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Our Faculty and Memphis
… to work in an urban space and approach academics in a way that crosses academic disciplines. Memphis provides a wonderful cultural … and Memphis to be a welcoming place with a commitment to diversity and a sense of community among people from … to work in an urban space and approach academics in a way that crosses academic disciplines. …
Rhodes faculty enjoy the opportunity to work in an urban space and approach academics in a way that crosses academic disciplines.
Africana Studies Resources
… Africana Studies Resources The Rhodes library offers access to many … visit the library site . Collections, Journals and Research Materials African.Americana is a new blog dedicated to … Presents Dr. Michael Eric Dyson , "Come Hell or High Water, Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster" (April …
The Rhodes library offers access to many electronic collections that are helpful for students researching topics in African American Studies.
Sarah Ifft Decker
… Through my teaching, I seek to expose students to the diverse experiences of people of different ethnicities, … texts, chronicles, saints’ lives, law codes) and visual materials (painting, manuscript illumination, tapestry, … Hands  received the  2024 La corónica International Book Award . I am currently working on two new book projects. The …
Professor Decker teaches history courses on the Middle Ages around the world, particularly Europe and the Middle East.
Mathematics in Music: Drawing Inspiration from Different Disciplines
… Mathematics in Music: Drawing Inspiration from Different Disciplines Liberal arts students will be asked to consider … Mathematics in Music: Drawing Inspiration from Different Disciplines …
A Liberal arts education at Rhodes will ask students to consider their classes through multiple prisms.
Robert Saxe
… in 20th Century US history, specifically focusing on war and society and US politics.  In the majority of my … a historical problem or set of questions for investigation. Was World War II truly a "Good War"? Does the American Dream truly exist or did it ever exist? What lead to American liberalism′s rapid …
Prof. Saxe teaches courses in 20th Century US history, specifically focusing on war and society and US politics.
Charles McKinney
… each of my classes, I encourage my students to approach the material with the spirit of critical inquiry and … the entire community loses the benefit of their wisdom. Additionally, I challenge my students to place the content of … I can find that will give my students a sense of how life was lived by those in the past. Most of my courses …
Dr. McKinney's research covers the civil rights movement and African American politics. His courses emphasize historical thinking and civic engagement.
Making a Difference
… Making a Difference Meet a few of the many Rhodes students who remain … a ripple effect in Memphis, inspiring our young people to want to make a difference in our city and our world. It is … I love seeing them as they grow and mature, finding their way in this world!” Joy Richmond Bowen ’97 Senior Vice …
Many Rhodes students remain in Memphis and make notable contributions to their communities.
Shubho Banerjee
… and mathematical physics. Shubho is a native of India and received his BS and MS degrees at the Indian … 46 , 460-464 (2008). Effect of electrically insulating materials on magnetically induced electrical currents in a … Expertise Expertise Details Physics: Theoretical physics, material science …
Shubho Banerjee joined the Rhodes physics department in 2002 after a two-year post-doctoral appointment at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Geoffrey Maddox
… Geoffrey Maddox is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Memory and Cognition Lab. His research … . Memory & Cognition, 43, 760-774.   Education Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis A.M., Washington University in St. Louis B.A., University of …
Dr. Geoffrey Maddox is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Memory and Cognition Lab.
Stephanie Elsky
… the reception of the classical past; and the history of the material text.  Prof. Elsky first book,  Custom, Common Law, … and the Constitution of English Renaissance Literature , was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. It argues … experiments in sixteenth-century England and Ireland, including genres such as utopian fictions, romances, and stage …
Stephanie Elsky received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and joined the Rhodes faculty in Fall 2017.