Rhodes professors equip students to think and understand in new ways through rigorous academics and opportunities for exploration outside of the classroom. The college welcomes 15 new faculty to its distinguished roster for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Academic Affairs Leadership: Several Tapped to Serve as Directors
New director positions have been added in the Office of Academic Affairs as part of the leadership teams of the associate provost, dean for faculty development, and dean for curricular development.
Rhodes Students Walk Alongside Refugees Striving for a Promising Future
Refugee Empowerment Program is located a five-minute drive from the Rhodes campus in the Binghampton neighborhood. REP assists the refugee and immigrant population of Memphis through education, advocacy, and support programs.Rhodes students Khiem Nguyen and Mildred Vazquez spent this summer there serving as literacy coaches.
McCoy Theatre Earns 12 Ostrander Nominations, Including Best Production and Best Ensemble for "I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change"
"I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change" was also nominated for Best Choreography, Best Music Direction, and Best Direction by Professor Joy Brooke Fairfield.
Rhodes Ranked a Best College Value for 2019 by Kiplinger
It is No. 65 among the 500 colleges listed overall by personal finance and business organization Kiplinger. At Rhodes, students enjoy world-class academics and a learning environment that inspires life-changing discovery.
Annie Paris ’21 is Helping Make the World Golf Championships a Success in Memphis
One Rhodes rising junior has been at the center of the action for the last six months, preparing for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Forty-six of the top 50 players in the world will be participating and, as golfers and golf lovers from around the world descend on Memphis July 24-28, Paris hopes their star power elevates Memphis and recruits more supporters for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Ben South Receives Teaching Assistantship in France
Ben South ’19 has been awarded a highly competitive 2019-2020 teaching assistantship by the Assistants de langue en France program.
Rhodes College Announces New Key Positions in Academic Affairs
Three Rhodes faculty members have joined the Office of Academic Affairs, which is dedicated to empowering a community of strong teacher-scholars and developing transformative programs and experiences for a talented student body. They are Dr. Tim Huebner, associate provost; Dr. Natalie Person, dean for curricular development; and Dr. Amy Jasperson, dean for faculty development. They assumed their new roles July 1.
Rhodes Featured Among the “Best and Most Interesting” Colleges
Rhodes College, with a learning environment that is beautiful, community-centered, and transformative, is once again featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges. The 2020 guide delivers an insider’s look at what it’s really like to be a student at the “best and most interesting” schools in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland.
Alicia Golston Promoted to Dean of Students at Rhodes College
Dr. Alicia Golston has been promoted to dean of students at Rhodes College, effective July 1, 2019. She served as associate dean of students in 2017 and became associate dean for student experience in 2018.