Opening Convocation, which is the formal academic ceremony to welcome the new class and to begin the college’s 178th session, was held on Friday, Aug. 14. Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The Class of 2030 comprises 400 students, who come from 35 states and 14 different countries. Seventeen percent are first-generation students; and more than 100 students will represent Rhodes as varsity student-athletes.
Souper Contact Continues to Serve Community Throughout the Year
Serving the hungry and homeless of Memphis is year-round for the Rhodes’ Souper Contact, a student-run meal program.
October 07, 2016
Rhodes Staffer Angela Fletcher Shares Remarkable Story About Her Bloodhound and Their Rescue Work
Rhodes staff member Angela Fletcher recently was interviewed about her bloodhound, Maddy, and their search and rescue work.
October 07, 2016
Prof. Clinton and Students Conduct Archaeological Work on Crete
This past summer, students got a chance to accompany Dr. Miriam Clinton of the Department of Art and Art History to Crete to conduct archaeological research.
October 06, 2016
World of Photos Contest Gets Under Way
Today, more than 60 percent of Rhodes students call a different country their classroom for a few weeks or even months.
October 06, 2016
MERCURY Receives National Science Foundation Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $225,000 grant to the Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate Computational Chemistry (MERCURY).
October 05, 2016
Indie Memphis to Feature Two Films Produced by History Prof. Dee Garceau
“Remember Fort Pillow,” a documentary film produced in collaboration with Rhodes students, is an official selection of the Indie Memphis Film Festival 2016.
October 04, 2016
Faculty Research: Prof. Mike LaRosa Builds on Research on Colombia and Migration
Prof. Mike LaRosa is currently in Bogotá, Colombia conducting research on “out migration” from Colombia to other parts of the world.
October 04, 2016
Memphis Architecture Image Collection Goes Live
The Memphis Architecture Image Collection went live in DLynx this week.
October 04, 2016
Rhodes Professors to Present at Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference
Professors Charles McKinney and Robert Saxe will present their research at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH ) Conference in Richmond, VA, Oct. 5-9.
October 04, 2016
Ryan Carroll ’12 Helps Inmates Get GED
About a year and a half ago, math alumnus Ryan Carroll ’12 decided he wanted to teach inmates housed in downtown Memphis at 201 Poplar Avenue.
October 03, 2016