News

1/9/2013 Samantha Smith ′14 Offered Writing Internship at Phi Beta Kappa National OfficeShe is one of only 20 students nationwide selected.  »

1/7/2013 Faculty and Students To Represent Rhodes at Joint Mathematics Meetings in San DiegoMathematicians from academia, government, and industry are expected to attend this year’s conference Jan. 9-12.  »

12/10/2012 National Science Foundation Grant Awarded To Prof. Rachel JabailyThis grant includes funds for a postdoctoral fellow and support for undergraduate student field work in Australia. »

12/4/2012 Professor Haynes Discusses The Last Segregated Hour in Huffington PostHe is author of a new book about church kneel-ins that took place in the 1960s. »

11/29/2012 Rhodes Represented at Physics Congress and Morgan Smathers Wins Best Presentation PrizeThirteen students and Professors Ann Viano and Brent Hoffmeister recently participated in the 2012 Sigma Pi Sigma Congress held in Orlando, Fla. »

11/26/2012 Science Students Bring Back Top Awards From Geographic Information System ConferenceThey are John Menz ’14, Roberta Moore ’14 and Alison Lang ’13.  »

10/22/2012 Students Engaged in Studying Presidential Campaigns Many are participating in pre- and post-debate surveys as part of Professor Amy Jasperson’s research on campaign messages.  »

10/10/2012 Rhodes Archaeology Students To Set Up Excavation Booth at Heritage FestivalRhodes and The University of Memphis have been researching a host of historic and prehistoric issues at Ames Plantation where the festival will be held. »

10/5/2012 Rhodes’ Participation in the Zion Cemetery Project Gets Magazine MentionZion Cemetery is considered the oldest African American cemetery in Shelby County and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. »

10/1/2012 Researchers To Measure Rhodes Students′ Reactions To Presidential Debates Rhodes is one of the campuses nationwide where researchers will ask young voters for their reactions to campaign messages in the upcoming Presidential debates.  »

7/16/2012 Twenty-One Regional Studies Fellows Embark on Specialized Research Pertaining to Mid-SouthProjects include explorations of art in Memphis, religious-based recovery programs, immigration, and the effects of busing on the school system, just to name a few. »

7/9/2012 Rhodes Students Immerse Themselves in Rocky Mountain EcologyFourteen Rhodes students have been participating this summer in the Rocky Mountain Ecology Maymester program through the Teton Science Schools in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. »