Dr. Scott Newstok, professor of English and executive director of the Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College, has been awarded a four-year grant from the State Research Agency of Spain. This award will support his scholarship on the multilingual heritage of early modern English across legal, religious, political, and literary discourses. Newstok’s project was one of 37 funded among 254 applications; in the three-year history of Spain’s research program, he is the second recipient who works in the humanities, and the only recipient from a liberal arts college.
Creative Connections
The ways in which Memphis and Rhodes intertwine are especially evident in the arts. Memphis is a place where artists can thrive, and Rhodes students are connected in meaningful ways to arts organizations all over the city.
May 13, 2016
The Power of Big Ideas
Outside Barret Library, a light layer of white covered the Rhodes campus. Inside Barret 051, a cavernous space typically reserved for group meetings, teams of students huddled together, heads down, diligently working on laptops.
May 11, 2016
Emily Hayward ’16 Joins Rhodes Alumni Accepted to Extremely Competitive M.D.-Ph.D. Training Program
Rhodes senior Emily Hayward has been accepted into a nationally competitive Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
May 11, 2016
Making a Difference at Promise Academy
Five days a week, Rhodes senior Jessica Ramey heads over to Promise Academy, an elementary charter school in Memphis’ Hollywood neighborhood, to assist first-grade students with their daily lessons.
May 09, 2016
2016 Awards
The GSST Program is pleased to announce the winners of our 2016 academic awards.
May 09, 2016
Rhodes Adds Another Fulbright Student Award Grantee
Rhodes senior Miranda Rose recently learned she is the recipient of a 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Korea. She joins four other Fulbright student grantees from Rhodes who will serve as English Teaching Assistants in their assigned countries.
May 06, 2016
Radhika Puri ’16 and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Create Helmet Safety Program
Rhodes senior Radhika Puri has created a helmet safety program in partnership with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. During her junior year at White Station High School in Memphis, TN, Puri suffered a traumatic head injury after falling off her bicycle. She was not wearing a helmet and as a result of her injuries, underwent care in Memphis and Atlanta hospitals. She missed nine weeks of her junior year in high school.
May 04, 2016
Prof. Huebner Weighs In on Conversation About 1866 Memphis Massacre
In March, Prof. Timothy Huebner of Rhodes’ Department of History presented a lecture at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library titled “A Massacre in Memphis: The Bloody Race Riot of 1866.”
May 04, 2016
ODK Inducts New Members Demonstrating Scholarship, Leadership, and Service
Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national honor society which recognizes scholarship, leadership and service in extracurricular activities, has inducted new members into the college’s Phi Circle.
New members from the faculty and staff are Dr. Zachary Casey, assistant professor of educational studies; Brian Foshee, director of physical plant; and Timothy Lucas, associate director of physical plant.
May 04, 2016