The Rhodes Impact Summer Experience (RISE) empowered 15 students to engage with the greater Memphis area this summer through full-time, eight-week paid internships at nonprofit organizations. Managed by Rhodes’ Center for Career and Professional Development, this program has provided participants with the chance to dive deep into their passions, hone their skills, and make meaningful contributions to the lives of those around them.
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
Rhodes Students Making a Difference at Shasta Central
Thanks to a connection between Rhodes and a local community center, students within the Rhodes Learning Corridor are seeing a big difference in their academic performances.
March 21, 2017
Rhodes Mock Trial Teams Advance to National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles
Rhodes College A team won this past weekend’s Memphis opening round of the National Championship Tournament held at the D’Army Bailey Courthouse and sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association.
March 20, 2017
Justin Davis ’17 to Receive 2017 Vanderhaar Student Peace Award
Justin Davis, a senior from St. Louis, MO, will receive the Dr. Gerard A. Vanderhaar Student Peace Award on March 31 at the 12th Annual Vanderhaar Symposium held at Christian Brothers University.
March 17, 2017
Tyler Harvey ’17 Wins Prestigious Watson Fellowship
Tyler Harvey, a senior urban studies major, has been named a Watson Fellow, a prestigious designation that includes a stipend for travel and study abroad for 2017-18.
March 16, 2017
Henry Schott ’17: Bringing Latin to Life
Henry Schott fell in love with languages in his 7th grade Latin class. Now in his fourth year at Rhodes, the Greek and Roman Studies major has done some amazing things in the pursuit of his passion.
March 15, 2017
Top 5 Things Not to Miss in March
Here are some events to check out, from the free to the fairly inexpensive, featuring a little something for everyone.
March 15, 2017
Renn Eason ’18 Wins NCAA High Jump Title
Junior Renn Eason claimed Rhodes College track & field's first ever individual national championship by winning the high jump.
March 14, 2017
Documentary by Professor Dee Garceau to Be Broadcast by Montana Public Television
Rhodes History Professor Dee Garceau produced and directed a documentary film about powwow dancing in the intermountain West, over a seven-year period from 2009 to 2016.
March 10, 2017
The Bridge Celebrates Four Years Addressing Homelessness in Memphis
March 2017 marks the fourth anniversary of The Bridge, Memphis’ one and only street paper.
March 09, 2017