At the Campus Life Awards ceremony, members of the Rhodes community were recognized for their excellent level of commitment and passion in their respective areas of campus involvement. 

When chemistry major Kayla Wilson finished her core undergraduate requirements within three years at Rhodes, she decided to pursue a new adventure--sailing across the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean.

Zippia, a new website dedicated to helping graduates with their career choices, recently listed the college in the top 10 nationally and first in Tennessee for “Best Colleges for Employment in Each State.”

The Rhodes College Chapter of Iota Iota Iota, the Honor Society of Gender and Sexuality Studies, will induct the following new members April 25 on campus: 

Poet Patricia Spears Jones, a 1973 Rhodes alumna, is the 2017 recipient of the Jackson Poetry Prize presented by Poets & Writers, a New York-based service organization for creative writers.

Ask Jenny Loome ’18 why she came to Rhodes College, and she’ll tell you one of the big reasons is the St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship.

Olivia Muehlberger, a 2016 Rhodes alumna from Austin, TX, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Thomas Mitchell, a political science and educational studies double major from Knoxville, TN, is among those winning a Truman Scholarship. 

The 2016 Rhodes College women’s golf team has been selected to receive the 2017 Amateur Team of the Year Award presented by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (TSHF).

The Rhodes Summer Writing Institute, a two-week, residential program held on campus for high school students, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this summer.