Christian Brothers University is turning learners into leaders. This conversation with President-Elect Ronald Brandon is part of a series that explores the role Memphis' colleges and universities play as essential civic anchors shaping the region's talent pipeline, stabilizing neighborhoods, driving research and innovation, and influencing long-term economic vitality.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Christian Brothers University
• Christian Brothers University Appoints Ronald L. Brandon as Next President
• John Baptist de la Salle
• Christian Brothers University gifted $5M to implement new academic programs
• Other episodes in this series can be found here and here

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In this episode, New Memphis shares the mic with a special guest host — City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young — to explore how collaboration led to the transformation of Historic Melrose High School and how the project is revitalizing the community.

Orange Mound -- a historic neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee -- was the first subdivision in America built specifically for Black homebuyers, and at the heart of this neighborhood lies Historic Melrose High School. The school closed in 1979, but in recent years, community advocates came together with local government to pursue an ambitious mixed-use redevelopment of the space that includes community spaces, a public library, a Black genealogy center, and a 28-unit senior housing facility. Learn how the project came to life and how you can play a role in its future in this conversation!

Guest:

• Ashley Cash | City of Memphis

Meanwhile in Memphis is produced by New Memphis and is powered by iBank.

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Learn how Memphis' HBCU is anchoring talent in the city by creating job-ready, community-informed leaders.

This conversation with Dr. Christopher Davis, president of LeMoyne-Owen College, is part of an ongoing series that explores the role Memphis’ colleges and universities play as essential civic anchors shaping the region’s talent pipeline, stabilizing neighborhoods, driving research and innovation, and influencing long-term economic vitality.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• LeMoyne-Owen College
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
• LOC Center for Cybersecurity
• LeMoyne-Owen College cybersecurity program gears up, set to build technology center called TIRC
• LeMoyne-Owen College's Accelerated Studies for Adults and Professionals Program (ASAP)
• Other Meanwhile in Memphis episodes that explore and illuminate topics covered in this episode are here , here , here , and here .
• LeMoyne-Owen College Receives $500,000 Investment from FedEx to Strengthen Business Department and Advance Student Success
• LeMoyne-Owen College Board of Trustees Selects Dr. Christopher B. Davis as the College’s 14th President

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.