Caroline Johnson, a Rhodes College senior from Nashville, TN, has been selected for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 stipend for a 12-month journey to pursue an original project on a global scale. She is one of only 40 fellows chosen nationwide for 2026. Watson Fellows have the freedom to decide where to travel and when to change course, without the need to affiliate with an academic institution or hold formal employment. The program is designed to produce a year of personal insight, perspective, and confidence.
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
Mock Trial at Rhodes to Host National Championship, Celebrates 35th Year
Not all colleges get to hold a national championship in their city. But Rhodes College will get that chance in April 2023, when it hosts the American Mock Trial Association National Championship that will bring to Memphis the top 48 teams in the country. And, to top it off, this is the program’s 35th anniversary.
August 25, 2022
English Department Chair Leslie Petty Honored for Outstanding Faculty Service
Dr. Leslie Petty, associate professor of English and chair of the department at Rhodes College, was presented the 2022 Jameson M. Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service on Aug. 19 at the college’s Opening Convocation. This is an annual ceremony to mark a new academic session and welcome the new Rhodes class.
August 19, 2022
Rhodes College Ranked Among Most Beautiful Campuses in Nation
Rhodes College has been known to catch the eye of onlookers and visitors of the college, but its own students helped it earn the No. 20 spot on the “Most Beautiful Campus” list of The Princeton Review’s latest college guide: The Best 388 Colleges: 2023 Edition.
August 18, 2022
Rhodes Gears Up for New Class
The academics, a quality education, the friendly community, a beautiful campus, and support from professors are just some of the reasons members of the incoming class say they have chosen to make Rhodes College their new home. The college will be energized by 488 first-time, first-year students.
August 16, 2022