The Memphis Public Interest Law Center, Research for Action Lab at Rhodes College, and Dragonfly Studio have released a report titled “Haunted Housing 2025: The Reality of Being a Renter in Memphis,” highlighting renter experiences and quantitative data on deteriorating living conditions and systemic housing challenges. “This is the kind of meaningful, community-engaged work that sets Rhodes apart,” said Dr. Natalie Person, dean for community engagement at Rhodes.
Rhodes Catches the Eye of Architectural Digest as One of the Prettiest College Campuses in America
The magazine, which features the work of top architects and designers, notes the college’s “beautiful wooded campus with uniformly Collegiate Gothic buildings made of Arkansas sandstone, Vermont slate, and Indiana limestone.”
September 21, 2022
Maryam Taysir ’22 Begins Emerson National Hunger Fellowship to Help Eliminate Hunger and Poverty
Emerson Fellows are placed with community-based organizations across the country and with policy-focused organizations in Washington, D.C. to make a difference in eliminating hunger and poverty in the United States. The new cohort of 18 change-makers began their work this month.
September 19, 2022
Prof. Elaine Frawley Awarded $300K National Institutes of Health Award for Microbiology Research
The goal of the research is to gain a better understanding of the actions of nitric oxide used by the human immune system as a chemical defense to fight off bacterial infection and how bacteria such as Salmonella can evade these actions. The research has potential to identify new cellular targets for novel antibiotics.
September 14, 2022
Rhodes College to Present Annual Constitution Day Lecture
W. Taylor Reveley III will deliver “Why We Need The Constitution And The Constitution Needs Us” on Sept. 15.
September 13, 2022
Rhodes College Achieves High Rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges
The rankings evaluate 1,500 colleges and universities across the country, Rhodes ranked No. 55— sharing that position with four other colleges—for National Liberal Arts Colleges. Rhodes also landed at No. 23 for Most Innovative and No. 26 for Best Undergraduate Teaching among liberal arts colleges.
September 12, 2022
Prof. Michael Nelson Publishes New Book on George W. Bush Presidency and 9/11
Prof. Nelson is a recognized Presidential scholar and the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes. Among the courses he teaches is The American Presidency.
September 09, 2022
Rhodes College Makes Forbes’ List of America’s Top Colleges for 2022
Forbes ranked colleges and universities across the U.S. based on the return on investment and outcomes they delivered for their students.
September 07, 2022
Anne Beard Tapped as Chief of Staff at Rhodes College
Anne Beard has been named chief of staff at Rhodes College. She graduated from the college in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in international studies and currently serves as director of development for the Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.
September 07, 2022
Film by Rhodes Junior And Day Scholar Janay Kelley Featured at Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest
A short film titled The River by Rhodes English major Janay Kelley ’24 made its premiere at the seventh annual Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest held Aug. 26 at the Halloran Centre. Kelley produced the film with two $5,000 Youth Production Packages she received in 2018 and 2019 as winner of the event’s Grand Jury Prize for two consecutive years.
August 30, 2022
Physics Students Recognized for Leadership at National Level
Three physics majors at Rhodes College— Mackenzie Gibbs ’22, Jess Hamer ’23, and Olivia Kaufmann ’23—have received national recognition through the Society of Physics Students.
August 30, 2022