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A team of Rhodes College students collaborated with local organizations to conduct a community needs assessment and create a revitalization blueprint for Treadwell Park in the Highland Heights neighborhood in Memphis.
Dr. Caki Wilkinson, professor of English and director of creative writing at Rhodes College, is the recipient of the 2026 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, presented by the Sewanee Review at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.
Rhodes College once again is hosting the annual Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival, which will take place Sept. 15 through Oct. 2, 2026.
Rhodes College has earned the 16th spot in the South on Washington Monthly’s regional list of “2026 Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars.” Rhodes also ranked third in the category for service out of the 219 colleges on the list.
Rhodes College has been ranked as the No. 1 Best Liberal Arts College in Tennessee in Niche's "2027 Best Colleges in America." Additionally, it holds the No. 41 position among Best Liberal Arts Colleges nationwide.
Aliza Moran, international education advisor at Rhodes College; Melissa Andrews, theater coordinator; and Whitney Branan, dance instructor, achieved notable success at the Ostrander Awards, which celebrates the best in local theater.
Rhodes College has been awarded a grant from the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation to support the 2026-2027 performance season by Rhodes Theatre Guild (RTG).
The Spence L. Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College will host a free public lecture titled “Is a River Alive?” on Thursday, Oct. 1, by Dr. Robert Macfarlane of the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Sarah E. Rollens, associate professor of religious studies, has been awarded First Place in the “Scripture-Academic Studies” category of the 2026 Catholic Media Association’s Book Award for her book titled Judeophobia and the New Testament.
Rhodes College's Tau Delta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, has been recognized with a Best Chapter Award for 2025-2026. Prof. Thomas Goodman is the chapter advisor.