Rhodes College to Host U.S. Senate Debate Sept. 13
Editor's Note (Aug. 28): Rhodes College and media partners WMC-TV and the Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network-Tennessee have canceled the scheduled Sept. 13th U.S. Senate debate after Republican candidate Rep. Marsha Blackburn declined to participate. Democratic candidate, former Gov. Phil Bredesen, committed to participate in the debate three weeks ago.
Student-Led Entrepreneurial Venture Founded by Cinthya Bolanos ’20 Is Finalist in $20,000 Pitch Competition
She has founded Clu Technologies, a business to business (B2B) software enterprise that bridges the gap between the in-store and online shopping experience.Team members include Rhodes students Sydnee Haley ’20 and Luke Mansfield ’20 and University of the South student Kylee Richard ’21.
Rhodes College Professor Launches Podcast on Human Population Trends
Dr. Jennifer D. Sciubba, the Stanley J. Buckman Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College, has launched a new podcast about global population trends and implications.
Rhodes Featured Among Top Colleges in Annual Fiske Guide
Rhodes also made the guide’s listings of small colleges and universities strong in international studies and in business.
Summer Success Program Run By Rhodes Faculty and Students Is Changing the Narrative About Kindergarten Readiness
“Many pre-K camps are focused on one or two areas, but we are taking a very comprehensive approach that involves building emotional and social skills in addition to academic skills,” says Dr. Kiren Khan, camp director and assistant professor of psychology at Rhodes. The free program is located at the Porter-Leath Head Start center on American Way.
Rhodes Hosts History Teachers for Seminar on Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Charles McKinney, the Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of Africana Studies and associate professor of history, is serving as lead scholar for the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminar on the Civil Rights Movement.
Caroline Boyd-Rogers Wins Research Award Presented by International Psychology Honor Society
She is the recipient of the 2017-18 Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant presented by Psi Chi.
Barret Library to Open New Exhibit on Life of Robertson Topp
A new exhibit about the life of prominent Memphis businessman Robertson Topp is set to open on Monday, July 9, at the Rhodes College Paul Barret, Jr. Library.
International Studies Students Travel Abroad to Study Migration Crisis
Ten Rhodes students have been traveling throughout Europe as part of a study abroad Maymester with the Department of International Studies since June.
Rhodes Is Largest Purchaser of Solar Renewable Energy Certificates Through New TVA/MLGW Project
On any given day, roughly 3,100 solar panels at the new Allen Natural Gas Plant capture the sun’s light so that it can be converted into usable electricity. Rhodes representatives recently got an up-close view of them because the college is the largest purchaser of the new RECs associated with the site’s solar generation.