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Rhodes College has enjoyed a tradition of athletic excellence since its founding in 1848. This standard, set from the very first time the Lynx took the field more than a century ago, continues today.
Partnering with local and national organizations, student-athletes combine athletics with community service.
Eight talented local high school students have been on campus this summer participating in the American Chemical Society’s Project SEED program hosted by Rhodes College’s Department of Chemistry.
Dr. Jonathan Fitz Gerald, associate professor of biology, has been elected to a three-year term on the Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Section Steering Committee of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
When Michael Lamb ’04 was a student at Rhodes College, he received the highly coveted Rhodes Scholarship (England) and published a book about community engagement. Now a tenured professor, he has published a book on character education.
Rhodes College is included on the list of more than 125 U.S. colleges and universities that have sent the most Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students to study and work abroad in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Rhodes boasts a different championship culture. Rhodes Athletic Director Jim Duncan describes it as a three-legged stool: athletics, academics, and community. All three are necessary for balance.
The fellowship begins in August, and she will pursue the project titled “We the People: Population Control and the Making of the American Nation.”