Rhodes welcomes new endowed humanities professor
“I am excited to grow creative collaborations around environmental humanities, especially care for water as our lifeblood,” Gretchen E. Henderson said.
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May 2025
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April 2025
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Former NEH head says agency will survive, but won’t be the same
Some state humanities councils, funded primarily by the agency, will begin closing in the next month, Shelly Lowe said.
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Rhodes College students are finalists in national entrepreneur competition
Rhodes College students Sandy Mansour and Kai Virani have advanced to the finals of a national undergraduate entrepreneurship competition in Minneapolis.
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Trump-ousted National Endowment for Humanities head to talk at Rhodes
Shelly Lowe, who was asked to step down as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities by President Donald Trump in March, is giving a public lecture Thursday.
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Man accused in 2021 killing of Rhodes student pleads guilty
Rhodes College student Andrew Rainer’s family packed the courtroom Monday with about 15 members present including his parents.
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November 2024
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Rhodes offering panel discussion on Latin American migration
Moderator Michael LaRosa’s latest book, cowritten with a Memphis attorney, will be released the same day.
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October 2024
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Sheila E. to speak at Rhodes College
Sheila E., a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated musician and percussionist, will discuss her music and career at Rhodes College Oct. 28 as part of its Springfield Music Lecture Series.
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Free two-day clinic will offer health exams, more
A weekend pop-up at clinic Oct. 19-20 at Neighborhood Christian Center will offer general medical exams, dental cleanings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses made on-site.
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September 2024
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Memphis college begins international art internship
The chair of Rhodes’ department of art and art history said the gift gives students the opportunity to develop a professional network to rely on once they graduate.
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Rhodes College hosting free French film festival
The festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American campuses.
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August 2024
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Freshmen are moved in, but local college enrollment is down
One Memphis-area school says numbers are down because standards are up: “If that means we experience a bit of pain for a few years with a decline in freshman enrollment, then so be it.”
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College admissions officers crossing fingers for new FAFSA
“This affects millions, millions of people in our country. The stakes are high because the ripple is wide,” said one local career adviser.
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July 2024
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Rhodes professor wrote the book and so much more on W.E.B. DuBois
Due to the work of Earl Wright II, DuBois now gets credit for conducting the first scientific urban sociological research. When Wright was in college, that credit went to the University of Chicago.
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June 2024
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Lower U of M freshmen enrollment numbers rock the boat
As the University of Memphis prepares to cut the ribbon on a $40 million STEM building, first-time freshmen enrollment numbers are down nearly 25%. At Rhodes, the class is down about 20%.
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Local leaders hear fears about crime from Vollintine-Evergreen residents
Crime is down in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood this year compared to last. But some residents still don’t feel safe.
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May 2024
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Rhodes professor receives international award for book
“The Fruit of Her Hands” explores how gender and religious identity shaped the labor options available to Jewish and Christian women in the medieval Mediterranean.
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More than 400 to graduate from Rhodes
Memphians Deanie Parker and William C. Rhodes III will receive honorary doctor of humanities degrees.
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From the stage to the studio: Rhodes graduate fine-tunes music career
While her childhood consisted of standing on tabletops and performing for family and friends, a singing career was initially just an afterthought for Cordova native Raneem Imam.
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AAPI Heritage Month Memphis returns with food tour, art exhibitions
An Asian restaurant food tour, a Laotian happy hour and dinner, a night market and two art exhibitions are on the calendar for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Memphis.
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March 2024
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Rhodes College unveils National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza
The plaza commemorates the nine historically black fraternities and sororities founded at American universities during the 1900s.
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February 2024
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Financial aid or not? Delays in FAFSA rollout ripple through region
“This is the biggest change in the financial aid field in 30-40 years,” said Andrew Linn, head of U of M office of financial aid and scholarships.
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The To-Do List: ‘Black Magic,’ Irish dance, old coins and blue bottles
This week, Sean Murphy performs Crosstown soundscapes, percussionist Chris Corsano plays Goner and a break-up drama plays out at Elmwood.
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Fresh off Grammy wins, Jason Isbell stops at Rhodes
“Music is what we have in common with strangers,” said Jason Isbell, now six-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, to a near standing-room-only crowd at Rhodes College.
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The To-Do List: Les Mis, Lunar lion dances and a Superb Owl field day
This week, “Confederates” at Hattiloo explores racial and gender bias, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell speaks at Rhodes and adults get play time at CMOM.
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January 2024
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Here are the colleges, universities closed Tuesday
All University of Memphis campuses are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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