As a history major with a fellowship at Facing History and Ourselves, Lamisa Hasan ’18 might seem out of place among a group of her peers working in arts organizations across the city. But her story is decidedly one that reflects the beauty of a liberal arts education. In her role at Facing History, she is managing the Upstanders mural project.
Dr. Kimberly Kasper, assistant professor of anthropology, was recently interviewed by Stacey Greenberg ‘94 for Edible Memphis about the Overton Park Community Farmers Market. The market, which is overseen by Rhodes College and the Overton Park Conservancy, began in 2012 as part of an effort to address the issues of food access and insecurity in the surrounding community.
When Angelle Henkelmann ’18 chose the American Red Cross of the Mid-South in Memphis for her Rhodes Summer Service Fellowship, she didn’t expect to end up in West Virginia. But when a devastating flood hit the state in June and the call went out for volunteers, she answered.
Robert Wallace of the Red Cross Mid-South chapter related the story on the chapter’s Facebook page:
Rhodes rising junior Ellie Fratt is a 2016 recipient of the B.A. Rudolph Foundation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Scholarship, which is making it possible for her this summer to continue previous research conducted at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Launched in 2013, An Evening at Elvis’ is a live music web-series filmed in the living room of Elvis Presley’s first home on Audubon Drive.
This spring semester, with the guidance of Rhodes’ Career Services office, Becky Kempf ’17 served as a development intern with Shelby Farms Park.
Jennifer Andrews graduated from Rhodes in 2006 with a B.A. in English and is the newly named executive director of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy.
Rhodes’ 2016 Summer Service Fellowship Program kicked off this week with fellows visiting various destinations on MATA buses to better understand issues of public transportation in Memphis.
Rhodes alumna Nina Kokotas Hahn ’95 asks “Is Memphis the Next Hot Southern City?” in her article recently published on the Travel and Leisure website.
Prof. John Bass of the Department of Music is featured in the Memphis Daily News about his career as a musician and his work as director of Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute for Music.