# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Celebrate What's Right: Educating Memphis' Future
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Memphis’ colleges and universities are essential civic anchors shaping our region’s talent pipeline, stabilizing neighborhoods, driving research and innovation, and influencing the long-term economic vitality of our community. As demographic shifts, financial pressures, and workforce needs rapidly evolve, higher-education leaders are navigating an unprecedented era of change.

This conversation brings together presidents from Memphis-area institutions to share how they are partnering with local employers, expanding opportunities for students, competing for enrollment, and working to retain graduates in our region. We’ll explore both the opportunities and risks facing Memphis’ higher-ed ecosystem - including what it means for our city if we lose institutional capacity.

Moderator: Dr. Joann Massey | EDGE, President and CEO

Panel:
Dr. Bill Hardgrave | University of Memphis, President
Jennifer Collins | Rhodes College, President
Dr. Tracy D. Hall | Southwest Tennessee Community College, President

AGENDA:
3:30pm-3:55pm: Check-In / Networking
4:00pm: Conversation on Stage
 

TICKETS
Individual: $10

This event is powered by: Kroger
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/memphis/celebrate-whats-right-educating-memphis-future/200029707946317
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Memphis
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: National Civil Rights Museum
- **lat**: 35.13482
- **long**: -90.05799
- **full address**: National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St,Memphis, Tennessee, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: New Memphis (https://allevents.in/org/new-memphis/276913)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St,Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** New Memphis
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Celebrate What's Right: Educating Memphis' Future ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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