An impressive 219 Rhodes College student-athletes have earned a spot on the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Academic Honor Roll for Spring 2026, representing 14 athletic programs. This achievement reflects their dedication and hard work, as qualifying individuals must maintain a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.25 while competing in a conference-sponsored varsity sport.
Rhodes Trustee Cary Fowler Featured on CBS’ “Sunday Morning”
Cary Fowler ’71, vice chair of the Rhodes Board of Trustees, was featured on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” April 2 about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway.
April 03, 2017
4th Annual Senior Citizens Prom a Success
The 2018 Class Council hosted the 4th Annual Senior Citizens Prom in the BCLC Ballroom. Members of the J.K. Lewis Senior Center, along with a contingent of Rhodes students, danced the night away.
March 31, 2017
Participants of Rhodes’ CityLynx Employment Program Provide GED Assistance to Inmates
Rhodes students can volunteer with HopeWorks, an outreach program that works to help break the cycles of crime, addiction, and poverty through empowerment and education.
March 31, 2017
Greek and Latin Students Succeed at National Convention
Four Rhodes students recently represented the college at the annual convention of Eta Sigma Phi, the national honorary society for classical studies.
March 31, 2017
The Clayborn Temple Unites Rhodes Students Past and Present
Beginning in June 2016, senior Jay Hedges began working under Rob Thompson ’99 as a member of a momentous community effort to restore a historic church in downtown Memphis.
March 30, 2017
Two Alumni Receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
Rhodes alums Mark Sellers ’15 and Katie Hatstat ’16 were awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year.
March 28, 2017
Lauren Avant Sumski ’14 Turns Passion for the Game Into a Career
Lauren Sumski says Division III players are exceptional because they are so well rounded, mostly due to being surrounded by people who challenge them to pursue excellence off the floor, just as much as they challenge them on it.
March 27, 2017
Collaboration Between Psychology Professor and Alumna Results in New Book on Conflict Narratives in Middle Childhood
Dr. Marsha D. Walton, professor of psychology at Rhodes, and Dr. Alice J. Davidson, associate professor of psychology at Rollins College, have published a new book.
March 22, 2017
Rhodes Abroad: Catching Up With Victoria Norris '18
This semester, junior business major Victoria Norris writes about studying in Dublin, Ireland, and her latest entry is below
March 22, 2017
Sadie Yanckello '15 Featured in Daily News
Sadie Yanckello was recently profiled in Memphis' Daily News, where she discussed her job as exhibitions and programming coordinator at Crosstown Arts in Memphis.
March 21, 2017