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.
Rhodes Weather Station Now Available Online
Now you can know the exact measurements of the weather using Rhodes’ personal weather station, perched atop Rhodes Tower.
August 05, 2016
Survey Says: Advice for First-Year Students
We asked professors, recent grads, and rising seniors what advice they would give a first-year for navigating those sometimes deep waters. Here’s what they told us.
August 04, 2016
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