Dr. Susan Satterfield, professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Rhodes College, was presented the 2025 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service on Aug. 15 at the college’s Opening Convocation. The letters of nomination that the award committee received commended Satterfield’s work and described her as a highly regarded faculty leader who has led multiple academic programs, served on and chaired major faculty committees and task forces, and committed herself to student achievement and success.
Summer 2016 Edition of Rhodes Magazine Is Now Online
Dominique DeFreece '18 spent the summer at Literacy Memphis as a Rhodes Summer Service Fellow.
August 02, 2016
Prof. Gibson Discusses Rhodes Reads’ Selection Salvage the Bones
Dr. Ernest L. Gibson III of Rhodes’ Department of English discusses the novel’s themes of gender, family, and survival in an interview with Memphis Reads.
August 01, 2016
Students Present Summer Research at MERCURY Conference Held at Bucknell University
In the photo (l-r): Carolyn Dishuck, Emily Harrison, Rebeca Roldan, Emma Selner, Caroline Magee
July 28, 2016
Rhodes Alums Among Speakers at National Conventions
Rhodes alumni recently took the stage at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
Christopher Cox, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, spoke at the RNC on July 19. View here.
Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, spoke at the DNC on July 26. View here.
July 28, 2016
Leadership: Jason Hood ’87 Champions Causes to Make Memphis a Better Place
Jason Hood ’87, chief legal officer and chief administrative officer at Sedgwick, Inc., thinks of his job as a helping profession, according to an article in Memphis Crossroads Magazine. He is part of a team that provides third-party productivity management services to major employers for matters such as medical leave, credit card warranty claims, and worker compensation. “Every day, someone is having a traumatic event,” Hood says in the article. “We try to address them. We handle claims from all over. We are a business partner . . .
July 25, 2016
“Teachers that Stay”: Drs. Person and Casey on New Licensure Program
Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization focused on education, has written about Rhodes’ new educational studies major, the State of Tennessee’s recent approval of the schools’ licensure program for teachers, and the college’s partnership with Shelby County Schools.
July 20, 2016
Prof. Kimberly Kasper and Overton Park Community Farmers Market Featured in Edible Memphis
Dr. Kimberly Kasper, assistant professor of anthropology, was recently interviewed by Stacey Greenberg ‘94 for Edible Memphis about the Overton Park Community Farmers Market. The market, which is overseen by Rhodes College and the Overton Park Conservancy, began in 2012 as part of an effort to address the issues of food access and insecurity in the surrounding community.
July 20, 2016
Rhodes Magazine Spring 2016
It is hard to think that we only get our students for four short years, especially when we pause to reflect on the things they dream about and accomplish. The spring issue is filled both with dreams and accomplishments. It is filled with instances where those two things met during the course of a student’s time at Rhodes.
July 18, 2016
Faculty Focus: Dr. Natalie Person
When the Rhodes faculty voted overwhelmingly in April 2015 to approve an educational studies major, at the helm of the college’s charge was Dr. Natalie Person.
July 15, 2016