Rhodes College has been awarded a three-year Institutional Impact Grant of $600,000 by the Educating Character Initiative, a project of The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. The Educating Character Initiative is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The college will use this grant to integrate character education into its liberal arts curriculum and student experience, as well as to support a re-alignment of the college’s motto—Truth, Loyalty, Service—which is featured on its seal.
Jess Gaughan ’19 Creates Interdisciplinary Major Suited Just for Her
Senior Jess Gaughan has combined political science, philosophy, and international studies to design her own major in preparation to one day work as a public defender and in the area of criminal justice reform.
March 11, 2019
Report Ranks Rhodes Alumni in Top 10 Percent for Mid-Career Earning Power
A new report from the website PayScale.com reveals Rhodes College alumni are in the top 10 percent of higher education institutions for mid-career salary.
March 08, 2019
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.
March 06, 2019
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.
February 28, 2019
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.
February 28, 2019
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.
February 27, 2019
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.
February 26, 2019
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.
February 25, 2019
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.
February 25, 2019
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.
February 25, 2019