MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Among the graduates at the University of Memphis 2026 Spring Commencement was Dr. Alisha Coleman-Kiner, earning her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at an age where she could have retired from her role at Memphis-Shelby County Schools as Deputy Chief of Academics. “I wanted to extend my learning. I needed to know more. I still do, but I needed to know more,” Coleman-Kiner said. If Coleman-Kiner looks familiar, there’s a reason for that.