Rhodes College is featured in The Princeton Review’s The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition. The Princeton Review, an education services company, surveyed 172,000 students from the 392 schools included in its rankings. This survey covers a variety of categories that reflect student experiences and campus life.
Professor Michael LaRosa Publishes Second Edition of Book on Latin American History
He teamed up with Colombian historian Dr. Germán Mejía to publish the book, which provides topical overviews of the key developments and movements in Latin American history, ranging from the earliest human settlement to the present day.
August 21, 2018
Meet Aly Ruhl: Rhodes' New Director of Greek Life
Aly Ruhl has been hired as Rhodes College’s new director of Greek life, leadership, and engagement. Her primary focus on campus will be supporting Greek life organizations, in addition to serving as an advisor to IFC (Interfraternity Council), NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council), and Panhellenic.
August 21, 2018
Rhodes’ First-Year Students Participate in Memphis Community Service Day
On Saturday, Aug. 18, Rhodes College’s first-year students participated in Memphis Community Service Day as part of their Welcome Week experience.
August 20, 2018
Professor Michael Drompp Honored for Outstanding Faculty Service
Dr. Michael Drompp, professor of history at Rhodes, was presented the 2018 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service at the college’s Opening Convocation Aug. 17. The program marked the start of the college’s 170th session.
August 20, 2018
Rhodes Welcomes More than 500 First-Year Students, Marking the Opening of the College’s 170th Academic Year
Hundreds of students from around the U.S. and across the world moved into their dorm rooms in a matter of hours Aug. 17, as Rhodes College began its 170th academic year. The move-in got underway around 8 a.m., with campus security directing the long lines of cars to locations where staff and student volunteers would help unload boxes and other belongings into the residence halls.
August 17, 2018
Tailor-Made Fellowship Takes Music and History Major Chandler Hall Across the Pond
Chandler Hall '19 spent part of his summer in Kettering, England, interning under a Department of Music Archival Fellowship designed especially for him.
August 14, 2018
Rhodes Hires José C. Rodriguez as Chief Information Officer
He has more than 20 years of experience at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where he most recently served as director of information technology for the university’s Candler School of Theology.
August 14, 2018
Q&A: Meet Beatrix Weil, Rhodes’ New Chaplain
After growing up on Long Island, NY, Rev. Beatrix Weil attended the University of Notre Dame and Princeton Theological Seminary. She was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and completed a one-year chaplain residency at Presbyterian College.
August 14, 2018
Rhodes Is Among Condé Nast Traveler’s Most Beautiful College Campuses in America
“You feel like you could be at a castle, rather than a college,” wrote the editors of the luxury and lifestyle travel magazine about Rhodes’ commitment to Collegiate Gothic architecture.
August 10, 2018
Making Summer Count: Rhodes Programs Add Up to Learning, Networking, and Discovery
More than 500 Rhodes students have participated in a summer enrichment activity, everything from study abroad to local community service.
August 09, 2018