Rhodes College is proud to be recognized again as a top educator of the next generation of music industry leaders. For the fifth time in a row, the college’s Mike Curb Institute for Music has made Billboard’s annual list of Top Music Business Schools, which includes programs selected on factors including submitted information, industry recommendations, and alumni success.
Announcing the 2017 Mertie Buckman Interns
In 1994, the Mertie W. Buckman International Internship Program was initiated to provide outstanding international studies majors at Rhodes opportunities to work outside the US during the summer months. Rhodes is proud to announce the 2017 Mertie Buckman Interns, who are all juniors this year
December 19, 2016
Rhodes Ranked in Top 50 Among Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges” for 2017
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has announced its annual list of best value colleges and universities that combine a high-quality education with affordability.
December 16, 2016
Rhodes’ Associate VP Bud Richey Recognized as a Leader in Education
Bud Richey, associate vice president for external programs at Rhodes, received the 2016 SPARK Award for "Leader of the Year" at a ceremony aired on WKNO-TV on Dec. 12.
December 14, 2016
Professor Clinton and Student Fellows Reconstruct Ancient House
On Nov. 5, 2016, Prof. Miriam Clinton of the Department of Art and Art History spoke at a conference in Athens on "New Approaches and Paradigms in Greek Architecture."
December 13, 2016
Rhodes Trustee Cary Fowler Publishes Book About Global Seed Vault
Rhodes trustee and alumnus Cary Fowler ’71 has been in town signing copies of his new book, Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault.
December 12, 2016
Marjorie Hass Named Next President of Rhodes College
Rhodes College today announced the appointment of Marjorie Hass as its 20th president following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees.
December 11, 2016
Korey Henkle ’17 Broadens Interest in Law with Community Legal Center Internship
Senior Korey Henkle is finding new ways to help others through his internship with the Community Legal Center (CLC), which was established in 1994 and is located in downtown Memphis.
December 09, 2016
Rhodes Alumna Selected as SEC Leadership Development Program Fellow
Dr. Angi Bourgeois, head of the Department of Art at Mississippi State University, is among 52 selected as 2016-17 Southeastern Conference Academic (SEC) Leadership Development Program Fellows.
December 08, 2016
Rhodes Students Win Top Prizes for GIS Presentations
Rhodes students recently presented their geographic information system (GIS) research projects at the Mid-South GIS Conference held Nov. 16 and 17 in Memphis. Samantha Ramsey ’17 (pictured; environmental science and French double major) won the annual GIS scholarship for her presentation, “Bottled Water Economics in Washington State.”
December 06, 2016
Art Senior Seminar Students Gain Professional Insights from Visiting Artists and Faculty Critiques
In a process unique to art majors and minors, Senior Seminar students recently had the first of two formal, and very public, critiques of their work at the Evergreen Art Studios. Visiting critics included Memphis artist Terry Lynn and Patricia Lee Daigle, assistant professor of art history at the University of Memphis and director of the Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art. Rhodes art and art history faculty also joined the students for the critique.
December 05, 2016