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Sarah Bacot '13 was awarded the Watson Fellowship, graduated Harvard Law, and has now returned to Memphis for a one-year federal clerkship where she hopes to hone her skills in the law so that she can draw attention to injustice and help her clients navigate a system she can now work within.
Ben Siegel ’19, Parker Pell ’19, and Evan Deere ’16 started QuikFix in 2017 as a way to make money doing odd jobs and chores. The business connects skilled college students with homeowners looking for quality help that includes furniture assembly, loading and unloading, in-home moving, television and printer set-up, and outdoor cleaning and hauling.

The January 24th issue of the Memphis Flyer features its annual “20 Under 30” list of individuals helping to shape Memphis’ future. Among them is Rhodes alumna Chloe Moore. 

Throughout the fall semester, students grappled with and expanded their horizons through their interactions with city-based organizations that are combatting food inequalities.
Rhodes has been named one of the nation’s “Best Value Colleges” in The Princeton Review’s The Best Value Colleges, 2019 Edition. Only 200 schools were selected for the list, which evaluates academics, financial aid, career services, and more.  
Turner, who will serve as a member of the college’s senior leadership team, will be responsible for helping Rhodes bring to life the ambitious goals outlined in the college’s emerging strategic plan, expected to be approved by the Board of Trustees in 2019.
Dr. Shana Stoddard, assistant professor of chemistry, and students in her research lab have co-authored articles recently published in two peer-reviewed journals—Molecular Informatics and PROTEINS: Structure, Function, Bioinformatics.
A computer science major, he is founder of tech marketing and education startup Augseption. His talk will focus on how he has been working with schools in Shelby County to promote the adoption of virtual and augmented reality in classroom curriculums.
Fun, experiential, and trippy. That’s how Erin Harmon, associate professor of art and art history, describes her latest work. Inspired by the city of Memphis and supported by the Rhodes community, Harmon’s Aggregate Optics of Make-A-Do will open at the University of Memphis’ Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art on Friday, Jan. 18.