Rhodes College Department of English

08/20/2026

Award-winning nature writer Robert Macfarlane will reflect upon the legal and cultural status of rivers at Rhodes College on Thursday, October 1 (6pm, McNeill Concert Hall) — this event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required:

https://fs22.formsite.com/webmanagerrhodesedu/muajlptegz/index

Follow link below for event and ticket information

https://www.facebook.com/events/rhodes-collegememphis-tennessee/is-a-river-alive-robert-macfarlane-lecture-rhodes-college-october-1-2026/1040628291718509/

02/16/2026

These lifelong learning classes are open to everyone

12/17/2025

Free copies of Robert Macfarlane’s award-winning book “Is a River Alive?” are now available in Southwestern—just in time for the annual Rhodes holiday gathering!

Mark your calendars now for his public lecture on Thursday, October 1 (6pm, McNeill)—pre-registration required

https://fs22.formsite.com/webmanagerrhodesedu/muajlptegz/index

09/08/2025

Harvard University scholar Danielle Allen reflects upon the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at Rhodes College on Thursday, September 18 (6pm, McNeill Concert Hall) — free and open to the public, pre-registration required:
https://fs22.formsite.com/webmanagerrhod.../4i7kriyth1/index

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https://www.facebook.com/events/1676910389694488

09/08/2025

This summer Keaton Price ’16 caught up with Professor Newstok at the 2025 Memoria National Conference, where Newstok received the Parnassus Prize for the cultivation of the liberal arts

https://www.facebook.com/memoriapress/posts/congratulations-to-scott-newstok-author-of-how-to-think-like-shakespeare-lessons/1244961584307331/

02/14/2025

https://internationalprograms.rhodes.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=35015

It's not too late to sign up for a month in London this summer! The Rhodes Summer School in London will be offering two English classes (one team-taught with Professor Petty) that can be taken at the 200-level or 300-level (with pre-approval from the chair). You can also get HUM 201 credit! February 20th is the deadline!

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01/24/2025

English majors and professors celebrate turning in their final projects for the Class of 2025!

01/21/2025

Professor Seth Rudy provides background for Limericks!

In addition to Steve Mulroy’s time as an elected official, there are two other things many people have learned about him over the years: He’s a huge Star Trek fan, and the man just loves limericks.

01/13/2025

Congratulations to Rhodes College Professor of English, Leslie Petty, on the publication of her new book!

Contributions by Ruth R. Caillouet, Mary C. Carruth, Nancy Dixon, Kathleen Downes, Edward J. Dupuy, Shari Evans, Paul Fess, Carina Evans Hoffpauir, Leslie Petty, Heidi Podlasi-Labrenz, Tierney S. Powell, ...

12/13/2024

Dr. Scott Newstok, executive director of the Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities, has collaborated with John Guillory on a new book titled On Close Reading and produced the Close Reading Archive, a free public humanities database.