Freshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down
Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.
Topic: Rhodes College
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August 2023
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Trial for main defendant in killing of Rhodes College student to begin Feb. 12, 2024
Rainess Holmes, who has been indicted for his alleged actions in a home invasion in 2021, was scheduled for a Monday, Aug. 14, court date. The trial date has been pushed back six months.
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Gallery: Ed Murphey Classic brings world class athletes to Rhodes College
Photographer Greg Campbell was on site for the 7th annual Ed Murphey Classic at Rhodes College on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. The Classic, named for University of Tennessee track standout Ed Murphey, continues Saturday at 3 p.m. on Beale Street with the Murphey Mile and pole vault competition.
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Ed Murphey Classic is back, bigger and better than ever
Several Olympians are scheduled to compete in this year’s event, which will have a new twist Saturday on Beale.
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July 2023
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Rhodes awarded $800K for new race and social transformation institute
Faculty and students from HBCUs will partner with faculty and students from Rhodes on projects.
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Morris: Rhodes soup kitchen defies the odds
“The Tuesday soup kitchen, run by students at Rhodes, is the longest-running college student-led soup kitchen in the country. I find this jaw-droppingly impressive.”
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Rhodes students working with noted hip-hop scholar
The program gives Rhodes students a chance to work with community leaders and researchers to create projects about the Mid-South.
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April 2023
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New indoor golf facility at Rhodes dedicated to storied athletic figure
Not only an alumnus, having graduated in 1977, Mike Clary will retire from being Rhodes’ longest-standing athletic director come May.
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February 2023
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To-Do List: Blaxploitation on the big screen and belated Mardi Gras parties
This week, the U.S. Poet Laureate will read at Rhodes, Spillit stops in Orange Mound and Ballet Memphis pays homage to love.
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January 2023
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LITE Memphis alum, Rhodes students unite for b2b retail startup
Imagine walking into a store to purchase a pair of shoes. You have found a style of shoe you like, but need to try it on in your size. Several other people need help, too, though, so you have to wait.
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December 2022
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How Rhodes’ Mike Curb Institute of Music isn’t a music business school
A conversation with John Bass, the director of the Mike Curb Institute of Music at Rhodes College.
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November 2022
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‘Full of everything I needed’ — orphaned scholar chooses Memphis
ALSAC’s Priya Tummalapalli once envisioned herself practicing international law abroad, but the sudden death of her mother put her on a different course, one firmly rooted in Memphis.
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The To-Do List: Christmas creep, Reba, and Cory Branan’s album release
This week, Devan Shimoyama discusses his portraits of queer Black men, a Memphis publishing icon signs his first novel and a pop-up offers Thanksgiving dinner without the meat.
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After 44 years at Rhodes, Mike Clary announces his retirement
Lynx institution coached several sports and oversaw tremendous growth as athletic director.
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October 2022
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The To-Do List: Dancing vampires, brewing witches and the ‘Evil Dead’
This week offers Halloween happenings galore; plus, the Buckman Arts Center turns 25 and Rick Springfield plays Graceland on “General Hospital” fan weekend.
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September 2022
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Movers & Shakers
Tioga Environmental Consultants, FORVIS, Pittco Management, Rhodes College, Agape Child & Family Services, Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore, Lehman-Roberts and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel and Shelby Residential and Vocational Services announce promotions and additions.
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The To-Do List: Beer, fit, film and fall fests galore
This week, hot air balloons ascend over Collierville, dragons dance at Crosstown Concourse and stars are inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
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CBU rises in overall ranking, other local schools fall
Christian Brothers University placed in the top 20 in its category in the latest U.S. News and World Report college rankings, rising from last year, while other local colleges and universities fell.
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August 2022
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Petition calls for Amy Coney Barrett’s removal from Rhodes’ Hall of Fame
The petition requests Barrett’s removal from the Hall of Fame based on her “public breach of the Honor Code.”
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New Rhodes College president kicks off three-year residency requirement, copes with dorm delays
Jennifer Collins said the pandemic forced some changes in higher education and exacerbated the need for mental health services already surfacing on college campuses.
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July 2022
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Groups reveal Orange Mound revitalization plan
Juice Orange Mound and Rhodes College students unveiled the Mound Up! Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, culminating a two-year process.
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Rhodes grant reflects mushrooming interest in fungi research
The Memphis college has been selected to receive a National Science Foundation grant for research that has potential to create more effective anti-fungal drugs.
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June 2022
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The To-Do List: Watch the sky get lit, view the sunset and make a splash
This week, Regina Bradley talks Southern hip-hop, a two-day music fest raises funds to help those struggling with addiction and Backbeat Tours drives you around town for beer and pizza.
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Finances and COVID complicate college enrollment numbers
The enrollment rate for Shelby County has dropped by 23% from 2017 to 2021.
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May 2022
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Sex, Death and Migration: Rhodes professor’s book draws international attention
Jennifer Sciubba, a former consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense, says that demography is not destiny — and that we know very little about how aging nations act because this is the first time in history we’ve seen that.
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