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For Fourth Consecutive Year, First-Year Students Tour Memphis' National Civil Rights Museum

First-years students toured The National Civil Rights Museum with faculty and administrators supplementing the exhibits with lectures on African American history, Brown vs. Board, the Selma to Montgomery march, the Sanitation Workers' Strike, and the life and work of Dr. King. All four class years at Rhodes have now participated in the experience.

Sherry Turner speaks with students in civil rights museum

Rhodes Students Walk Alongside Refugees Striving for a Promising Future

Refugee Empowerment Program is located a five-minute drive from the Rhodes campus in the Binghampton neighborhood. REP assists the refugee and immigrant population of Memphis through education, advocacy, and support programs.Rhodes students Khiem Nguyen and Mildred Vazquez spent this summer there serving as literacy coaches.

McCoy Theatre Earns 12 Ostrander Nominations, Including Best Production and Best Ensemble for "I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change"

"I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change" was also nominated for Best Choreography, Best Music Direction, and Best Direction by Professor Joy Brooke Fairfield.

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Rhodes Student Adam Cruthirds ’20 Recognized Among 40 Change Makers in Memphis

While undergoing chemotherapy treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after being diagnosed with leukemia at age 16, Adam Cruthirds began to think about fundraising ideas for the hospital. As a result, he founded Adam’s Army, which has raised more than $700,000 to help end childhood cancer. Cruthirds, a rising senior at Rhodes, was recently honored by Leadership Memphis as a Change Maker.

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JB Hayes ’19 Helps to Create Phone Buddy Program at MIFA

As a 2018 Rhodes Summer Service Fellow, JB Hayes ’19 worked for Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA). There, the urban studies major helped develop a new program that helps to break the social isolation and loneliness felt by many homebound seniors.

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Neuroscience Intern Elizabeth Gaudio ’19 Publishes Research in Major Medical Journal

Senior neuroscience major Elizabeth Gaudio was one of the first interns of Rhodes’ Le Bonheur Summer Plus Program, which was established in partnership with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in 2017. Now, the research she has produced as part of her internship is published in the Journal of Child Neurology.

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Granolagrrl: Rhodes First-Year Uses Food Blog to Connect with Students

For Madeleine O’Toole ’22, healthy eating has long been a passion. A native Memphian, O’Toole created the Instagram account and online blog granolagrrl to spotlight local restaurants, share recipes, and to emphasize that healthy food can be accessible to all.

Chloe Moore ’16 Among Memphis Flyer’s “20 Under 30” List of Memphians Shaping the City’s Future

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.

Ethan Ferguson ’22 Among This Year’s TEDxMemphis Speakers

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.

Fogelman Galleries Features Artistic Work of Professor Erin Harmon

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.

Professor Erin Harmon with art students.

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