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University College offers “professionals” easier road to degree
Frustrated by the amount of time it was taking to earn a degree while also working
full time, Ann Marie Charnes felt aspirations of earning an undergraduate degree and
the dream of attending law school both slipping away.
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Hill, Waldron praised for flood relief efforts
Two U of M associate professors whose roles during the summer 2011 Mississippi River
flooding helped protect citizens have been honored with First Responder Awards from
the state of Tennessee.
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Wizardry, academia meet in unique U of M Honors course
Learning to read was a painstakingly slow process for U of M freshman Preston Blair.
Double vision and low-level dyslexia meant “everything was double and backward” when
he looked at a page. Yet, as Blair would discover, the only way to learn to read is
by actually opening a book and giving it a try.
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Profile: Dr. Henry Kurtz
In the next several issues of Update, we are profiling the deans of our colleges and schools. In this issue, we highlight
Dr. Henry Kurtz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Tigers Teach student receives prestigious scholarship
Allison Neubert, a mathematics major and a participant in the Tigers Teach program,
is one of 66 students nationwide to be named as a recipient of the 2012 STEM Teachers
for America’s Future Scholarship given by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics
Association (AFCEA) International and the AFCEA Educational Foundation.
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Tossing and tumbling: Olympics sees shades of U of M
Nichole Rollins and 15 other veteran Varsity cheerleading instructors and representatives
from across the United States traveled to the London Olympic games this past summer
to perform at sporting events.
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Names in the news
Read about the research and achievements of University of Memphis faculty and staff.
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