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Rhodes Named a Best Value College for 2027 by The Princeton Review

Rhodes College is one of the nation’s “Best Value Colleges for 2027,” according to The Princeton Review. For its Best Value Colleges for 2027 report, the education services company chose 209 schools out of the more than 650 institutions it surveyed and evaluated based on academics, costs, financial aid, debt, graduation rates, and alumni career and salary data.

September 29, 2026

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Econ Professor Marshall Gramm Profiled As One of the Best In the World at Handicapping Horse Races

He finished ninth place in the National Horseplayers Championship. A recent article in The Commercial Appeal goes on to talk about how Prof. Gramm teaches a racetrack wagering course at Rhodes in addition to teaching intermediate macroeconomics.

February 18, 2019

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Rhodes Students Win Outstanding Poster Awards at Regional Chemistry Conference

Chemistry research students Sakura Horiuchi ’19 and Emily Sanders ’20 won the awards at the 51st Annual Southeastern Undergraduate Research Conference recently held at the University of Tennessee at Martin. A total of 19 Rhodes students participated.

February 14, 2019

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McCoy Theatre Presents New Adaptation of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

The Rhodes production of the once longest-running off-Broadway musical features a newly updated script, which charts the ups and downs of partnerships between people of all genders and includes revisions that reflect changing norms of human intimacy in our increasingly technologically-mediated world.

February 14, 2019

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Prof. Shaolu Yu Awarded Early Career Researcher Prize by Academic Journal Urban Geography

Her teaching and research focuses are race/ethnicity, space and place, mobility, and GIS applications. Prof. Yu says the early career research prize is an incredible honor, which encourages her to move forward with more exciting projects and articles to come in the field of urban geography.

February 13, 2019

Prof. Michael Nelson Publishes New Book on President Trump’s First Two Years

It provides a nonpartisan analysis of Donald Trump’s first two years as president, starting with his election and transition in 2016, as well as offers an up-to-date assessment of this still unfolding story.

February 12, 2019

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Student Leader Alex Schramkowski ’20 Elected Chairman of Tennessee College Republicans

An international studies major from Brentwood, TN, he serves as president of the Rhodes College Republicans and has held offices in the Rhodes Student Senate.

February 11, 2019

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Alumni Spotlight: From Rhodes to Harvard to a Federal Clerkship, Sarah Bacot ’13 “Agitates for Justice”

Sarah Bacot '13 was awarded the Watson Fellowship, graduated Harvard Law, and has now returned to Memphis for a one-year federal clerkship where she hopes to hone her skills in the law so that she can draw attention to injustice and help her clients navigate a system she can now work within.

February 05, 2019

Rhodes Students Expand Handyman Business to Nashville

Ben Siegel ’19, Parker Pell ’19, and Evan Deere ’16 started QuikFix in 2017 as a way to make money doing odd jobs and chores. The business connects skilled college students with homeowners looking for quality help that includes furniture assembly, loading and unloading, in-home moving, television and printer set-up, and outdoor cleaning and hauling.

February 01, 2019

Chloe Moore ’16 Among Memphis Flyer’s “20 Under 30” List of Memphians Shaping the City’s Future

The January 24th issue of the Memphis Flyer features its annual “20 Under 30” list of individuals helping to shape Memphis’ future. Among them is Rhodes alumna Chloe Moore.

January 31, 2019

Rhodes Students Seek Solutions to Food Injustice in the South

Throughout the fall semester, students grappled with and expanded their horizons through their interactions with city-based organizations that are combatting food inequalities.

January 30, 2019