Recent Rhodes College graduates Katherine Buikema, Monica Nedialkova, Maya Khalife-Hamdan, and Anna Rush have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2025-2026 academic year. They will serve as English teaching assistants in their assigned countries. The Fulbright Program currently facilitates the exchange of students and scholars between the United States and more than 140 countries.
Rhodes Creates New Programming for First-Generation College Students
Research has shown that first-generation college students can experience an array of challenges from financial setbacks to anxiety about social inclusion to doubting one’s abilities. To provide a network of support and celebrate their successes, the Student Life First-Generation Programming Committee at Rhodes College has been working to create more intentional programming for its first-gen students.
November 07, 2023
Students Demonstrate You Don’t Have to Be a Biology Major to Make Meaningful Contributions to Avian Research
Non-biology majors in the BIOL 105: Everyday Evolution: Genes, Diversity, and Society course recently had the chance to participate in hands-on scientific research involving migratory birds after visiting the Arkansas State Bird Observatory. Alix Matthews is the instructor.
November 03, 2023
Aaron Fitzgerald ’10 Recognized Nationally Among Climate Leaders and Innovators
Rhodes College alum Aaron Fitzgerald ’10 has been named to the Grist 50 list, which features leaders and innovators from across the country who are working on solutions to the planet’s most pressing challenges.
October 31, 2023
Global Pursuits: Rhodes Seniors Compete for 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government with participation by students, faculty, and young professionals. Sixteen seniors from Rhodes are competing for Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to be used 2024-2025.
October 26, 2023
Kristin Pedrozo ’22 Selected for Fellowships as a Future Museum Leader
The Rhodes Vision includes the goal of graduating students with the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership. Kristin Pedrozo ’22 certainly is an example of an individual with that goal in mind, having been accepted into programs for art museum leadership.
October 24, 2023
Authors of Rhodes Reads Selection, His Name Is George Floyd, to Speak on Campus Oct. 26
Incoming students over the summer were asked to read His Name Is George Floyd, winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa as part of Rhodes Reads. The authors will speak on campus Oct. 26.
October 23, 2023
Oxford University Scholar Emma Smith to Discuss Shakespeare’s First Folio as Part of Rhodes at 175 Celebration
As part of Rhodes College’s 175th anniversary celebration, University of Oxford professor Emma Smith will present “What Is Shakespeare’s First Folio—and Why Should I Care?” on Oct. 19. The lecture is funded by the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment.
October 17, 2023
Inaugural Events Set for This Weekend
Jennifer M. Collins will be formally installed as the 21st president of Rhodes College on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Inaugural weekend events include a campus-wide celebratory lunch on Friday featuring Memphis-inspired dishes, and the Inaugural Talks, which will showcase the richness and variety of faculty scholarship at Rhodes.
October 16, 2023
A Culture of Empathy Is Key as Sam Frank ’24 Leads Honor Council
History major Sam Frank ’24 serves as the 2023-2024 president of the Honor Council, which interprets and implements the Honor Code. Bringing empathy to his role, Frank says, "Any organization tasked with seeking justice needs to prioritize compassion and education if the goal is to improve the community it serves."
October 12, 2023
Rhodes College’s Curb Institute Named to Billboard’s List of 2023 Top Music Business Schools
Rhodes College’s Mike Curb Institute for Music has been named to Billboard’s list of the 2023 Top Music Business Schools. This is the third time the college has made the roster since 2020; Billboard did not release a list in 2021.
October 10, 2023