Caroline Johnson, a Rhodes College senior from Nashville, TN, has been selected for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 stipend for a 12-month journey to pursue an original project on a global scale. She is one of only 40 fellows chosen nationwide for 2026. Watson Fellows have the freedom to decide where to travel and when to change course, without the need to affiliate with an academic institution or hold formal employment. The program is designed to produce a year of personal insight, perspective, and confidence.
Kelly Receives Grant to Conduct Research Contributing to Biliteracy Education
Dr. Laura Kelly, associate professor of educational studies at Rhodes College, has received funding from the Spencer Foundation for her research project titled “Bilingual Book Clubs - A Culturally Sustaining, Translanguaging Approach to Support Biliteracy.” The grant provides support through August 31, 2026.
February 07, 2025
Rhodes Student, Alums Among Memphis Flyer’s “20 Under 30” Honorees
Rhodes College student Hugh Ferguson ’27 and alums Liv Cohen ’23 and Raneem Imam ’20 are among the Memphis Flyer’s newly released “20 Under 30” list of individuals helping to shape Memphis’ future. Honorees were selected from nominations received from the publication’s readers.
February 06, 2025
Casey Publishes New Book on Critical Pedagogy
Dr. Zachary Casey, associate professor of educational studies, has published a new book titled Critical Pedagogy and the Trouble with Consciousness Raising (Routledge, 2025).
February 04, 2025
Faculty Receive Grants from Project Pericles for Course Development and to Deepen Civic Connections
Project Pericles is a consortium of colleges and universities that promotes civic engagement within higher education, and Rhodes has been a member since 2004. In December, Rhodes faculty were awarded grants from the organization to promote course development.
January 31, 2025
Rhodes Artwork Collection a Highlight of Tennessee Williams Festival
Dr. Kenneth Holditch '55 dedicated much of his professional life to studying the works of Tennessee Williams, a Pulitzer-prize winning playwright and prolific amateur artist. In 2022, his estate bequeathed seven of Williams' paintings to Rhodes, and in fall 2024 five of the paintings, loaned from the college, were a highlight of the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.
January 28, 2025
Rhodes Astronomy Team Uses Hubble Space Telescope to Image Galaxy’s Environment
In the research lab of Rhodes College Physics professor Dr. David Rupke, students have been exploring galaxy evolution by using NASA-sponsored telescopes to collect data. Now Rupke and his team, including Triet Ha ’25, Shane Caraker ‘24, and Jack Harper ’25, have taken images of the massive galaxy Makani using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (Hubble), and have detected ionized oxygen atoms in the galactic wind of Makani that could serve as a benchmark for the next generation of NASA’s ultraviolet telescopes.
January 27, 2025
Rhodes Students Present Collaborative Science Research at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting
Seven Rhodes College students presented research at the annual meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, held Jan. 3-5 in Atlanta, GA.
January 24, 2025
Henriksen Participates in New Cohort of Sacred Writes Program
Dr. Beck Henriksen, visiting assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, is one of 12 participants who have been selected for the 2025 Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion program. The program is designed for scholars of religion who are interested in improving public religious literacy and working to translate their research for a broader audience.
January 21, 2025
Rhodes Is Among 50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States for International Students
Rhodes College is among “50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States for International Students 2025” published by Study Abroad Aide. Is it the only college in Tennessee that made the list.
January 17, 2025
Society of Physics Students at Rhodes Named Recipient of Chapter Research Award from National Office
The Rhodes College chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been named recipient of the 2024-25 Chapter Research Award from the SPS National Office for final work on Rhodes’ 1U cube satellite RHOK-SAT to be launched in space this year.
January 15, 2025