This summer, 17 fellows participated in the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies (RIRS), one of the college’s innovative programs where students capitalize on their liberal arts education and explore Memphis and the Mid-South through research. It operates under the auspices of the Lynne & Henry Turley Memphis Center for Community Engagement.
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
Prof. Huebner to Discuss His New Book at Southern Festival of Books
Prof. Tim Huebner will discuss his new book, Liberty and Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism, at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
October 03, 2016
Prof. Pamela Church Appointed to State Board of Accountancy
Dr. Pamela Church, chair of Rhodes’ Department of Business, was appointed to the State Board of Accountancy. The term runs through June 30, 2019.
September 29, 2016
Prof. Denis Khantimirov Discusses Booming Restaurant Industry In Memphis
Prof. Denis Khantimirov of the Department of Business at Rhodes recently was interviewed by WHBQ/FOX-TV about the booming restaurant industry’s impact on the local economy.
September 29, 2016
Joe Thompson '08 Lands Role on NBC Sitcom
History alumnus Joe Thompson '08 is out in Hollywood and will make his national TV debut Oct. 27 on NBC sitcom “Superstore.”
September 28, 2016
Alum Bailey Jones Joins Impact America
Political science alumna Bailey Jones ’16 has joined Impact America as an AmeriCorps Member.
September 22, 2016