Can Relay Graduate School of Education produce quality educators after a one-year teaching residency in one of Memphis’ charter schools? The University of Memphis is reconsidering this question after faculty senate members have asked university president David M. Rudd to reevaluate the potential impact ...
A panel of fast-food and campus workers recently told 75 members of the University of Memphis community how they struggled with a pay-system that keeps them in continuous poverty. The meeting, facilitated by Dr. Zandria Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology at the university, was part of the ...
In Memphis, black mothers are three times more likely than white or hispanic mothers to lose their child before it reaches its first birthday, according to the Shelby County Health Department. Shelby County’s infant mortality rate is nothing new, it’s been well documented by the media and the subject ...
Dr. Pleshette DeArmitt, chair of the University of Memphis Department of Philosophy, who passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, was a notable academic and engaging, attentive mentor and colleague according to members of the university community. “Pleshette had a gift in bringing incommensurable positions ...
A smoked pork sandwich sat competing for space among volunteer sign-up sheets and polling station assignments while Megan Capeheart-Rubenstein sat negotiating her time between finally feeding herself and delegating orders to a group of reproductive rights activists. Capeheart-Rubenstein, 35, a transplant ...
In New Orleans, bereavement at times is a different beast — one marked by jubilant brass bands, twirling parasols, and cultural dances borrowed from eras past. A second line funeral is a funeral without a body, a procession meant to honor the deceased with equal amounts of reverence and joy. On Saturday, ...
The popular ride sharing services Lyft and Uber recently found themselves out of favor with the City of Memphis after being served a cease-and-desist order in July due to city officials’ belief that they offer a vehicle-for-hire business which requires city permits. In spite of the formal order dispensed ...
