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MBJ: Rhodes College names first female president

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MBJ: Rhodes College names first female president After an eight-month search, Rhodes College has named “a force of nature” as the successor for president William E. Troutt. Following an extensive search process and a unanimous vote by the Rhodes College Board of Trustees, Marjorie Hass has been named the 20th president of Rhodes College. … Hass, who is currently the president of Austin College and the chair of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, will be the first woman to lead Rhodes in its 168-year history. Hass was drawn to Rhodes for its reputation, its ability to serve … Continue reading MBJ: Rhodes College names first female president

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MDN: Rhodes Hack-a-Thon Delivers for Memphis Nonprofits

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MDN: Rhodes Hack-a-Thon Delivers for Memphis Nonprofits Ten college students and one high school student put in long hours over the weekend, shredding code in the latest RhodesHacks computer development competition held inside McCallum Ballroom on the Rhodes College campus Sept. 23-24. The RhodesHacks series was founded to encourage talented students to collaborate and build solutions that can have a very immediate impact on the world. The Rhodes Entrepreneurship Club partnered with City Leadership/Choose901 to host the event, and sponsors included the University of Memphis, Tech 901, ProTech and Start Co. Rhodes hosted its first hack-a-thon in January, but this … Continue reading MDN: Rhodes Hack-a-Thon Delivers for Memphis Nonprofits

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WMC: Princeton Review names Rhodes College ‘Most Beautiful Campus’

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WMC: Princeton Review names Rhodes College ‘Most Beautiful Campus’ Rhodes College is getting an honor worthy of its lush lawns and towering stone buildings. The Princeton Review ranked the Memphis college as the Most Beautiful Campus.  Rhodes also came in second for the Most Engaged in Community Service. Rhodes was also included on the Princeton Review’s list of “Colleges that Create Futures” and “Colleges that Pay You Back.” …. WMC: Princeton Review names Rhodes College ‘Most Beautiful Campus’ Continue reading WMC: Princeton Review names Rhodes College ‘Most Beautiful Campus’

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Chalkbeat TN: Rhodes College joins teacher training pipeline for Memphis schools

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Chalkbeat TN: Rhodes College joins teacher training pipeline for Memphis schools After almost 100 years of educating college students in the heart of Memphis, Rhodes College is about to become the city’s newest official teacher of future teachers. The 2,000-student private liberal arts college received its certification this month from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to launch its training program for licensed teachers in the fall. It’s also entering into a partnership with Shelby County Schools in conjunction with its new teacher track. With the launch, Rhodes joins an active teacher preparation pipeline in Memphis, including the University of Memphis, … Continue reading Chalkbeat TN: Rhodes College joins teacher training pipeline for Memphis schools

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MDN: Rhodes College Graduates Largest Class in History

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MDN: Rhodes College Graduates Largest Class in History Rhodes College will graduate its largest class with a Friday, May 13 baccalaureate program on campus followed by a commencement on Saturday. The Rhodes Class of 2016 is 515 students from 46 states and 10 countries. The Rhodes tradition is to have a baccalaureate speaker instead of a commencement speaker. The speaker for the baccalaureate service isDiana Chapman Walsh, president emerita of Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Both programs will be streamed live from the Rhodes website,www.rhodes.edu. MDN: Rhodes College Graduates Largest Class in History Continue reading MDN: Rhodes College Graduates Largest Class in History

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MBJ: Musk gives ‘real’ talk at Rhodes College

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MBJ: Musk gives ‘real’ talk at Rhodes College The Musk brother who is on a mission to change communities through food was in Memphis Wednesday night to speak at Rhodes College. Kimbal Musk presented his “Food is the New Internet” talk to an audience of students and the general public. But, before Musk jumped into his presentation, he took a few moments to specifically address the Millennials in the room by telling them his journey to discovering his passion. … Musk, the cofounder of The Kitchen Restaurant Group and its nonprofit, The Kitchen Community, described how he started in finance … Continue reading MBJ: Musk gives ‘real’ talk at Rhodes College

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Beautiful Minds – Memphis Daily News

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Love this article on the emergent focus and attention paid on STEM/STEAM education in Memphis.  It is critical to the survival of our region. “Someday, a famous innovator’s biography may include the story of the first time she used a hammer – at age 4 or 5, at a private Memphis girls school, to pound on a strip of copper. And how she then took that strip of copper and molded it into the shape of a heart, a tiara or a cool design that meant something to her evolving mind but that adults couldn’t identify. The point being that … Continue reading Beautiful Minds – Memphis Daily News

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The Daily News Blog » Memphis street newspaper “The Bridge” celebrates second anniversary

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“This weekend will mark the second anniversary of the launch of “The Bridge,” Memphis’ first street newspaper that addresses the hardships of the some 2,000 Memphians living on the streets. The first edition launched on March 21, 2013. The team behind it approached members of the homeless population and paid them to share their stories and artwork for publication, in addition to training them as vendors to sell the paper while keeping the profits. According to Caroline Ponseti, a Rhodes junior who helped found the paper, $32,000 has been put directly into the hands of the homeless as a result … Continue reading The Daily News Blog » Memphis street newspaper “The Bridge” celebrates second anniversary

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MDN: Rhodes Results

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Capital campaigns are usually about buildings. And the just-completed capital campaign at Rhodes College includes a new science building that will break ground in the summer and complete the quadrangle of the private liberal arts college’s scenic campus. But the $314 million raised over about a decade of work, including during the Great Recession, will be used primarily to increase scholarships and create and maintain more faculty chairs of excellence as well as back teaching and research. … The campaign total includes the $35 million gift from the estate of Paul Barret Jr., the largest gift in the college’s history, … Continue reading MDN: Rhodes Results

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MBJ: A professor at Rhodes College in Memphis has been targeted by ISIS

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Disturbing news…: “Yasir Qadhi, a professor at Rhodes College, has been targeted by ISIS for his condemnation of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. According to The Tennesseean, Qadi was targeted by the militant terrorist organization in one of the group’s online publications, saying that there is “great reward” for the Muslim who kills Qadi and other “apostate imams.” Qadi told The Tennessean that he is taking “some common-sense precautions” after the FBI contacted him about the threats. Along with his position as an assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, Qadi is also a resident scholar at the Memphis Islamic … Continue reading MBJ: A professor at Rhodes College in Memphis has been targeted by ISIS