Bass Featured on National TV Show Discussing Memphis Music

Dr. John Bass, associate professor of music and the director of the Mike Curb Institute for Music at Rhodes, will be featured on an episode of More Than the Music, an interview-centered chat show that airs on The Heartland Network. Host Stacy Newman travels to festivals, venues, and studios all over the country to chat with musicians about life, love, and music.

2024-2025 Faculty Roll Call

Rhodes College welcomes 16 new faculty to its distinguished roster for the 2024-2025 academic year, bringing talent in a number of specialties, from Africana studies to biology to music to mathematics.

Rhodes College Welcomes Incoming Class, Fall Classes Start Aug. 28

“With a record number of applications received, Rhodes continues to attract some of the brightest students in the nation and abroad,” said Gil Villanueva, vice president for enrollment and dean of admission and financial aid. “We are excited to welcome the Class of 2028, one of the most academically talented and most diverse in college history.”

Miller Receives Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service

Dr. Mary Miller, professor of biology at Rhodes, was presented the 2024 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service on Aug. 26 at the college’s Opening Convocation. The letters of nomination that the award committee received commended Miller’s work and described her as a fierce faculty champion, a values-driven leader, and visionary program builder.

Rhodes President Joins College Presidents for Civic Preparedness

Rhodes College President Jennifer Collins has joined the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a new initiative which connects leaders from institutions of higher education across the country and advances higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus.

LeCroy Explores the World of Mason Bees and Pollinator Health with USDA Research Grant

“How can we save the bees?” Dr. Kate LeCroy, assistant professor of biology at Rhodes College, is on a quest to find a solution to this pressing question. To help fund her research, she has received over $100,000 in a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to specifically study disease dynamics and health outcomes of mason bee communities across urban, agricultural, and natural landscapes.