis, they weren’t looking very hard
“Memphis once again put together a lucrative offer that has been rejected by Big 12. Is that for embarrassment? Or cause for hope?”
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Socks that track heart rates? Just one idea from kids at the Code Crew Hackathon.
Middle schoolers and high school students got to explore computer science and coding during a three-day event at the University of Memphis.
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Nearly 200 students will be forced to leave U of M after Ghana fails to pay debt
“This is a complete case of abandonment of 185 students on scholarship,” said one student. “It’s a break of trust. It comes as a betrayal.”
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The AM/DM podcast: How Ghana sent nearly 200 students to the U of M, and more
Nearly 200 international students at the University of Memphis are at risk of losing their place at the school, as well as their visa status, as their home country struggles to pay their tuition.
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Nearly 200 Ghanaian students came to Memphis for an education. But a $3.6M bill could force them to leave.
“These students face academic dismissal, visa complications and loss of housing and support, through no fault of their own ...” the university said in a statement.
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June 2025
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For Memphis film, ‘It Takes a Village’
Screenwriter says the project is “proof and inspiration that you don’t have to go all the way to Los Angeles or New York to produce art or to work on a film set,”
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Calkins: Nobody can replace Fred Smith. (But he told us how to handle this, too.)
It’s impossible to imagine Memphis without Fred Smith. So what happens next?
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Conaway: Don’t play a game in Nashville. Don’t give Nashville a dime.
Nashville — home to neither team — will benefit as much as either Memphis or Louisville. Who thought this was a good idea?
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U of M raises tuition
University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave would not speak to a reporter after the meeting when asked about the tuition increases.
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May 2025
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U of M ‘exploring options’ as it closes Holiday Inn for renovations
The closure, which was a surprise to at least one group planning an October event at the hotel, comes as the school’s contract with the current hotel vendor comes to an end.
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Brooks brings it to the runway
“Runway at the Museum” at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art featured more than 50 designers from across the U.S.
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Calkins: An event to honor the John Calipari era in Memphis? It’s just time.
“John Calipari is game to return to Memphis this fall to play an exhibition game to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital? That sounds like an fine idea. It’s just time.”
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Calkins: He’s a combat veteran who used to think he was dumb. Now he’s graduating from Memphis — with honors.
Eric Daniels is a combat veteran who once failed sixth, seventh and eighth grades. He’s also one of 2,759 students who will receive a diploma from the University of Memphis Saturday.
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April 2025
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5 U of M students lose visas; told to leave country
As college enrollments have dwindled in the United States, many colleges have stepped up international recruiting to close the gap.
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U of M, CBU students have visas reinstated, schools say
The initial Trump administration visa-revocation policy and its reversal have created confusion for international students and their attorneys.
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Ask the Memphian: Why hasn’t Liberty Stadium had a concert in years?
For roughly three decades, the only musicians who played what is now the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium were marching bands. But why?
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CBU hit in purge of foreign students
As international students at CBU and the U of M, like others across the country, have their visas revoked, the issue is setting up new quandaries for college administrators.
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Tom Nenon guided U of M as philosopher, mentor and provost
“I mean, Tom was the kind of person that made a university a community,” said former university president M. David Rudd of Tom Nenon, who died Friday, April 4, of cancer.
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Inked: Hilton Memphis listed for sale
In other news, apartments, offices and retail are planned for the former TV station at 2701 Union Ave. Extended.
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Second U of M Campus School to open but already full
The soon-to-be former St. George’s Memphis has a waiting list — proof of high interest in the fledgling K-12 University Schools district, which has a 10-year goal of enrolling 5,000 students.
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March 2025
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U of M foundation cited for sloppy accounting practices
This is the second consecutive year auditors have reported inconsistencies in the financials for the University of Memphis’ Auxiliary Services Foundation, which includes funding for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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February 2025
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Protesters outnumber Rittenhouse crowd at U of M
The evening went off without violence, with about 30 people attending Kyle Rittenhouse’s second attempt at a speech on the University of Memphis campus.
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