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.
News and information about the Rhodes campus experience.
Media Exec Isabel González Whitaker Mentors Students as Curb Visiting Scholar in the Arts
She is former features editor of InStyle magazine and deputy editor of Billboard magazine, and over her career, she has created and managed content for various media platforms including online, mobile, and video.
December 04, 2018
Bestselling Author Mark Greaney Visits Rhodes to Discuss Fiction and International Politics
Mark Greaney, New York Times bestselling author and native Memphian, visited Rhodes College to discuss his bestselling series The Gray Man on Nov. 4 at an event sponsored by the international studies department.
November 14, 2018
Rhodes Captures Spot on “Most Beautiful Colleges” List
The Most Beautiful Colleges list, which features the work of top architects and designers, notes the college’s “beautiful wooded campus with uniformly Collegiate Gothic buildings made of Arkansas sandstone, Vermont slate, and Indiana limestone.”
November 05, 2018
Rhodes Department of Psychology Hosts Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
Pumpkins are carved and designed by teams made up of students and faculty members. Participants are required to base their design on the topics and themes they examine in their research.
October 31, 2018
Q&A: Meet Mikayla Woodward, Rhodes’ New Student Activities Coordinator
Rhodes' new student activities coordinator, Mikayla Woodward, grew up in a small town in central Illinois. While attending undergrad at North Central College in Napierville, Illinois, where she went to play women’s golf, she found her niche in student activities.
October 17, 2018
Rhodes Hosts Toiletry Drive to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
To mark the national observation of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Rhodes Title IX Board is holding a toiletry drive on campus and tabling in the Rat to spread awareness and show support for survivors of domestic violence.
October 17, 2018
Saxophone Legend Charles Lloyd Talks About His Music Career on Campus
Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music recently hosted jazz saxophone legend and Memphis native Charles Lloyd to discuss his career in music. In addition to Rhodes students, the event was attended by Cordova High School’s music students and members of the White Station High School band program.
October 16, 2018
Rhodes to Recognize 2018 Distinguished Alumni
Annual awards will be presented at Rhodes’ Alumni Convocation on Oct. 20 during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Dr. Herbert H. Hill from the Class of 1967 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dr. Coby V. Smith from the Class of 1968 will receive the Black Student Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
October 12, 2018
The National WWII Museum Founder Comes to Rhodes
Dr. Gordon H. Mueller, founding president and CEO of The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA, gave a talk on campus Oct. 9 about the impact of World War II on public memory in the United States.
October 11, 2018