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At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, several Rhodes faculty, alumni, and students watched with bated breath as a rocket prepared for launch. If all went well, the day would mark a successful initial step for the college’s first-ever space mission.
The Memphis Public Interest Law Center, Research for Action Lab at Rhodes College, and Dragonfly Studio have released a report titled “Haunted Housing 2025: The Reality of Being a Renter in Memphis,” highlighting renter experiences and challenges.
A new exhibition celebrating the work of Dr. David McCarthy, professor of art and art history at Rhodes College, will be on display from Jan. 30 through March 28 in the college’s Clough-Hanson Gallery.
Dr. Gretchen E. Henderson’s new exhibition, Dear Body of Water, runs through May 2, 2026, at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Henderson is the Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in Humanities.
The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced today that Rhodes College is one of 237 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
Rhodes ranks among the top institutions in the nation for study abroad participation, according to the Open Doors 2025 Report on International Educational Exchange released by the Institute of International Education.
Anaya Bond ’27, who is pursuing an environmental sciences major and Africana studies minor, has been honored as one of the 2025 recipients of the SPARK Awards presented to those making a positive impact in the Greater Memphis community.
Rhodes college computer science majors Karti Bomb ’27, Jack Seigerman ’26, and Juan Perdomo ’27 were members of winning teams at the 36-hour City of Memphis Hackathon.
Rhodes College music alumnus Gunter Gaupp ’16 is the 2025 winner of The American Prize Charles Ives Award in Chamber Music, which honors the finest contemporary chamber music composers in the U.S.
Rhodes College will be part of a bike-sharing program to enhance mobility and community engagement in Memphis. Rhodes College Books