Dr. Scott Newstok, professor of English and executive director of the Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College, has been awarded a four-year grant from the State Research Agency of Spain. This award will support his scholarship on the multilingual heritage of early modern English across legal, religious, political, and literary discourses. Newstok’s project was one of 37 funded among 254 applications; in the three-year history of Spain’s research program, he is the second recipient who works in the humanities, and the only recipient from a liberal arts college.
Dr. Marjorie Hass Installed as 20th President of Rhodes College
Dr. Marjorie Hass was formally installed as the 20th president of Rhodes College on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.
January 13, 2018
Inauguration of Rhodes’ 20th President Set for This Weekend
Dr. Marjorie Hass will be formally installed as the 20th president of Rhodes College on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The Rhodes community, invited guests, and the media are welcome to attend inauguration weekend.
January 10, 2018
Three to Compete for Truman Scholarship
Rhodes College’s Postgraduate Scholarship Committee is endorsing three juniors to compete for the prestigious Truman Scholarship for 2018. They are Spencer Beckman, Dylan Craddock, and Anne Healy.
January 09, 2018
Rhodes Makes Kiplinger’s Best College Values Rankings for 2018
The overall list includes public, private, and liberal arts colleges and is based on academic quality as well as cost and financial-aid measures.
January 04, 2018
President Hass Among Individuals Who Could Make a Difference in 2018, According to USA Today Network-Tennessee
Editors and reporters across the USA Today Network-Tennessee, which includes The Commercial Appeal, selected 18 people to watch in 2018.
January 02, 2018
Seniors Meredith Clement and Emily Rose Mitchell Nominated for James Gaither Junior Fellowship
The competitive program accepts applications only through participating universities and offers one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors. Finalists will receive notifications in March 2018.
January 02, 2018
Journal Essay by Prof. Clara Pascual-Argente Wins Award
She specializes in medieval Spanish literature and culture, with an emphasis on its relationship to other European literatures.
December 19, 2017
Prof. Evelyn Perry to Receive Award for Book on Diverse Milwaukee Neighborhood
At Rhodes, she teaches a variety of courses that focus on urban and community sociology, culture and inequality, social problems and research methods.
December 18, 2017
Community-Minded Student Entrepreneurs Selected to Speak at Upcoming TEDxMemphis
They are sophomore educational studies majors Kynnedy Tuggle and Cinthya Bolanos. The event is Jan. 6 at the Halloran Centre.
December 14, 2017
Nominees for Watson Fellowship Propose Self-Designed Research Projects to Travel the Globe
Rhodes seniors Jennifer Bitterly, Daniela Garcia, and Kathleen “Tate” Mulligan are competing for the one-year $30,000 grant.
December 13, 2017