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Fighting Food Insecurity: Tiger Meal Swipes Returns

The Tiger Meal Swipes program is returning for the Fall 2026 semester thanks to a bill that was recently passed by the University of...

From St. Louis to the Spotlight: How Zoey Huff Became a Tiger Leader

Zoey Huff didn’t come to Memphis expecting to become one of the most recognizable Tigers on campus. “I’m just a girl from St. Louis,” Huff...

When an Outline Became a Legacy

Student Spotlight: Fedel Jones, College of Education By April, Fedel Jones had already mapped out his year — front and back of a double-sided sheet...

More Than a Crown

Student Spotlight: Molly Young, College of Health Sciences On any given day, my Google Calendar looks like a mosaic of color. There are blocks for exercise...

Tiger Love Story: From Freshman Year to Forever

On a campus where thousands of students pass through the University Center each day, Pearson Harris’ future walked in without either of them realizing...

Behind the Freeze: How Memphis Facilities Staff Kept Campus Safe

The snow stopped, but the pressure didn’t. When most of the campus community and the city were at home during the snow storm, University of...

One Step Closer to Graduation

Last semester, Amaura Calhoun stepped into an elevator to go to her Business Hospitality course and struck up a conversation with a stranger. “He asked...

A Warm Hug in a Memphis Winter: Tigers Care Supports Student Success

A student walked into Jaclyn Rodriguez’s office in Mitchell Hall, shivering in a short-sleeve polo, rainwater pooling at his feet. It was the kind...

“What it truly means to be a Tiger”: Dr. Holly Staggs’ Graduation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Holly Staggs received her doctorate from the University of Memphis this past commencement season, only not in the way you’re probably imagining.

Finding Home, One Connection at a Time

Student Spotlight | Kara Hamilton Fogelman College of Business and Economics  Before moving to Memphis, I had never lived anywhere longer than two years. I was a...

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