Rhodes Achieves 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced today that Rhodes College is one of 237 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which elevates an institution’s exceptional commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships with communities. The new classification is valid until 2032.

Dr. Noelle Chaddock Named to Orpheum Theatre Group’s Board of Directors

Dr. Noelle Chaddock, associate dean of academic affairs for diversity and inclusivity at Rhodes, has been named to the board of directors of The Orpheum Theatre Group, which is the nonprofit organization that operates the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. The organization recently announced its new board members, who will serve for two years and are eligible to serve three consecutive terms.

Preserving History

Drawing from a range of projects, Rhodes students work to keep history alive through digital preservation and scholarship.

Generational Connections

In 1968, Michael Johnson at LeMoyne-Owen College asked students who marched in support of the striking Memphis sanitation workers to write about their experience. Today, Rhodes students are ensuring that these riveting slivers of history become available to the public.