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Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist and two-time winner of the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award, spoke Tuesday night at the 22nd Annual Freedom of Information Congress.
Author and reporter Samantha Powers will speak at The University of Memphis Thursday about genocide and the United States’ stance on it. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 136 of the Fogelman Executive Center. U of M President Dr. Shirley Raines is scheduled to introduce Powers.
Thursday night in the University Center Ballroom, poet, author, essayist and teacher Nikki Giovanni spoke to a predominately African-American crowd. Several hundred people crowded into the UC Ballroom. Extra chairs had to be brought in for audience members, however many still had to stand along the walls. Giovanni was brought to The University of Memphis speak as a part of the Black History Month. The event was sponsored by The Black Student Association and Student Activity Council.
Two Memphis authors will hold a book signing in honor of their new book about desegregation practices in the South.
Francesco Tiradritti, author of numerous publications including entries in the “Treccani Encyclopedia of Ancient Arts” and editor of “Treasures of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo” will lecture on a seven-year excavation of the tomb of Harwa Feb. 21.
The climate of academic freedom has worsened severely since Sept. 11 because of a mix of new government policies and decisions by university administrators, the American Studies Association (ASA) said in a statement last week.
Although the No Child Left Behind Act went into effect nationally last year, some education advocates say more can be done to ensure a good education for all of America’s children.
National security, economic policy and domestic issues are the reasons the Democratic Party lost its majority in the Senate and key seats in the House according to Congressman Harold Ford.
The signs in parking lots across The University of Memphis campus that read, “Tow-away zone” should read “Maybe we’ll tow your car next time.”
When she is not focused on getting post up position on the basketball court, you can find Shannon Hamp with her eyes focused on the pages of a good book.
Within the halls of every building are people that often go unnoticed. They are the people that clean the classrooms, the bathrooms and the buildings. They are custodians, and each of them has a story.
Rick Fischer, professor of journalism at The University of Memphis, will be inducted into the College of Fellows of the Public Relations Society of America in November.
Not now, not ever.
As I was cruising the shops of Midtown Saturday, I stumbled upon three unique venues close to Overton Square. I wandered into Bonnie’s Books and was immediately greeted by a tiny, black pug. The walls were lined with used books including different subjects and interests. One shelf featured various collectable books, many signed by the author.
Thousands of Internet radio stations flooded the web in the 90s, but now that number is bound to shrink due to royalty fees that exceed most webcaster’s annual earnings.
How much money does a person or family need each year to be self-sufficient?
Outside the Lindh family, it's unlikely any tears are being shed Tuesday about the guilty plea that will send John Walker Lindh to prison for the next 20 years. Lindh, the "American Taliban" who left California to pursue his interest in Islam and ended up a soldier in the ranks of the Afghan government, betrayed his country in the service of a vicious anti-Western cause. When he was captured in December, the 20-year-old defended his participation in the anti-U.S. "jihad," insisting that the holy war was "definitely" a just cause.
By Terie L. Box
By Haley Davis
By Monica Whitsitt