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For the third consecutive season, the Rhodes Women’s Basketball team won the Southern Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Tournament championship. The Lynx defeated (61-52) Centre College on Feb. 26.
A diagnosis of cancer hasn’t put a brake on Kathleen Modder's education, athletics, or extracurriculars—instead, she’s chronicling her journey to bring awareness and encouragement to others.
Rhodes College golfers will be able to improve their game throughout the year, thanks to the Mike and Nancy Clary Golf Facility.
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis, Mertie Buckman Chair and professor of international studies at Rhodes, has received a competitive Fulbright Specialist Award to Greece. There, he will lecture and conduct research on COVID-19 public health measures in Europe.
Roots at Rhodes, a student organization on campus dedicated to gardening and the study of plants, recently was presented the Mike Kirby Service Award at the annual meeting of the Vollintine Evergreen Community Association.
Ada Limòn, the 24th United States Poet Laureate, will read from her poetry as part of the annual Jack D. Farris Visiting Writers Series in the McCallum Ballroom on Feb. 23.
Dr. Shadrack W. Nasong’o, professor of international studies, is co-editor of the new book The Palgrave Handbook of Kenyan History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) .
Roots has successfully launched the college’s first-ever compost project, adding to the sustainability efforts initiated by students at Rhodes.
Dr. Sarah Rollens, the R.A. Webb Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College, has been appointed as the next executive editor of the <em>Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus.</em>
Ten international studies majors have been selected as Mertie Buckman International Interns to travel abroad and intern in a country of their choosing during 2023.