Campuses making plans to start but everything could change
For right now, U of M, Christian Brothers and Rhodes College all intend to have dorms open, classes in person and in some cases, online.
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June 2020
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Rhodes to spend extra $2M on COVID-19 this year, partners with Baptist for testing
As part of the package, Baptist will provide a virtual clinic to help people on campus who test positive know what care they need and when it is safe to return to the public sphere.
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QuadJobs acquires business started at Rhodes College
QuadJobs had been looking to get into the Memphis market for some time.
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Rhodes students publish guide for music cities in crisis
"The Music Cities Guide to Recovery" is designed to help music cities use artists as a resource during public crises.
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May 2020
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Rhodes plans to begin Aug. 26, and go straight through to Thanksgiving
Classes will be held on Labor Day; fall break will consist of one day.
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Rhodes offers free webinars on coronavirus-related topics
"A grounding in the liberal arts encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to the foundational questions raised by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said president Majorie Hass.
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Rhodes College to release musical collaboration with elementary school choir
In partnership with Grahamwood Elementary, Rhodes College's Mike Curb Institute is releasing a digital single that drew on the talents of fifth graders.
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Colleges make flexible plans for fall semester as situation remains fluid
Rhodes College, University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University leaders hope life returns to normal when the fall semester should begin, but they are making contingency plans.
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The Extra Podcast: How Rhodes College is dealing with COVID-19
Rhodes President Marjorie Hass tells Eric Barnes about the contingencies the college is planning for as it finishes the year and plans for an opening in the fall.
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April 2020
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Billboard names Rhodes College among ‘Top Music Business Schools’
Even without a traditional music business major, Rhodes College and its Mike Curb Institute have allowed students opportunities within the music industry professionals, earning national recognition.
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Nelson: ‘Enemy of the People’ tells us what we need to know about this pandemic
“An Enemy of the People” has been a theater staple for more than a century, but the play has never been more timely. A 2018 production in China was suppressed by the government because audiences were cheering the doctor who is the play's protagonist.
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Rhodes postpones commencement
Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass sent a note to the senior class on Tuesday, telling them that their May 16 graduation had been postponed.
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Nelson: Rhodes takes the liberal arts to prison
The Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary isn't like the jewel-like campus near Overton Park. But for students in this program, it’s an oasis of a different sort.
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What Ellis Marsalis did for Memphis jazz
By taking a chance on playing a concert at Rhodes College, Marsalis gave the Curb Institute credibility and paved the way for appearances by George Coleman, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harold Mabern and Charles Lloyd.
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March 2020
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For students stranded in dorms, world is quiet, smaller and anxious
Dozens of students are hunkered down in deserted residence halls here, socializing the same way they are going to class – entirely online.
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Rhodes College pitcher/future doctor takes metaphorical hit from COVID-19
Trey Sledge had a good plan: Return to Rhodes College and pitch one last season before heading to med school. And then coronavirus happened and the season ended before the best part.
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Steven ‘Zo’ Goodson hired as head basketball coach at Rhodes
Steven 'Zo' Goodson, a disciple under Tubby Smith, has been named the new head basketball coach of the Rhodes Lynx.
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February 2020
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Rhodes College No. 7 in nation for Fulbright students
College ranks No. 7 for number of Fulbright students it produced this year.
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Rhodes grads’ website gives students leg up on employment opportunities
The company’s goal is to have 50,000 students signed up this year and 750 to 1,000 businesses. The business side launches on Feb. 6.
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Kendi will discuss ‘How to be an Antiracist’ in free event at Rhodes
His book hit No. 2 on The New York Times Bestseller list.
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Rhodes disables 6 drinking fountains after lead testing
Rhodes has 110 fountains on campus; all were tested.
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December 2019
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The Early Word: Another Downtown grocery store; Tim Howard’s new job?
Today is Giving Tuesday, and our gifts include a possible all-time volume record for FedEx, two billion-dollar developments and a reported new job for soccer star Tim Howard.
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Rhodes No. 6 among liberal arts schools for medical school applications
Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.
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November 2019
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Second suit rises out of fraternity Valentine’s Day party at Rhodes
Alleged victim is suing Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Rhodes and four students.
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Rhodes students talk about sexual assault on campus
More than 100 Rhodes College students sat in the darkness Tuesday night listening as their peers talked about their experience with sexual assault.
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