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Rhodes College Awarded Nearly $1.2 Million to Prepare Students to Teach Mathematics and Science in High-Need School Districts

Rhodes College is being awarded nearly $1.2 million for a project to support undergraduates interested in becoming K-12 mathematics and science teachers in high-needs school districts and to participate in research opportunities throughout their degree program to expand their skill set as educators.

The grant comes from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program of the National Science Foundation. The Urban Teacher Partnership for Culturally Relevant STEM Education is the name of the five-year project at Rhodes.

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Alexis Kavanaugh Named Rhodes Head Field Hockey Coach

Rhodes College has announced that Alexis Kavanaugh has been hired as the next head field hockey coach, making her the fifth head coach in program history.

Siblings Allie '19 and Hayden Hill '21 Qualify for NCAA Div. III Swim Championships

For the first time ever, the Rhodes College swimming and diving teams will send a participant from both the men's and women's teams to the 2019 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday-Saturday March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C.

Computer Science Honor Society Established at Rhodes

Dr. Brian Larkins, assistant professor of computer science, serves as faculty advisor, but he says Kathleen Blanck ’18 was instrumental in filling the petition for the establishment of a chapter and spending a year of gathering the appropriate documents, information, and funding as part of the application process.

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Madison Perchik ’19 Publishes Research Showing Promise for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

She works in the lab of Prof. Mauricio Cafiero, and her paper based on her research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.

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Granolagrrl: Rhodes First-Year Uses Food Blog to Connect with Students

For Madeleine O’Toole ’22, healthy eating has long been a passion. A native Memphian, O’Toole created the Instagram account and online blog granolagrrl to spotlight local restaurants, share recipes, and to emphasize that healthy food can be accessible to all.

Student Mentor Profile: Issy Tschurr ’20 Helps Students Navigate the First-Year Experience

Through both her student employment and the student organizations she has joined, the Rhodes junior has found herself in leadership and mentoring roles that help students feel at home on campus and inspire their confidence and growth.

Rhodes Women's Basketball Defeats Oglethorpe to Win the 2019 SAA Tournament Championship

The Rhodes women's basketball team completed one of the biggest runs in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Women's Basketball Tournament history by winning the league title over defending champion Oglethorpe, 56-41, Sunday inside the Hangar Dome on the campus of Millsaps College.

The Women's Basketball Team poses with their SAA Tournament Trophy

Joe Angelillo ’20 Brings Back Best Undergraduate Paper Award from Regional History Conference

He and Tim Nelson ’20 from Rhodes both presented papers at the recent Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference held at Arkansas State University.

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Econ Professor Marshall Gramm Profiled As One of the Best In the World at Handicapping Horse Races

He finished ninth place in the National Horseplayers Championship. A recent article in The Commercial Appeal goes on to talk about how Prof. Gramm teaches a racetrack wagering course at Rhodes in addition to teaching intermediate macroeconomics.

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