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Rhodes College Announces $2M Endowment to Support New Center for Career and Professional Development
Rhodes College today announced a $2 million gift from The Rhodes Family Foundation to name the director’s position for the college’s Center for Career and Professional Development. This will be the college’s first endowed staff position.
Rhodes College once again has caught the eye of lifestyle magazine Southern Living and is featured in its updated listing of “The 45 Most Beautiful College Campuses in The South.”
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is targeting Sunday, Sept. 14, to launch a four-inch, cube-shaped satellite named RHOK-SAT into space. RHOK-SAT is a collaboration between Rhodes College and the University of Oklahoma.
As part of Rhodes College celebrating its 100th anniversary in Memphis this year, the Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning is presenting various courses taught by Rhodes faculty and staff.
Rhodes College has earned a spot on America’s Top Colleges List 2026 recently released by Forbes. The list features 500 schools that demonstrate career readiness, strong post-graduation employment rates, and impressive alumni earnings.
Rhodes College students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher will receive automatic admission to the Master of Public Service program at the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service, thanks to a new agreement between the schools.
The Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities at Rhodes College will present a free public lecture on Sept. 18 by Dr. Danielle Allen, director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation.
A former men's head golf coach who established Rhodes as one of the top men’s golf programs in NCAA Division III and six outstanding alumni will be inducted into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.
Rhodes College has had a long and storied history since its founding more than 175 years ago. Twenty years ago, the college started an exciting new chapter with the grand opening of the Paul Barret, Jr. Library on Aug. 23, 2005.
Rhodes College, established in 1848 in Clarksville, TN, and a nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences institution, is celebrating 100 years in Memphis, TN.