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Laura Jacobsen and Ed Trouy, standing next to each other, holding individual plaques

Rhodes Celebrates Staff Excellence and Dedication

Rhodes employees Charles Gatewood, Laura Jacobsen, Danielle Donze, and Ed Trouy were honored with the college’s 2026 Outstanding Staff Awards at the annual Service Recognition Brunch held on May 22. During the event, which took place in the McCallum Ballroom, staff members with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, and 40 years of service were also recognized.

May 26, 2026

Chemistry Students Win Top Honors at Research Conference in Arkansas

Chemistry research students from Rhodes earned five awards after presenting their work at the Arkansas INBRE Research Conference in Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 2-3. They are Zach Wall ’19, Sarah Helland ’21,Madison Perchik ’19, Rebecca Evans ’19, and Rebeca Roldan ’19.

November 12, 2018

The Rhodes College Men's Cross Country team

No. 25-Ranked Men's Cross Country Wins DIII South/Southeast Regional, Heads to NCAA Championship

The No. 25-ranked Rhodes College Men's Cross Country team won the 2018 South/Southeast Regional on Saturday, Nov. 10, winning their second regional title in the program’s history after keeping their No. 1-regional ranking all season.

November 12, 2018

A still image from the student-led short film A Massacre in Memphis.

Student-Made Short Film Wins Awards, Pre-Approved for Distribution

Students in Professor Dee Garceau’s Historical Documentary Filmmaking class helped write, direct, and edit a short film called A Massacre in Memphis. Their work recently won honors from Southern Shorts Awards.

November 12, 2018

Prof. Shaolu Yu Receives Award at Race, Ethnicity, Place IX Conference

She is an assistant professor of urban studies and recently received an Early Career Scholar Award. At the conference, she also presented research with Rhodes alumna Abbey Judd ’15.

November 09, 2018

college administrator standing outside on a campus

Rhodes Administrator Dr. Erin Hillis to Head Association of International Educators’ Conference

More than 500 individuals are expected to attend the regional conference to be held Nov. 10-14 at The Peabody Memphis. A number of immigration experts, government officials, and study abroad professionals will participate.

November 08, 2018

A beautiful Collegiate Gothic college campus at sunrise.

Rhodes Captures Spot on “Most Beautiful Colleges” List

The Most Beautiful Colleges list, which features the work of top architects and designers, notes the college’s “beautiful wooded campus with uniformly Collegiate Gothic buildings made of Arkansas sandstone, Vermont slate, and Indiana limestone.”

November 05, 2018

Rhodes Field Hockey Clenches SAA Championship, Coach Lindsay Kasten Named SAA Coach of the Year

Rhodes Field Hockey defeated Centre College 2-1 and clenched the Southern Athletic Association championship title on Sunday, Nov. 4. The win is the fifth tournament championship victory for the Lynx in the seven-year history of the SAA.

November 05, 2018

Trip to Mississippi Delta Brings Classroom Studies to Life

Students in the English course Voices of the Delta had the unusual opportunity of traveling during a regular campus course, along with faculty members, to engage with the history, culture, and landscape they’re currently studying in class.

November 02, 2018

Rhodes to Honor Alumnus and WWII Veteran Declared Missing in Action for Decades

U.S.Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin F. O’Callaghan, Jr., a member of the Class of 1944, was killed during World War II. Listed as missing in action for more than seven decades, his remains were finally identified this year and are being returned to his family for a service and burial with full military honors on Nov. 5.

November 01, 2018

Rhodes Producing Play in Conjunction with Southwest Tennessee Community College, the U of M as Part of “NottageFest”

The Rhodes Department of Theatre is teaming up with the University of Memphis and Southwest Tennessee Community College to produce “NottageFest,” a three-show festival dedicated to two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.

November 01, 2018