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.
History Honor Society Inducts New Members
The Rhodes College Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (Alpha-Epsilon-Delta) is pleased to announce that the following students have joined the national history honor society.
February 22, 2017
Prof. Etty Terem Presents Research at Harvard Divinity School Conference
Dr. Etty Terem, associate professor of history, was invited by Harvard Divinity School to speak at its conference on scholarship in Muslim Africa.
February 22, 2017
Prof. Mark Muesse Publishes New Book, Four Wise Men
Dr. Mark Muesse, associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes, has published a new book titled Four Wise Men: The Lives and Teachings of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad
February 22, 2017
Students Learn Importance of Listening When Caring for Patients
Active listening is the goal of the Methodist Hospital Chaplaincy Internship, where Rhodes students learn to listen to and comfort hospitalized patients at Methodist North and Methodist University Hospital.
February 21, 2017
Rhodes Recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
Rhodes is being recognized as a top producing institution for Fulbright U.S. Students for 2016-2017 by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
February 21, 2017
Rhodes’ Chief Human Resources Officer Accepts National Award for Memphis Business Group on Health
Claire Shapiro is president of the board of directors for Memphis Business Group on Health (MBGH) and accepted a national award on the organization’s behalf.
February 17, 2017
Prof. Shira Malkin Curates Exhibit In Tribute to Her Father’s Artistic and Cultural Legacy
Like a beautiful blend of colors, Dr. Shira Malkin has fused elements of scholarly research with something intensely personal—her father’s artwork.
February 17, 2017
Departmental Collaboration Brings Memphis Cartonera to Clough-Hanson Gallery
This semester, Joel Parsons and Dr. Elizabeth Pettinaroli, along with the Memphis Cartonera fellows, have joined forces to produce “Memphis Cartonera: Cooperative Publishing, Art, and Action.”
February 16, 2017
Rhodes Once Again Earns Tree Campus Distinction
Rhodes is a Level 4 arboretum, and many Urban Forestry Fellows are researching Overton Park’s old growth forest and planning events to engage the community in environmental stewardship.
February 14, 2017
Watersports Experience Inspires Nick Parinella ’17 to Create Winning Invention
Rhodes senior Nick Parinella says tubing, or “floating the river,” is a popular pastime in his hometown of Austin, TX, but trying to keep up with keys or credit cards when on the water is always a big inconvenience. That fact became his inspiration for the Kangaroozie™, a can cooler (koozie) with a waterproof compartment to store valuables.
February 10, 2017