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Curb Fellows Meet with Media Industry Execs in New York City

From the attorneys who negotiate the label deals to the marketers who help propel artists through brand relationships, from the PR talents who help shape an artist’s narrative to the journalists covering every aspect of the business, fellows of Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music recently got to experience firsthand the inner workings of the entertainment business in New York City.

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Spotlight on Faculty: Contemporary Art Historian David McCarthy

David McCarthy, art historian and current head of the Department of Art & Art History, is a beloved professor at Rhodes who teaches a slew of art history courses— including American, modern, antiwar, contemporary, and feminist art — that benefit art and non-art majors alike. McCarthy makes the case that all individuals need to develop the skills of visual acuity.

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Rhodes Mock Trial Teams Qualify for Nationals

For an unprecedented 33rd consecutive year, Rhodes will be sending a mock trial team to the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament in April. Two Rhodes teams qualified for the nationals after competing in an opening round of the tournament March 15-17.

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2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Austin Wall ’19 to Teach in Taiwan

The Rhodes senior is pursuing a bridge major in international studies and history. He will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan.

2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Anna Baker-Olson ’19 to Teach in Thailand

The Rhodes senior is pursuing a double major in political science and psychology. She will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Thailand.

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Students Take Alternative Spring Break Trip Focused on Responses to Injustice

Rather than heading home or to the beach this past spring break, Amri McCauley ’19, DJ McDowell ’21, Zara Raezer ’22, Candelaria Willoughby ’22, and Younjoo Lee ’22 spent their time visiting Southern sites with historical or current importance to civil and human rights movements.

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Jess Gaughan ’19 Creates Interdisciplinary Major Suited Just for Her

Senior Jess Gaughan has combined political science, philosophy, and international studies to design her own major in preparation to one day work as a public defender and in the area of criminal justice reform.

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Report Ranks Rhodes Alumni in Top 10 Percent for Mid-Career Earning Power

A new report from the website PayScale.com reveals Rhodes College alumni are in the top 10 percent of higher education institutions for mid-career salary.

Rhodes College Awarded Nearly $1.2 Million to Prepare Students to Teach Mathematics and Science in High-Need School Districts

Rhodes College is being awarded nearly $1.2 million for a project to support undergraduates interested in becoming K-12 mathematics and science teachers in high-needs school districts and to participate in research opportunities throughout their degree program to expand their skill set as educators.

The grant comes from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program of the National Science Foundation. The Urban Teacher Partnership for Culturally Relevant STEM Education is the name of the five-year project at Rhodes.

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Alexis Kavanaugh Named Rhodes Head Field Hockey Coach

Rhodes College has announced that Alexis Kavanaugh has been hired as the next head field hockey coach, making her the fifth head coach in program history.