Rhodes Students Present Research at Latin American Studies Symposium at Rollins College
Daniela Garcia, Emily Forehand, Laurie Williams, Nickolas Erickson, Merare Sanchez, Aylen Mercado, and Anna Maldonado were among the students who attended the symposium.
2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards: Elizabeth Lewis ’18 to Teach in Belarus
A Rhodes senior pursuing a double major in political science and Russian studies, Elizabeth Lewis will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Belarus. “I plan to examine the role folk music plays in community building and the preservation of tradition,” she says.
Prof. Jennifer Sciubba Awarded Bridging the Gap Policy Engagement Fellowship
An expert on demographic shifts, she plans to use the fellowship to share research from her current book project on population and to reach out to private sector audiences that use demographics to forecast trends.
Rhodes Board Chair Receives Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership
Rhodes College Board of Trustees Chair Cary Fowler received the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. As this year’s honoree, Dr. Fowler gave the keynote address at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA. during Jefferson’s 275th Birthday Celebration.
Prof. Nikolaos Zahariadis Lectures in Rome as Fulbright Specialist
The Fulbright Specialist Program sends U.S. faculty and professionals to share their expertise, hone their skills, and strengthen institutional linkages at academic institutions abroad.
Can Scrabble Help Teach Writing? One Rhodes Professor Thinks So
National Scrabble Day is observed each year on April 13, but during the fall semester at Rhodes, Professor Scott Garner includes Scrabble, chess, Monopoly, and other board games among discussion topics for his first-year writing seminar.
Rhodes College Dedicates Glen Davis Machine Shop
Thanks to the vision and generosity of Dr. Charles Robertson Jr. ’65, the shop was renovated and named in honor of Glen Davis, technical associate in the Department of Physics. Davis has managed the shop for 20 years, teaching students and others on campus machining, fabricating, and welding, as well as making and repairing items for college instruction, research, and maintenance.
Students to Present Work at 15th Annual Gender and Sexuality Studies Symposium
The event will feature moderated panels of scholarly and creative presentations by Rhodes students.
Rhodes’ Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Announces Members from the Class of 2018 to Be Inducted
Phi Beta Kappa is America’s oldest collegiate honor society. Only about 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher learning have Phi Beta Kappa chapters.
Two From Rhodes Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Rhodes senior Matthew Huber and alumna Kayla Wilson have been offered the fellowships, following a national competition. The new awardees were selected from more than 12,000 applicants.