Rhodes College President to leave in August for national council Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass will depart the college this summer to become president of the Council of Independent Colleges. Author: Rhodes College News Release Published: 10:27 AM CST March 4, 2021 Updated: 6:13 PM CST March 4, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass will depart the college this summer to become president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), a Washington-based national association of independent colleges and universities that supports leadership development, advances institutional excellence, and enhances the national understanding of private higher education. In this position she will be a leading voice in the national debates over higher education and in ensuring that independent higher education successfully adapts to new conditions.