A team of Rhodes College students from the Research for Action Lab, over the course of 18 months, collaborated with local organizations Play Where You Stay, the Heights CDC, and Dragonfly Studio to conduct a community needs assessment and create a revitalization blueprint for Treadwell Park in the Highland Heights neighborhood in Memphis. The team focused on identifying community priorities, understanding park usage, and addressing environmental challenges.
Wilkinson to Receive Distinguished Award for Modern American Poetry
Dr. Caki Wilkinson, professor of English and director of creative writing at Rhodes College, is the recipient of the 2026 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, presented by the Sewanee Review at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. She will be honored at a celebration in October at the college, which will include lectures on her poetry by writers Alice Bolin and Daniel Hornsby.
September 10, 2026
Rhodes College to Host French Film Festival
Rhodes College once again is hosting the annual Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival, which will take place Sept. 15 through Oct. 2, 2026.The festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American college and university campuses. Rhodes is one of two institutions in Tennessee to receive the grant for the 2026-2027 academic year.
September 08, 2026
Rhodes College Recognized by Washington Monthly as One of the Best Colleges in the South for Tuition and Tax Dollars
Rhodes College has earned the 16th spot in the South on Washington Monthly’s regional list of “2026 Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars.” Rhodes also ranked third in the category for service out of the 219 colleges on the list.
September 03, 2026
Rhodes College Named the No. 1 Best Liberal Arts College in Tennessee by Niche
Rhodes College has been ranked as the No. 1 Best Liberal Arts College in Tennessee in Niche's "2027 Best Colleges in America." Additionally, it holds the No. 41 position among Best Liberal Arts Colleges nationwide.
September 02, 2026
Rhodes College Staff Receive Awards Recognizing Excellence in Memphis Theatre
Aliza Moran, international education advisor at Rhodes College; Melissa Andrews, theater coordinator; and Whitney Branan, dance instructor, achieved notable success at the Ostrander Awards, which celebrated the best in local theater for the 2025-2026 season.
September 01, 2026
Rhodes College Receives Grant to Support 2026-2027 Season of Rhodes Theatre Guild
Rhodes College has been awarded a grant from the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation to support the 2026-2027 performance season by Rhodes Theatre Guild (RTG). The student group selects each season’s shows, which are performed at the McCoy Theatre on the Rhodes campus.
September 01, 2026
The Spence L. Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College Presents "Is a River Alive?"
The Spence L. Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College will host a free public lecture titled “Is a River Alive?” on Thursday, Oct. 1, by Dr. Robert Macfarlane, professor of literature and the environmental humanities in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge.
September 01, 2026
Book by Prof. Sarah Rollens Receives First-Place Award from Catholic Media Association
Dr. Sarah E. Rollens, associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, has been awarded First Place in the “Scripture-Academic Studies” category of the 2026 Catholic Media Association’s Book Awards for her book titled Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts.
August 28, 2026
Rhodes College’s Political Science Honor Society Recognized with Best Chapter Award by National Office
Rhodes College's Tau Delta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, has been recognized with a Best Chapter Award for 2025-2026. Prof. Thomas Goodman is the chapter advisor.
August 24, 2026
Regional Studies Fellows Explore the Big Questions, Crafting Independent Research Projects
This summer, 17 fellows participated in the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies (RIRS), one of the college’s innovative programs where students capitalize on their liberal arts education and explore Memphis and the Mid-South through research. It operates under the auspices of the Lynne & Henry Turley Memphis Center for Community Engagement.
August 20, 2026