Rhodes Into Memphis Service Campaign Tops Goal

The Rhodes College community pledged an ambitious 50,000 hours of service to local partners during the 2025-2026 academic year, celebrating the college’s century-long commitment to the City of Memphis since relocating its campus from Clarksville in 1925. The college has exceeded this goal!
March 04, 2026
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Rhodes to Recognize 2018 Distinguished Alumni

Annual awards will be presented at Rhodes’ Alumni Convocation on Oct. 20 during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Dr. Herbert H. Hill from the Class of 1967 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dr. Coby V. Smith from the Class of 1968 will receive the Black Student Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
October 12, 2018
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42 Rhodes College Graduates Accepted to Medical School in 2018

Rhodes College graduates have been admitted to some of the nation’s top medical schools in 2018. The national liberal arts college has one of the top medical school acceptance rates in the nation. Eighty-six percent of Rhodes graduates with a GPA greater than 3.4 and an MCAT score greater than 57 percent have been accepted to medical school over the last five years. 

October 12, 2018
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The National WWII Museum Founder Comes to Rhodes

Dr. Gordon H. Mueller, founding president and CEO of The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA, gave a talk on campus Oct. 9 about the impact of World War II on public memory in the United States.
October 11, 2018
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Dr. Cary Fowler Discusses International Advocacy Work at Rhodes

Dr. Cary Fowler, a distinguished agriculturist and the chair of the Board of Trustees at Rhodes College, came to campus to discuss his international advocacy work on Oct. 9. The event was sponsored by the Rhodes Department of International Studies and the Environmental Studies & Sciences Program. 

October 10, 2018
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Hook ’11 Brings NASA Science Down to Earth

Elizabeth Hook ’11 works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center where she uses her Rhodes physics degree to communicate scientific ideas to non-scientists. She recently won the NASA Earth Science Atmosphere Labs Award for Outstanding Performance in Outreach & Mentorship and is currently helping to develop a training program on responding to natural disasters.
October 09, 2018
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