Rhodes College senior Parth Sinojia has been selected to receive the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 stipend for 12 months to travel and pursue an original project on a global scale. He is one of only 37 fellows selected in the nation for 2025 and the only Watson Fellow selected from a Tennessee college or university. His project is titled “Health and Homelessness: Accessing Medical Care Systems,” with proposed destinations of Japan, Costa Rica, South Africa, and Singapore.
Rollens Co-Edits New Book, Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts
Dr. Sarah E. Rollens, associate professor and chair of religious studies at Rhodes College, has co-edited, with Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel of Ferrum College and Dr. Meredith Warren of the University of Sheffield, a new book titled Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts. It will be released in April by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
March 19, 2025
Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities to Present New York Times Bestselling Author Timothy Snyder
The Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College will host a free public lecture on Sunday, March 30, by New York Times bestselling author and Yale historian Dr. Timothy Snyder. Snyder will speak “On Freedom and Just Habits of Mind,” based on his recent book On Freedom.
March 18, 2025
Sam Lippe ’25 Forges a Unique Interdisciplinary Path
Sam Lippe '25 is majoring in mathematics, minoring in physics and music, and highlighting the value of his interdisciplinary experiences to his peers every step of the way through extracurricular and teaching endeavors.
March 11, 2025
Johnson to Receive Award from Arkansas Tech University
Nicole J. Johnson, vice president for student life at Rhodes College, has been selected as the recipient of the Dr. V. Carole Smith Diversity Award, presented by the Black Faculty and Staff Organization of Arkansas Tech University. Johnson will be honored at a ceremony on March 7, where she will also deliver the organization’s Distinctive Voice Lecture.
March 05, 2025
Rhodes Featured in Condé Nast Traveler’s 54 Most Beautiful College Campuses
Rhodes College is featured in a new gallery of “54 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the United States,” assembled by luxury and lifestyle travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.
February 27, 2025
Rhodes Alum Mary Gunning ’18 Receives Midsouth Emmy for Societal Concerns Documentary
Photographer and videographer Mary Gunning ’18, along with a team at Forever Ready Productions, received a Midsouth Emmy in the societal concerns category for their documentary What We’ll Never Know. The ceremony for the 39th Nashville/Midsouth Emmy Awards, which is a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was held Feb. 15.
February 25, 2025
Rhodes Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Students For 2024-2025
Rhodes College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It’s the fourth time Rhodes has received this designation.
February 25, 2025
Rhodes Mathematician Hannah Meit ’25: Proofs, Passion, and Perseverance
Hannah Meit ’25, who is pursuing a mathematics major and a Russian minor, recently presented her pure math research at the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Math, marking her fourth conference presentation. Throughout her time at Rhodes, she has published research, pursued an Honors Project, and found new passions. Now, she encourages other Rhodes students to step outside of their comfort zones.
February 20, 2025
On and Off the Field, Scholar-Athlete Nur Hamada ’26 Takes Pride in Representing Her Faith
As a Rhodes athlete who wears a hijab, Nur Hamada ’26 takes pride in how she represents her faith on and off the field. The lacrosse player and neuroscience major has found a second home within Rhodes Athletics and is now paying it forward.
February 14, 2025
Book by Prof. Shadrack Nasong'o Receives Honor from American Library Association
A book by Dr. Shadrack Nasong'o, professor of international studies, has been selected by the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, as one of the Best Historical Materials published in 2023 and 2024.
February 13, 2025