Founded in 1776, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is America’s oldest academic honor society. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding liberal arts students at leading colleges and universities across the nation.
Class of 2025 Members Selected for Fulbright Student Awards
Recent Rhodes College graduates Katherine Buikema, Monica Nedialkova, Maya Khalife-Hamdan, and Anna Rush have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2025-2026 academic year. They will serve as English teaching assistants in their assigned countries. The Fulbright Program currently facilitates the exchange of students and scholars between the United States and more than 140 countries.
May 20, 2025
Awards for Academics and Service Presented at Rhodes College’s 2025 Commencement Exercises
Hannah Meit is the recipient of the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Beta Kappa Prize. The 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards were presented to graduating seniors Hope Robinson and Sana Zein-Sabatto and Sandi George Tracy, director of career services, who is retiring this year. The college presented the Distinguished Service Medal to William M. Short ’71, associate director of library services.
May 17, 2025
Rhodes College Among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities
Rhodes College has been ranked No. 10 in the small college category among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. Five Rhodes alumni currently are serving in countries including Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Vanuatu.
May 14, 2025
Stuart Keen ’25 on Healing from Hardship through Positive Change
As a member of Rhodes' first-ever cohort of Posse Scholars, health equity major Stuart Keen '25 made community service the cornerstone of his education.
May 13, 2025
Rhodes College to Hold Commencement Exercises Saturday, May 17
The 176th Commencement of Rhodes College will be held Saturday, May 17, at 8:30 a.m. in the Hubert F. Fisher Memorial Garden on campus.
May 13, 2025
Chemistry Majors Take First and Second Place in Undergraduate Research Competition
Rhodes College chemistry majors Connor Bronze ’25 (first place) and Kathleen Modder ’26 (second place) were awarded top prizes in the undergraduate research poster competition held at The University of Memphis on April 24. Rhodes students Ella Petit ’25, Lilia Fernatt ’27, Josiah Zhang ’27, and Heath Seawright ’27 also presented their research.
May 08, 2025
Class of 2025 Members Added to the Rhodes Hall of Fame
Six graduating seniors’ portraits are being added to Rhodes College’s Hall of Fame on the second floor of Southwestern Hall. They are Keith Adams, Shanteise Bonds, Anh Duy Hoàng, Dylan Morris, Anna Yates, and Sana Zein-Sabatto. Selection to the Hall of Fame, which was established in 1931, is based on individual merit, leadership in student activities, service to others, and overall contributions to the campus community. Honorees are chosen by their peers.
May 07, 2025
Marcus Gray ’26 Forges His Own Path in Latin American Politics
Atlanta native Marcus Gray came to Rhodes College seeking a liberal arts education with a focus on pre-law studies. His interest in different cultures and world politics led him to a major in international studies, but he soon discovered a second passion though his coursework: the people, history, and politics of Latin America. Adding a second major of Latin American and Latinx studies has allowed him to academically investigate Latin America from two unique perspectives, fueling his passion for interdisciplinary learning, inspiring his research, and encouraging him to study abroad.
May 06, 2025
Collins and Wilkinson, Both Rhodes Alums, Presented Clarence Day Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Creativity
Dr. Courtney Collins received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching, and Dr. Caki Wilkinson received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity at the college’s annual Awards Convocation held May 2. These are the highest honors conferred on faculty at the college.
May 02, 2025
Stoddard Selected as a Leadership and Mentoring Institute Mellon Fellow
Dr. Shana Stoddard, associate professor of chemistry, has been named a 2025-2026 Leadership and Mentoring Institute Mellon Fellow. The highly selective, year-long program is sponsored by the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education and the Mellon Foundation.
May 02, 2025