"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.
July 29, 2019
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.
July 24, 2019
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.
July 19, 2019
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.
July 15, 2019
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.
July 09, 2019
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.
June 28, 2019
Prof. Chanelle Benz Lauded As ‘Riveting New Voice in American Fiction’
Her new novel, The Gone Dead, has been featured by The New York Times as one of the “12 New Books to Watch For in June.”
June 14, 2019
New Study Abroad Policy Will Help More Rhodes Students Experience the World
Study abroad is an integral part of a liberal arts education at Rhodes, introducing students to courses, internships, and research opportunities around the globe. The college is now making it possible for students to use their federal and institutional aid on any one of more than 300 Rhodes- affiliated semester-long study abroad programs.
June 14, 2019
New Book by Prof. Esen Kirdis Explores Islamic Political Movements
Based on qualitative fieldwork, the 240-page book explores the strategic decision-making of six Islamic political movements in Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey.
June 13, 2019