News and information about the Rhodes classroom experience.
Rhodes’ Inaugural Urban Education Summer Institute Offers New Lenses to View Education, Democracy, and Social Justice
Nationally recognized education expert Kevin Kumashiro spoke to a packed room June 20 at Rhodes as part of the inaugural Urban Education Summer Institute. He also worked with urban education fellows and master’s degree candidates.
From the Neuroscience Lab to the Operating Room, Pooja Dave ’19 Has Found Her Niche
Through the Le Bonheur Summer Plus Program, Pooja Dave '19 engages with the robust medical community in Memphis—including observing neurosurgery first-hand.
A Tale of Two Disciplines: Political Science and Video Art Classes Team Up for Creative Project
Political science and video arts students come together as a team to construct targeted messages informed by research.
Can Scrabble Help Teach Writing? One Rhodes Professor Thinks So
National Scrabble Day is observed each year on April 13, but during the fall semester at Rhodes, Professor Scott Garner includes Scrabble, chess, Monopoly, and other board games among discussion topics for his first-year writing seminar.
Prof. Rashna Richards Publishes Book About the Love of Cinema and Film Studies
At Rhodes, she directs film and media studies, and her teaching and research interests include American film and television, critical theory, and transnational cultural studies.
Prof. Zandria Robinson Publishes New Book on African American Life in America
The newly released book provides a sociocultural look at African American communities across the U.S. from the late 19th century to present.
McKenna Davis Aims High
Goldwater Scholar and award recipient from the Women in Aerospace Foundation, physics and mathematics double major McKenna Davis '18 sets her sights on the field of aerospace.
Journal Essay by Prof. Clara Pascual-Argente Wins Award
She specializes in medieval Spanish literature and culture, with an emphasis on its relationship to other European literatures.
Prof. Evelyn Perry to Receive Award for Book on Diverse Milwaukee Neighborhood
At Rhodes, she teaches a variety of courses that focus on urban and community sociology, culture and inequality, social problems and research methods.