Dr. Casey Shin, assistant professor of politics and law at Rhodes College, has released his first book titled From Nothing to Nissan: Industrial Policy in Mississippi (University Press of Mississippi, 2026). The book provides an in-depth exploration of the policymaking efforts that convinced a major automaker to establish a presence in Mississippi.

Michael Morgan, the director of financial aid at Rhodes College, has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Service Award by the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. The award was presented during the association’s annual conference held Feb. 15-18 in Charlotte, NC.

The Rhodes College community pledged an ambitious 50,000 hours of service to local partners during the 2025-2026 academic year, celebrating the college’s century-long commitment to the City of Memphis since relocating its campus from Clarksville in 1925. The college has exceeded this goal!

Rhodes Men’s Basketball has secured a spot in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship field, as announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).The team will travel to Emory University to compete against Roanoke College on March 6.

Tara Webb, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness at Rhodes College, has been appointed to the new AIR Data Policy Advisory Panel established by the Association for Institutional Research. Her two-year term, which will last through December 2027, allows her to represent Rhodes in national advocacy efforts related to data policy.

Rhodes College students Cole McNair ’26, John Mori ’26, Jason Rubinstein ’27, Graham Allen ’26, and Ismail Malik ’26 secured first place at the Mid-South competition of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute Research Challenge held Feb. 21 in Memphis.

Rhodes Student Government (RSG) represents the interests of students to the rest of the campus—faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, and friends of the college. In addition to the RSG officers and Student Senate members, which are elected by a student body-wide vote, there are four governmental bodies: the Allocations and Student Organizations Commission, Community Standards Council, Honor Council, and Rhodes Activities Board. This year’s officers talked to us about their responsibility to represent not only organizations, but also the values that define our campus culture.

Rhodes College longtime coach and administrator Mike Clary has been selected for the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Sponsored by the Tennessee Lottery, the Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made a significant impact on the history of sports in the state.

Rhodes College is pleased to announce that two juniors have been selected as finalists for the highly esteemed Truman Scholarship. Johnathan Burch, a political science major from Charlotte, NC, and Mitchell Leander, an urban studies major from Nashville, TN, were selected from among hundreds of applicants nationally to interview this March in Atlanta, GA, and Nashville. Winners will be announced in April.

New York Times bestselling author Karen Russell will read from her novel The Antidote on Wednesday, Feb. 25, as part of the annual Jack D. Farris Visiting Writers Series at Rhodes College. The novel has already gained significant recognition, having been named a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for fiction and for the National Book Critics Circle Award.