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.
Rhodes Ranks No. 16 for Internship Opportunities in Princeton Review’s “Colleges That Pay You Back” Guide
Rhodes is listed in the 2017 edition of The Princeton Review’s Colleges That Pay You Back, released today.
January 31, 2017
Faculty Concert Series in Full Swing
The Faculty Concert Series at Rhodes is in full swing. For the professors in the Department of Music, the concert series is a fun and meaningful way for them to live their craft while bringing Rhodes closer to its community.
January 26, 2017
Rhodes SPS Chapter Receives Future Faces of Physics Award from National Office
The Rhodes College chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized by the National Office of SPS as a recipient of the Future Faces of Physics Award.
January 25, 2017
Theatre Fellows Shine Spotlight on Young Performers from Area Schools
Last fall, Theatre Memphis and Rhodes College came together to cultivate the arts through the Central High School Fellowship, funded by the Riea and Steve Lainoff Fellowship Program.
January 20, 2017
Prof. Boyle Among Group of Scientists Warning of Primates’ Extinction
Dr. Sarah Boyle is part of a team of 31 primatologists who have been analyzing the conservation status of 504 primate species from around the world.
January 19, 2017
Prof. Rhiannon Graybill Publishes Book on Biblical Prophets Through a Modern Lens
A new book by Prof. Rhiannon Graybill, assistant professor of religious studies and director of the gender and sexuality studies program, has been published by Oxford University Press.
January 18, 2017
Multiethnic, Mixed-Income Neighborhood in Milwaukee Subject of New Book By Prof. Perry
A new book by Dr. Evelyn M. Perry, associate professor of sociology, is scheduled for publication Feb. 27, 2017 by the University of North Carolina Press. It is titled Live and Let Live.
January 18, 2017
Prof. LaRosa’s New Book Focuses on U.S.–Latin American Relations Since 1889
Dr. Michael LaRosa has published a new textbook titled The Third Century with historian Mark Gilderhus and Rhodes alumnus David LaFevor.
January 18, 2017
Prof. McKinney Appears on CNN
Dr. Charles McKinney, the Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of Africana Studies and associate professor of history, appeared on a CNN news segment January 17.
January 18, 2017
The Audubon Sessions to Make TV Debut
The Audubon Sessions makes its television debut in 2017 on public, educational, and government (PEG) cable access stations in cities throughout the country.
January 18, 2017