News and relevant information about Rhodes students, faculty, and staff making the most of living in Memphis.

Dr. John Bass of the Department of Music and director of Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music has published a commentary in The Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Lessons from Elvis on Inspiring Today’s Young People.” 

One of the major benefits of staying around campus during the summer is being able to enjoy activities that might be placed on the back burner during the busy academic year.

The Ostrander Awards nominations, honoring excellence in Memphis theater, have been announced.

Dr. Noelle Chaddock, associate dean of academic affairs for diversity and inclusivity at Rhodes, has been named to the board of directors of The Orpheum Theatre Group, which is the nonprofit organization that operates the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. The organization recently announced its new board members, who will serve for two years and are eligible to serve three consecutive terms.

Rhodes College is pleased to announce a new undergraduate research partnership with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital called the Le Bonheur Summer Plus Program.

According to an article on the TIME website, Memphis ranks No. 4 among the top 25 cities where millennials are moving.

In her last year at Rhodes, Monica Bushong has not only accomplished some of her major goals on campus, but also in the city she now calls home.

A partnership between Rhodes College and GRAD Academy Memphis brought local high school students to campus this spring to see what college life is like.

When it came time for Kirkwood Vangeli ’17 to choose a venue for the premiere of his new Fluxus Skateboard Co. video Rolling Shutter, he reached out to Clayborn Temple.

Spence Wilson writes about President Troutt in a guest column published in The Commercial Appeal, April 22.