Rhodes College is featured among Money magazine’s annual list of Best Colleges in America, which highlights the nation’s top colleges and universities based on key factors such as graduation rates, costs, financial aid, student debt, and alumni salaries. For the fifth consecutive year, Rhodes has made the list, which is based on a star rating system.
Rhodes to Recognize 2018 Distinguished Alumni
Annual awards will be presented at Rhodes’ Alumni Convocation on Oct. 20 during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Dr. Herbert H. Hill from the Class of 1967 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dr. Coby V. Smith from the Class of 1968 will receive the Black Student Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
October 12, 2018
42 Rhodes College Graduates Accepted to Medical School in 2018
Rhodes College graduates have been admitted to some of the nation’s top medical schools in 2018. The national liberal arts college has one of the top medical school acceptance rates in the nation. Eighty-six percent of Rhodes graduates with a GPA greater than 3.4 and an MCAT score greater than 57 percent have been accepted to medical school over the last five years.
October 12, 2018
The National WWII Museum Founder Comes to Rhodes
Dr. Gordon H. Mueller, founding president and CEO of The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA, gave a talk on campus Oct. 9 about the impact of World War II on public memory in the United States.
October 11, 2018
Rhodes Campus Creates Communal Art Project in Response to Sexual Assault
Over the course of the last week, Rhodes College students, faculty, and staff, led by Rhodes Chaplain Rev. Beatrix Weil, joined together to create a communal art project to encourage discussion about sexual assault.
October 10, 2018
Dr. Cary Fowler Discusses International Advocacy Work at Rhodes
Dr. Cary Fowler, a distinguished agriculturist and the chair of the Board of Trustees at Rhodes College, came to campus to discuss his international advocacy work on Oct. 9. The event was sponsored by the Rhodes Department of International Studies and the Environmental Studies & Sciences Program.
October 10, 2018
Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Hook ’11 Brings NASA Science Down to Earth
Elizabeth Hook ’11 works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center where she uses her Rhodes physics degree to communicate scientific ideas to non-scientists. She recently won the NASA Earth Science Atmosphere Labs Award for Outstanding Performance in Outreach & Mentorship and is currently helping to develop a training program on responding to natural disasters.
October 09, 2018
Galaxies, Nebulae, Planets, Oh My! Physics Department Hosts Weekly Observatory Open House
Every week, the Rhodes College Department of Physics invites members of the community to open their eyes to marvels beyond earth’s atmosphere with Observatory Open Houses. Come view the night sky on the sixth floor of the Rhodes Tower on the viewing deck and in the dome.
October 09, 2018
Award-Winning Journalist and Rhodes Alumna Anne Farris Rosen Talks About Career and New Book
Anne Farris Rosen ’78 recently gave a talk on campus about her career and new book chronicling the career of her late father, John Herbers, who became one of the pivotal chroniclers of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
October 08, 2018
Book by Prof. Charles McKinney to be Focus of Online Forum Hosted by Black Perspectives
An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee will be featured Oct. 8-12 by the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society. Dr. Charles Hughes and Dr. Anthony Siracusa also will take part in the online forum.
October 03, 2018
Alumni Spotlight: Steve Ash ’06 Develops Technology for Good
After graduating with a degree in computer science at Rhodes College, Steve Ash ’06 earned an M.S. and Ph.D. and now works at Amazon in Seattle. He recently was one of sixty-five professionals who participated in the Tegan and Sara Foundation's Queer Health Hackathon, one example of his belief that technology can be used for good.
October 03, 2018