Dr. Elizabeth Pettinaroli has been named to the jury who will select this year’s winner of The Miguel de Cervantes Prize.
Dale Hutcherson ′15
Dale Hutcherson ‘15 balances his studies, extracurriculars, and civic responsibilities while digging deep into local history
Prof. Jonathan Judaken Interviewed by Jewish Chronicle
Dr. Jonathan Judaken, the Spence L Wilson Chair in the Humanities, was interviewed by the Jewish Chronicle.
The Bridge to Everywhere
By Lynn Conlee
The road to Freedom Preparatory Academy is rough. Abandoned buildings, a decrepit drive-in movie theater, and boarded up houses, sporadically interrupted by still-vibrant shopping centers and fast-food joints, line Highway 61 South. But on a residential street just to the west of the highway, tidy ranch houses with manicured lawns ring a brick school building with gleaming orange and blue doors that bear Freedom Prep’s logo—a bird in flight, a fitting symbol for the five-year-old charter school where the freedom to soar academically awaits each student.
Prof. Michael LaRosa Publishes Immigration Reform Commentary in Memphis Flyer
Dr. Michael LaRosa, associate professor of history at Rhodes, has published a commentary on immigration reform in this week’s Memphis Flyer.
Seven to Be Inducted Into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame
The Rhodes all-time winningest women′s basketball and tennis coach, and six outstanding alumni will be inducted into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame.
Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club President Writes Column Applauding Efforts of Student-Run Street Paper
In his “Giving Back” column in The Commercial Appeal, Jeremy Park discusses the role of The Bridge street newspaper in “bridging the gap."
Third Annual Memphis Day is November 1st.
The Clarence Day Scholars are hosting the third-annual Memphis Day on Saturday, November 1, 2014, from 11 am to 4 pm.
Entrepreneur Evan Katz ’15 Designs New App for Those in a Pickle
In a position where you don’t know what to do?
Evan Katz ’15, a business major, has been working to help those in a quandary by turning his idea for an app into a reality. The new application is called Pickle, and he hopes it will provide a fun escape for college students as well as serve a greater purpose for those “in a pickle.”