News

 

This page includes a sampling of notable mentions of Rhodes College in the media and is not a comprehensive list.

May 2013

Clough-Hanson Gallery Director Hamlett Dobbins Talks About Winning Prestigious Rome Prize-The Commercial Appeal-May 14

Rhodes Honors Outstanding Faculty Research and Teaching with Clarence Day Awards-Memphis Daily News-May 8

Taylor Sieben Earns Honorable Mention in National Udall Competition-The Commercial Appeal “My Green Life”-May 2

April 2013

Rhodes Students Relieve Stress from Exams by Petting Puppies-The Commercial Appeal-April 30

Rhodes English Major Julia Fawal Pens Article About What Twitter Can Do for an Aspiring Journalist-USA Today-April 18

Rhodes’ Lynx Is Included on “Amazing Map of Every College Mascot”-Fast Company.com Blog-April 9

Local Children Enjoy Themselves at Rhodes Rites to Play Carnival -The Commercial Appeal-April 7

Guest Director Nick Hutchison and Professor Michael Leslie Teach Rhodes’ Class In Connection with the Rhodes Production of “As You Like It”-Memphis Flyer Theatre Blog-April 5

Professor John Bass Strikes Right Chord as Curb Institute Director-Memphis Daily News-April 5

Rhodes’ Phi Beta Kappa Lecturer Randall Fuller Discusses Impact of Civil War on Walt Whitman’s Poetic Vision-Chapter 16.org-April 4

Crime Rates Are Down at Rhodes and Other Tennessee Colleges-WREG/CBS-TV-April 3

 

March 2013

With Street Paper, Rhodes Students Bridge Homelessness Gap-USA Today-March 19; more coverage

Rhodes Singers To Perform at Louisiana Tech as Part of Spring Tour-Shreveport Times-March 18

Actress Mia Farrow and Son Come To Memphis for Rhodes Talk on Cinema, Politics and Mobilizing Change-The Commercial Appeal-March 14

Police Aspirations While at Rhodes Evolve Into Legal Career for Rhodes Alumna Shayla Purifoy-Memphis Daily News-March 14

Rhodes Student’s Internship at Deaf Family Literacy of Memphis Inspires Career Plans-The Commercial Appeal-March 6

Rhodes Student Frankie Dakin To Receive Student Peace Award-Faith Memphis Blog-March 4

Successful Rapper, Producer David Banner Shares Thoughts on the State of Hip-Hop With Rhodes Audience-Memphis Flyer-March 1

Rhodes Is Included in “10 College Campuses With Architecture You Have to See to Believe”-WorldWideLearn.com-March 2013

February 2013

Developer Henry Turley Tells Rhodes Audience ‘You Can Be Somebody in Memphis’-Memphis Daily News-Feb. 27

Rhodes Women Receive First NCAA Basketball Tournament Bid-The Commercial Appeal “Sports” (front page)-Feb. 26

Southern Soul Songwriter Dan Penn Returns to Memphis and Gives Concert at Rhodes-The Commercial Appeal-Feb. 26

Rhodes Professor Michael Nelson Discusses 2012 Elections as Part of Presidents′ Day Event-WVIR/NBC29-TV (Charlottesville VA)-Feb. 18

Rhodes Basketball Team Looking for First Conference Title in 20 Years-The Commercial Appeal-Feb. 8

Rhodes Student Patric Ferguson and Staffer Tracy Adkisson Discuss the Success of Zipcars On Campus-WPTY/ABC-TV-Feb. 6

 

January 2013

Rhodes College To Acquire Evergreen Presbyterian Church Property-The Commercial Appeal-Jan. 30

Two From Rhodes Make “20 Under 30” List of Memphians Shaping the City’s Future-Memphis Flyer-Jan. 24

Rhodes′ Crossroads to Freedom and Mike Curb Fellows Interview Elvis′ Former Neighbors-The Commercial Appeal-Jan. 16

Rhodes Professor Marcus Pohlmann Publishes Article on Tax Changes and the Middle Class-Wall Street Journal “Market Watch”-Jan. 14

December 2012

Rhodes Alumnus Desmond Hendricks Achieves Championship Dreams in European Capital-The Commercial Appeal (front page)-Dec. 29

Rhodes Student Robbie Cook Creates Urban Planning Opportunities-The Commercial Appeal-Dec. 16

Rhodes’ Halliburton Tower Turns 50-The Commercial Appeal-Dec. 12

Rhodes Professor Stephen Haynes Discusses His Book, The Last Segregated Hour, About Church Kneel-Ins of the 1960s-Huffington Post-Dec. 4

Rhodes Professor Ernest Gibson Is Featured in Essay About Black Dandyism In Academia-The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Chronicle Review”-Dec. 3

November  2012

Rhodes Junior Frankie Dakin Brings Youthful View to Millington as Newly Elected Alderman-The Commercial Appeal (front page local news)-Nov. 28

Attorney and Freedom Prep Founder Roblin Webb Is Featured in “I Choose Memphis” Profile-The Commercial Appeal-Nov. 17

New Book By Professor Stephen Haynes Explores Memphis Church Kneel-Ins in the 1960s-The Commercial Appeal-Nov. 17

Rhodes Professor Michael LaRosa Writes Op-ed on Immigration-Memphis Flyer-Nov. 15

Rhodes Professor Charles McKinney Speaks About Civil Rights Today on CNN-CNN Saturday Morning-Nov. 10

October 2012 

Blues Legend Blind Mississippi Morris Performs on Campus as Part of Rhodes’ Disability Awareness Week-The Commercial Appeal-Oct. 23

Rhodes Student Frankie Dakin Is Featured on USA Today Blog For Winning Alderman Seat-USA Today College Blog-Oct. 22

Spanish 301 Class At Rhodes Provides Saturday Storytelling-The Commercial Appeal-Oct. 17

Rhodes Chaplain Walter Tennyson and McKenna Lewellen ′14 Are Interviewed About Rhodes′ Religious Culture and Service Beyond Church Walls-Presbyterian Outlook-Oct. 15

Rhodes Volunteers Continue To Help Restore Zion Cemetery-Memphis Downtowner-October issue

September 2012

Rhodes Student Adiha Khan Uses Overton Park As Her Laboratory to Study Snakes Parasitism-The Commercial Appeal-Sept. 23

Rhodes Is Featured In U.S. News & World Report’s College Road Trip and Guidebook-U.S. News & World Report-Sept. 19

Rhodes Programs Shine Light on Food Sustainability-Memphis Daily News-Sept. 18

West Village Residence Hall and Newly Refurbished Refectory Open at Rhodes-The Commercial Appeal-Sept. 16

Rhodes Student Michelle Chiles Is Among Rhodes Students Participating in 9/11 Service Projects-The Commercial Appeal-Sept. 12 
 

August 2012

Milton Moreland Earns Jameson Jones Award for Outstanding Faculty Service-The Commercial Appeal-Aug. 29

Rhodes Wide Receiver Jack Lartigue Is Named Second Team All American-The Commercial Appeal-Aug. 24

Rhodes Hosts American Council on Education Fellow Dr. Sonya Baker-The Commercial Appeal-Aug. 1

July 2012

Regional Studies Fellow Engage in Research of the Mid-South-The Commercial Appeal-July 25

Outstanding Rhodes Staff Are Recognized-The Commercial Appeal-July 11

Intern Elle Wiggins Help Analyze City Crime Patterns-The Commercial Appeal-July 11

 

 

Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a private, coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences. It aspires to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world.