Nicole J. Johnson, vice president for student life at Rhodes College, has been selected as the recipient of the Dr. V. Carole Smith Diversity Award, presented by the Black Faculty and Staff Organization of Arkansas Tech University. Johnson will be honored at a ceremony on March 7, where she will also deliver the organization’s Distinctive Voice Lecture.

Rhodes College is featured in a new gallery of “54 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the United States,” assembled by luxury and lifestyle travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Photographer and videographer Mary Gunning ’18, along with a team at Forever Ready Productions, received a Midsouth Emmy in the societal concerns category for their documentary What We’ll Never Know. The ceremony for the 39th Nashville/Midsouth Emmy Awards, which is a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was held Feb. 15.

Rhodes College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It’s the fourth time Rhodes has received this designation.

Hannah Meit ’25, who is pursuing a mathematics major and a Russian minor, recently presented her pure math research at the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Math, marking her fourth conference presentation. Throughout her time at Rhodes, she has published research, pursued an Honors Project, and found new passions. Now, she encourages other Rhodes students to step outside of their comfort zones.

As a Rhodes athlete who wears a hijab, Nur Hamada ’26 takes pride in how she represents her faith on and off the field. The lacrosse player and neuroscience major has found a second home within Rhodes Athletics and is now paying it forward.

A book by Dr. Shadrack Nasong'o, professor of international studies, has been selected by the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, as one of the Best Historical Materials published in 2023 and 2024.

Rhodes College has received notable designations and rankings over the years for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and magnificent grounds, and with about 120 tree species, it is certified as a Level IV Arboretum. Now, the ROOTS Gardening Club is introducing two more tree species, both fruit-bearing, to the campus.

Dr. Laura Kelly, associate professor of educational studies at Rhodes College, has received funding from the Spencer Foundation for her research project titled “Bilingual Book Clubs - A Culturally Sustaining, Translanguaging Approach to Support Biliteracy.” The grant provides support through August 31, 2026.

Rhodes College student Hugh Ferguson ’27 and alums Liv Cohen ’23 and Raneem Imam ’20 are among the Memphis Flyer’s newly released “20 Under 30” list of individuals helping to shape Memphis’ future. Honorees were selected from nominations received from the publication’s readers.