Students say Rhodes slow to respond to racist incidents
An email to the Rhodes College campus community from interim president Carroll Stevens last week acknowledged racial incidents “that have contributed to our campus community feeling unsafe, particularly for Black and Jewish students,” and promised investigations. (Daily Memphian file)
An email to the campus community from interim president Carroll Stevens last week acknowledged incidents “that have contributed to our campus community feeling unsafe, particularly for Black and Jewish students.”
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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