October 2022 News Releases
- Tuesday, Oct. 25 -
UofM’s Hooks Institute Announces "Soul City" by Thomas Healy as the 2021 Hooks National
Book Award Winner
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has selected “Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia” by Thomas Healy, Esq., (Metropolitan Books) as the 2021 Hooks National Book Award winner.
- Thursday, Oct. 20 -
UofM’s Hooks Institute and Memphis International Airport Exhibit Featuring Fayette County Civil Rights Movement Through the Photographs of Art Shay Open to the Public
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis and the Memphis International Airport’s co-hosted exhibit featuring the Fayette County Civil Rights Movement through the photographs of freelance photographer Art Shay is now open to the public.
UofM’s Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion partnership receives $700K grant through the Build to Scale Capital Challenge
The University of Memphis’ Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion (CWDI), Black Business Association of Memphis (BBA) and Community Lift have been selected to receive a $700,196 grant in the 2022 Build to Scale Capital Challenge. It will be paired with a local match of the same amount.
- Tuesday, Oct. 11 -
Hooks Institute and Memphis International Airport to Launch Exhibit Featuring Fayette
County Civil Rights Movement Through the Photographs of Art Shay
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis and the Memphis International Airport will co-host an exhibit featuring the Fayette County Civil Rights Movement through the photographs of freelance photographer Art Shay.
- Monday, Oct. 10 -
UofM and Barnes & Noble Education to Launch Tigers SmartStart Program to Enhance Student
Success
The University of Memphis, in partnership with Barnes & Noble College (BNC) and its First Day® Complete Program, is launching Tigers SmartStart to help increase student access and affordability to all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, digital materials and electronic books.
- Tuesday, Oct. 4 -
University of Memphis and IAMPE Sign Academic Partnership Agreement
The University of Memphis and the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to work together on professional development for the maritime and port industry.
- Monday, Oct. 3 -
$5.5M Gift by UofM Alum Billy Dunavant’s Estate Creates Endowed Chairs in Research
Focus Areas
Five new endowed chairs and professorships have been established at the University of Memphis thanks to a $5.5 million gift from the estate of alumnus William B. “Billy” Dunavant (’54). This will endow three Dunavant Chairs in supply chain management and one in agritech & regenerative agriculture. It also establishes the Laura Butler Ford Chair in nursing.