Caroline Johnson, a Rhodes College senior from Nashville, TN, has been selected for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 stipend for a 12-month journey to pursue an original project on a global scale. She is one of only 40 fellows chosen nationwide for 2026. Watson Fellows have the freedom to decide where to travel and when to change course, without the need to affiliate with an academic institution or hold formal employment. The program is designed to produce a year of personal insight, perspective, and confidence.
Seniors Shine at Summer Start-Up Competition
Over the summer, Andrea Hargrove ’19 and Seabelo John ’19 participated in an entrepreneurial competition at The University of Memphis known as Imagine U. Backed by a collegiate and community partnership, Imagine U is an 80-day start-up accelerator.
September 24, 2018
Alumni in the Arts: Amy Aughinbaugh
How did you get to where you are now? What paths can one take in the arts?
September 20, 2018
Committee to Begin Review of Palmer Hall Name
A committee of Rhodes College trustees, alumni, faculty, students, and friends of the college will begin meeting this fall to consider whether to change or retain the name of Palmer Hall.
September 19, 2018
Panelists Discuss Free Speech on College Campuses at Rhodes’ Constitution Day Symposium
The Symposium was held in McNeill Concert Hall Sept. 17. Speakers included Jonathan Rauch, Laura Beth Nielsen, Jonathan Marks, and Allison Stanger. Rhodes political science professor Dan Cullen served as moderator of the event.
September 18, 2018
Rhodes Accessibility Services Stays Ahead of the Curve with Name Change
This past year, Student Disability Services adopted a new name to better reflect their mission of promoting access and inclusion for all students, in all aspects of campus life: Student Accessibility Services (SAS). The change embodies a more positive, active attitude toward expanding accessibility and counteracts the stigma society often attaches to the word “disability.”
September 17, 2018
Sakura Horiuchi '19 Awarded BlueCross Diversity Scholarship
Sakura Horiuchi ’19, a chemistry major at Rhodes College, was recently selected as a 2018 recipient of the BlueCross Power of We Scholarship. The scholarship awards $10,000 each to three outstanding minority students pursuing careers in the health care field.
September 11, 2018
Day Scholars Gear Up For Another Year to Make Positive Impact on Memphis
Ten high school students from Shelby County are chosen annually to join the Rhodes community as Clarence Day Scholars. Each is given a $5,000 stipend to fund a special project of their choosing with a Memphis focus.
September 11, 2018
Dr. Brooke Schedneck Awarded International Research Grant from the American Academy of Religion
Dr. Brooke Schedneck, assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes, was awarded an international collaborative research grant from the American Academy of Religion. The grant allowed Schedneck to travel to Ladakh, India in August.
September 05, 2018
Rebecca Evans ’19 Publishes Chemistry Research Related to Parkinson’s Disease
She works in the lab of Prof. Mauricio Cafiero and has published her manuscript in the peer-reviewed journal Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.
September 04, 2018
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Rhodes Gathering Pays Tribute to Aretha Franklin
On Aug. 29, a mix of faculty, staff, and students gathered in Rhodes’ Hyde Hall as the strains of “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” and “Son of a Preacher Man” played in the background. They came for lunch and an intimate discussion about the life, music, and Memphis roots of Aretha Franklin, who died Aug. 16.
August 30, 2018