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Jazmin Montes ’24, Alex Moreno-Espinosa ’27, Lucy Page ’24, and Yesica Trejo ’26 presented their research at the Latin American and Latinx Studies Symposium held at Rollins College on March 22 in Winter Park, FL.
The Baccalaureate Convocation of Rhodes College will be held May 10, 2024.
Dr. Charles McKinney, chair of Africana studies and an associate professor of history at Rhodes, has co-edited a new book with Brown University history professor Françoise N. Hamlin titled From Rights to Lives: The Evolution of the Black Freedom Struggle.
The Southwestern Review is the college’s literary journal produced by Rhodes students, and its goal is to publish work—including literature and art—that inspires original thought, community-building, and support for creative expression.
Members of the Rhodes community celebrated Rhodes Giving Day on April 10—raising $270,033 and 1,340 gifts—a new record for Rhodes for number of gifts made in one day. Dozens of volunteers helped drive the challenge to success.
The Rhodes experience combines the best of the classroom with opportunities through internships, service, and research in Memphis and far beyond, which also gives Rhodes students an advantage in applying to graduate and professional programs and being rea
Rhodes enjoys a range of Shakespeare-related resources thanks to a generous bequest from the late Dr. Iris Annette Pearce. The Pearce Shakespeare Endowment was established in 2007 to enrich courses in Shakespeare and support events for the campus.
Rhodes College alums Kelsey Rena Glasper ’21, Eraine Leland ’21, and Scotty Wicker ’22 have been selected to receive the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) following a national competition.
Chemistry major Kathryn Edwards ’24 recently won first place in the research poster competition at the spring meeting of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
Dr. Shaolu Yu is an associate professor of urban studies and chair of Asian studies at Rhodes.