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Ryan McTigue '25 spent his Summer Service Fellowship at the Hospitality Hub, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting those facing homelessness. His fellowship shed new light on the issues discussed in courses such as health equity and comparative politics.
Dr. Shadrack Nasong'o, professor of international studies , has published a new book titled Kenya and the Politics of a Postcolony that examines the governance and politics of Kenya since its independence from Britain in 1963 to the present.
Dr. Stephanie Elsky, associate professor of English, has been appointed as the director of the college’s Pearce Shakespeare Endowment, which enriches courses in Shakespeare and supports events for the campus and community.
Dr. Austin Harrison, assistant professor of urban studies, collaborated with scholars from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies to review the state of home repair assistance programs, and they have published a report about their findings.
Rhodes ranked No. 59 overall, No. 29 for Undergraduate Teaching, and No. 38 for Most Innovative Schools among national liberal arts colleges.
Maya Khalife-Hamdan, a Rhodes senior majoring in international studies and Spanish, has published an article in the University of Chile Law School’s Human Rights Yearbook.
University Magazine has recognized Rhodes among 25 “College Campuses with the Highest Internship Opportunities.”
Prof. David McCarthy, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, has helped to organize a two-day event in Memphis featuring the 3-D documentary film, Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea.
Rhodes College has caught the eye of lifestyle magazine Southern Living and is featured in “The Most Beautiful College Campuses In The South.”
The Theodore William Eckels International Art Practicum will provide an art immersion experience internationally for four to five outstanding students majoring in art or art history to work abroad during an eight-week period in the summer months.