Rhodes College has been awarded a three-year Institutional Impact Grant of $600,000 by the Educating Character Initiative, a project of The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. The Educating Character Initiative is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The college will use this grant to integrate character education into its liberal arts curriculum and student experience, as well as to support a re-alignment of the college’s motto—Truth, Loyalty, Service—which is featured on its seal.
Rhodes Students Win Top Awards for Projects Presented at Memphis Area Collegiate Geospatial Showcase
Sam Supan ’25 won the undergraduate category and Shannen Alack ’27 was runner-up at the annual Memphis Area Collegiate Geospatial Showcase, held this year on the Rhodes College campus. They each will receive a scholarship award toward their education and/or research.
April 30, 2025
Annual Campus Life Awards Celebrate Outstanding Contributions
At the Campus Life Awards ceremony on April 22, members of the Rhodes community were recognized for their outstanding level of commitment and passion in their respective areas of campus involvement. The annual event is presented by the Rhodes Student Government.
April 29, 2025
Rhodes College to Award Honorary Degrees to St. Jude CEO and Retired Rhodes Professor
Dr. James R. Downing and Dr. Luther D. Ivory will receive honorary degrees at the 176th Commencement of Rhodes College on May 17. Downing is president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Ivory retired in 2018 from Rhodes as an associate professor of religious studies and director of the then African American Studies Program.
April 28, 2025
Rhodes Recognized for Fostering Student Success in New Carnegie Classification
Rhodes College is included in the latest updates to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which is the nation's leading framework for categorizing diverse U.S. higher education institutions.
April 25, 2025
Zoë Dominguez ’25 Carves Her Artistic Niche while Making a Social Impact
While at Rhodes, English and urban studies double major Zoe Dominguez '25 has spent three years working on social justice efforts, pursued an Honors Project in English, released her first punk rock single, and fallen in love with the Memphis arts scene.
April 24, 2025
Rhodes Students Named Finalists in National Entrepreneurship Competition
Rhodes College juniors Sandy Mansour and Kai Virani have been selected as finalists in the E-Fest® competition, hosted by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. Since 2017, the competition has awarded more than $1.5M dollars to undergraduate business ventures.
April 21, 2025
Hugh Ferguson ’27 Exemplifies Day Scholarship’s Commitment to Service in Memphis
Hugh Ferguson’s passion for healthcare manifests itself in his courses, internships, volunteer work, and research efforts, and, in keeping with the Day Scholarship’s mission, a sincere love for the city of Memphis and its people underpins it all.
April 17, 2025
Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program Designated as a Hidden Gem by American Council of Trustees and Alumni
The Philosophy, Politics & Economics program at Rhodes College has been designated as a Hidden Gem by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The Hidden Gems initiative highlights honors colleges and major, minor, and certificate programs that provide high-quality interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts. Launched in 2019, it now numbers 23 institutions spanning from coast to coast.
April 15, 2025
Writer and Scholar Gretchen E. Henderson Named Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Dr. Gretchen E. Henderson has been named the Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Rhodes College following a national search. In this position, Henderson will help enhance the humanities at the college as well as serve on the advisory board of the Spence L. Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities.
April 15, 2025
Petty Co-Edits Book on New Orleans’ Literary History
Dr. Leslie Petty, professor of English and the T.K. Young Chair of English Literature, has co-edited a new book titled Voices and Visions: Essays on New Orleans's Literary History (University Press of Mississippi).
April 11, 2025