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.
Making Music History with the Memphis Star
In the 1980s and 1990s, the Memphis Star covered the city's music scene. Rhodes students are making sure that history stays alive.
July 21, 2017
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.
July 21, 2017
The Vincent Astor Collection
Three repositories of periodicals and memorabilia belonging to Vincent Astor ’75, a longtime Memphis gay rights activist, are serving as ongoing resources for Rhodes students interested in LGBT issues, historical preservation, and public history.
July 21, 2017
Regional Recognition for Rhodes
Rhodes recently landed on Money magazine’s list of top 50 best colleges in the South.
July 18, 2017
Suiting Up: Students Launch New Beekeeping Club
The decline of honey bee populations due to pesticide use and climate change has been the buzz for quite some time, so Eilidh Jenness ’17 and other Rhodes students have begun donning beekeeper suits and learning ways to help these “pollination superstars” thrive.
July 17, 2017
Dr. Kendra Hotz Becomes First Holder of Robert R. Waller Chair in Population Health
Rhodes College is proud to announce Dr. Kendra G. Hotz as the first holder of the newly created Robert R. Waller Chair in Population Health.
July 13, 2017
Rhodes Recognized for International Studies and Business in Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018
Rhodes College is featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018's list of small colleges and universities strong in international studies and in business.
July 11, 2017
Rhodes Professors Lead Reading Group at a Women’s State Prison
Since January, eight Rhodes faculty members have been leading book discussions for a group of 24 “residents” at the Women's Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning.
July 10, 2017
IS Students Engage With Policy, Institutions on DC Connection Trip
Fourteen Rhodes international studies (IS) majors got a chance this summer to experience life in the nation’s capital as participants in the department’s annual D.C. Connection trip. The trip gives students a look at life inside the Beltway, where their academic endeavors come face to face with the real world. Joining the students were Dr. Jennifer Sciubba, associate professor of international studies; Dr.
July 10, 2017
Dr. Marjorie Hass Begins Tenure as Rhodes College’s 20th President
Dr. Marjorie Hass takes office July 1, 2017, as the 20th president of Rhodes College.
June 30, 2017