Rhodes College, for the fourth consecutive year, has made Money’s annual Best Colleges in America list, which showcases the country’s top colleges and universities based on quality of education, affordability, and student outcomes. The company uses a unique star system, and Rhodes received four out of five stars.
Facing History and Making History
Working with almuna Marti Tippens Murphy '86, Lamisa Hasan'18 takes a lead role during her fellowship at Facing History and Ourselves.
May 18, 2016
Reeling in the Prize
Phoebe Driscoll '15 left Rhodes College as an award-winning documentary filmmaker with her Pharaohs of Memphis.
May 18, 2016
One Woman, One Voice
Jazzy Miller ’08 has many irons in the fire. Perhaps closest to her heart, however, are the one-woman plays that she researched, wrote, and performed.
May 18, 2016
Real Challenges, Real Outcomes
Real Challenges, Real Outcomes
Editor's Note
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.
May 18, 2016
Students in Prof. Thompson's Course Help Families Secure More than $1.5 Million in Tax Refunds
Rhodes students enrolled in Prof. Ferron Thompson’s commerce and business course participated in the 2016 SaveFirst tax preparation initiative.
May 18, 2016
Prof. Bass Discusses Life as a Musician, His Work With Curb Institute in Memphis Daily News
Prof. John Bass of the Department of Music is featured in the Memphis Daily News about his career as a musician and his work as director of Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music.
May 18, 2016
College Raptor Recognizes Rhodes as a 2016 Hidden Gem
Rhodes is Tennessee’s selected college for 2016.
May 17, 2016
Rhodes Alumna Awarded James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Rhodes alumna Mimi Dunn is the recipient of the competitive James Madison Memorial Fellowship, which provides for graduate study leading to a master’s degree in American history, political science, or government.
As a 2011 Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies fellow, Dunn researched the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR. She graduated in 2013 with a B.A. in history.
May 16, 2016
Prof. Sciubba Discusses “Demographic Change in the 21st Century”
International Studies Professor Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba recently spoke at the Atlantic Council’s Global Strategy Forum in Washington, D.C. She discussed “Demographic Change in the 21st Century.” Her talk can be viewed here, in the first video starting at minute 31.
May 16, 2016
Distinguished Awards for Scholarship and Service Presented at Rhodes Commencement
Annual awards were presented at the 167th Commencement Exercises of Rhodes College on May 14 on campus. Rhodes graduate Heting Hommy Zhu was awarded the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Beta Kappa Prize, the college’s highest academic honor, and James Allen Boone, Jr. ’71, vice president for finance and business affairs, received the Rhodes College Distinguished Service Medal.
May 16, 2016