The Rhodes College chapter of Mortar Board is a recipient of the national office’s 2025 Gold Torch Award, which honors chapters that are dedicated to the organization’s purpose and its Ideals and are active on campus in ways that improve the quality of student life. The chapter also has been recognized in the Project Excellence in Community Service category for its Teacher Appreciation Drive.
Prof. Huebner Gives History Lesson on Confirming Court Nominees in New York Times
Dr. Timothy S. Huebner of the Department of History at Rhodes has published an op-ed in the New York Times that sheds light on the history of confirming court nominees in election years.
February 16, 2016
Model UN Course Driven by Students’ Interest in Developing Resolutions to Real Issues
Rhodes students can get a unique “outside the classroom” experience through the Model United Nations course, a one-credit class in which students research and gain a better understanding of the UN.
February 12, 2016
Rhodes Tops Southern Athletic Association Honor Roll List
The Southern Athletic Association (SAA) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll for the 2015 fall semester, with Rhodes topping the list.
February 11, 2016
Presidential Candidates Can Appeal to Voters With Music, According to Prof. Jasperson
Music stirs the emotions, and presidential candidates can use the power of music in their campaigns to unify voters, according to Dr. Amy E. Jasperson, chair of the political science department at Rhodes.
February 10, 2016
"This is a Laboratory": The Audubon Sessions
On December 4th, the Mike Curb Institute of Music welcomed the band Mason Jar Fireflies to 1034 Audubon for the last Audubon Sessions performance of 2015.
February 10, 2016
Jeff Cleanthes Named Rhodes College Athletics Director
Jeff Cleanthes, assistant athletic director and head baseball coach at Rhodes, has been named the college’s new director of athletics, effective March 2016.
February 09, 2016
Rhodes Wins Two Bids to Compete in Opening Round of Mock Trial Nationals
Two Rhodes Mock Trial teams have secured bids to compete in the opening round of the National Championship Tournament.
February 09, 2016
Research by Rhodes Alumnus Shows How Songbirds Learn Complex Skills
Dr. Michael Long, a Rhodes alumnus and neuroscientist at New York University, for years has been studying how songbirds learn their vocalizations.
February 09, 2016
Physics Students Dazzle Elementary Students with Science
Rhodes College’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) put smiles on the faces of students at Shelby Oaks Elementary Jan. 26 with science demonstrations.
February 09, 2016