UofM College of Arts & Sciences

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Jennifer Mandel has been selected for the inaugural Porter Development Initiative Fellows Academy! 🌟

This statewide leadership initiative focuses on driving regional competitiveness and shared prosperity, a well-deserved honor for her incredible work and leadership in agritech and sustainable agriculture as the William B. “Billy” Dunavant Endowed Chair.

Please join the College of Arts and Sciences in congratulating her on this prestigious honor! 🎉

The CCRE is launching a new research unit dedicated to improving the transparency, accessibility and usability of Shelby County’s criminal justice data.

The CLEAR Initiative (Criminal and Legal Evaluation using Administrative Records) will harmonize data sources from five Shelby County agencies, making it easier to track outcomes as cases progress through the criminal justice system. Read more at the link in comments!

Last month, the Department of Earth Sciences and CERI hosted their fifth annual Earth Day event for sixth-graders at University Middle School.

This year's theme was "Earth Futures" and featured hands-on activities like archaeological digs and earthquake simulations.

The students also participated in an Earth Futures Art-A-Thon, where they created their own Earth-inspired art, which was then used to decorate a custom Earth Day globe, resulting in a one-of-a-kind piece to commemorate the event.

Read more 👉 https://uofmcas.co/EarthDay26

CAS Outstanding Student Award recipient 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗮, who graduated this past Saturday, was featured in The Daily Memphian along with his partner and fellow graduate from the University of Memphis College of Education!

Calkins: People warned these two Memphis graduates about the city. Turns out they fell in love. They’re a married couple — and two of the very best students graduating from the University of Memphis Saturday. But the best part of their story is the way they’ve embraced the city they now call home.

The College of Arts & Sciences held its annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon, where we honored four staff members with the Dean's Outstanding Employee Award:

• 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, University of Memphis Department of Computer Science
• 𝗜𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀, College of Arts and Sciences
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, UofMemphis Biological Sciences
• 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to our 2026 honorees! 💙🏆💙

P.S. Shoutout to Pouncer for coming through! 🐯🙌