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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

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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:
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Follow link below for event and ticket information
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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/

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

Professor Seth Rudy provides background for Limericks!

There once was a man from New York ... 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.

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

Voices and Visions 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, ...

Newstok Publishes New Book and Archive on Close Reading | Rhodes News 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.

Happy Reading Day, everyone! Good luck with finals and remember this is the absolute last day to submit pieces to TSR!!