Registration is underway for the Spring 2026 session of the Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning at Rhodes College. The center offers non-credit courses designed for adult learners, with options ranging from single sessions to multiple meetings. Engaging courses are expertly guided by Rhodes professors and cover a variety of topics from history and literature to current events.
Prof. Judith Haas Receives Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service
Dr. Judith Haas, associate professor of English at Rhodes College, was presented the 2016 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service.
August 22, 2016
Prof. Victor Coonin's Definitive Book Cited in NYT Magazine Article on Michelangelo’s David
Prof. Victor Coonin of the Department of Art and Art History is mentioned in an article about Michelangelo’s David in The New York Times Magazine.
August 17, 2016
Faculty Expertise: Prof. Huebner Publishes Book on Civil War Era
Prof. Tim Huebner has published a new book, Liberty and Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism.
August 17, 2016
Rhodes Alumna Gives Olympic Equestrian Commentary
In 1984, Rhodes alumna Melanie Smith Taylor ’71 won an Olympic gold medal.
August 17, 2016
Prof. Kazi to Participate In Interfaith Dialogue on the Children of Abraham
Prof. Yasir Kazi of the Department of Religious Studies will be among panelists discussing “The Children of Abraham: An Interfaith Dialogue.”
August 17, 2016
Prof. Nelson Writes How Sam Phillips Helped to Change Memphis
Rhodes Professor Michael Nelson recently published an article about music producer and businessman Sam Phillips on the Claremont Review of Books website.
August 16, 2016
Faculty Expertise: Prof. Nelson Publishes Book on Clinton Presidency
Dr. Michael Nelson of the Rhodes Department of Political Science has written 42: Inside the Presidency of Bill Clinton. (Miller Center of Public Affairs Books).
August 15, 2016
Faculty Expertise: Prof. Doyle Gives Lesson on Languages Spoken in Rio de Janeiro
Dr. Kathleen Doyle, associate professor of Spanish at Rhodes, fell in love with the Portuguese language while in graduate school, studying under Brazilian teachers.
August 15, 2016
Herman Morris ’73 Named Among Most Influential Black Corporate Directors
Savoy magazine has named Herman Morris, Jr. as one of its 2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.
August 12, 2016
Prof. Gray Elected to International Society of New Testament Scholars
Patrick Gray, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, was elected to membership in the international Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas at its recent General Meeting in Montreal.
August 12, 2016