The Association of American Rhodes Scholars

Archived Scholars in the News

Jared Cohen Featured in Foreign Policy
Cohen to Leave Department of State to Join Google
Christina Larson
Foreign Policy
September 8, 2010
Rachel Walshe Takes Reins at Perishable Theater in Rhode Island
Walshe Plans a Season of Women's Play
The Providence Journal
September 3, 2010
Iraq Conflict Leaves Officers Weary and Humbled
Featuring Walt Cooper (Indiana & St. Anne's '99)
Greg Jaffe
West Point, New York
The Washington Post
August 30, 2010
Rhodes Community Mourns David Alexander
Rhodes House
July 25, 2010
Christian Campbell's "Running the Dusk" Shortlisted for Prize
Forward poetry prize avoids Nobel laureate clash
Alison Flood
London, UK
guardian.co.uk
July 20, 2010
Pat Haden To Become New USC Athletic Director
Kurt Helin
NBC Los Angeles
July 20, 2010
A Combat Survivor Turns Life-Rebuilder
Oxford, UK
Oxford Today
July 1, 2010
Donation to Santa Clara University Honors Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr.
Santa Clara University receives $1 million donation from Rhodes scholar's family
Sal Pizarro
San Jose Mercury News
June 28, 2010
Daniel Altschuler Op Ed Asks, "Is Israel Isolating Itself?"
Daniel Altschuler and Frederik Meiton
CNN Opinion
June 14, 2010
College academic all-star runners up include Rhodes Scholar, volunteers, inventors
USA Today
June 11, 2010
Two Men and Two Paths
Nicholas Kristof
The New York Times
June 11, 2010
Nick Allard Named as Legal Visionary
Allard Calls for the Lobbying Profession to do More Pro Bono Word
Carrie Levine
The National Law Journal
June 7, 2010
Halter, Lincoln start closing arguments in new ads
Andre DeMillo
Little Rock, Arkansas
Associated Press
June 1, 2010
McKelvey Named Distinguished Friend of Oxford
Sea Girt, New Jersey
The Coast Star
May 27, 2010
San Bernardino Medical Society to honor Javed Siddiqi
Redlands Daily Facts
May 26, 2010
Governor Bobby Jindal Making Political Gains
BP Oil Spill Places Governor on National Stage
Josh Wingrove
The Globe and Mail
May 14, 2010
Wes Moore Appears on Oprah to Discuss New Book
Publishes "The Other Wes Moore"
April 26, 2010
Myron Rolle's Long 'Rhodes' to the NFL
Jordan Schultz
New York
NFL Fanhouse
April 22, 2010

Myron, is Myron Rolle, the former All-American safety at Florida State, turned Rhodes Scholar, turned future NFL defensive back.


Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle fights too-smart-for-NFL stigma
Skip Wood
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
USA Today
April 20, 2010

It's about a half-hour until an NFL scout arrives to put him through a brief workout, so Myron Rolle kills the time by walking alone on an athletic field here at Disney World's sports complex.


Stephen Wilson Lecture at the University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Souix City Journal
April 10, 2010
Pete Buttigieg Seeks Democratic Nomination for Indiana State Treasurer
Associated Press
Herald Argus
April 6, 2010
'Matterhorn' author never gave up on Vietnam story
Bob Minzesheimer
USA Today
March 24, 2010
Bruce Reed Tapped as Head of Deficit Panel
Jackie Calmes
The Caucus
The New York Times
March 22, 2010
Karl Marlantes Publishes "Matterhorn"
Novel Was 33 Years in the Making
Mary Ann Gwinn
The Seattle Times
March 21, 2010
Stark Selected for Delaware's U.S. District Court
Obama Nominates Magistrate Judge to Fill Vacant Position
Esteban Parra
Delaware On Line
March 18, 2010
Nine Awarded Soros New American Fellowships for 2010
Richard Springer
San Leandro India West
March 11, 2010

Rhodes Scholar Deep Shah, a first-year student at the Harvard Medical School, did research with monkeys on Parkinson's disease.


Lt. Gov. Bill Halter Announces Senate Run
Little Rock, Arkansas
Press Release
March 2, 2010
Profile of Myron Rolle
ESPN Covers a Week with Rolle at Oxford
ESPN
March 2010
A combine for...Rhodes Scholars?
Tom Robinson
HamptonRoads.com
February 28, 2010
President Obama Nominates Goodwin Liu to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.C. Berkeley Professor's Nomination Welcomed
CNN
February 25, 2010
Rachel Maddow Sharpens Focus on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
The Washington Post
February 15, 2010
Tucker Murphy competes in 2010 Winter Olympics
Carries flag of Bermuda in the opening ceremonies
Vancouver, Canada
February 15, 2010
Michael Hoffman Releases New Film, "The Last Station"
Film Portrays Tolstoy's Marriage
Dana Oland
The Idaho Statesman
February 14, 2010
Professor Rex Nettleford, Rhodes Scholar extraordinaire
Peter Goldson
Jamaica, W.I.
The Gleaner
February 12, 2010

Truly, he was a Rhodes Scholar extraordinaire, embodying and exemplifying to the highest degree the standards by which Rhodes Scholars were to be judged.


Rhodes Scholar leaves books for shoulder pads
John Zenor
Mobile, AL
Associated Press
January 29, 2010

Myron Rolle has a pretty impressive Plan B if football doesn’t work out.


Rev. Brad Braxton Speaks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Roanoke, VA Native Returns as Keynote Speaker
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/233489
The Roanoke Times
January 18, 2010
Department of Justice IG Glenn Fine Reports Threats to Judges on the Rise
AP Reports on IG Fine's Findings
The Associated Press
January 4, 2010
Focus | From Queen City to Oxford
Staunton native named Rhodes Scholar
December 31, 2009

Many, one would assume, do it for the prestige. Tyler Spencer applied for a Rhodes Scholarship as a matter of practicality.


Rhodes Project Update
December 23, 2009

Poet Scott Bear Don’t Walk, who shares his story of deciding, ultimately, to leave Oxford and the Scholarship behind.


Can Scholars Make Dollars in the NFL?
Lee Hawkins
Oxford, England
Wall Street Journal
December 21, 2009

Myron Rolle put off an NFL career to spend a year as a Rhodes scholar. But his year at Oxford University is doubling as a one-man marketing experiment – can his career as a pitchman start a year before his career as a player?


Mount Allison's Academic Legacy Continues
Hanne Armstrong
New Brunswick's Urban Voice
December 17, 2009

"It's starting to become real," says Mount Allison University's latest Rhodes Scholar Susan Humphrey. "I'm really honoured and overwhelmed, but excited at...


The Other Wes Moore: The Story of One Name and Two Fates
Barbara Hoffert
Library Journal
December 17, 2009

Rhodes scholar. Army captain. White House Fellow. One of Crain's “Top Young Business Leaders.” And one of People's “Most Eligible Bachelors.


Army Officer Who Graduated from Harvard Talks to All Saints' Students
Mycah Pleasant
The Ledger
December 16, 2009

ROXANNE BRAS, of the US Army Corps of Engineers, who is a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard graduate, talks to 35 girls who are students at All Saints' Academy on ...


IU's Mutembwa Selected 2010 Rhodes Scholar
Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University
December 16, 2009

Indiana University senior Mutsa Mutembwa has been named a 2010 Rhodes Scholar to represent her native Zimbabwe.


J. Burke Knapp of Portola Valley, Former World Bank Executive, Dies
The Almanac Online
December 16, 2009

He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University from 1933 to 1936. After four years of apprenticeship in London in international banking, he returned to the ...


Mutembwa Selected as a 2010 Rhodes Scholar
Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Press Release
December 16, 2009
Rhodes Scholar Jordan Anderson Credits Others For Helping Him Attain Prestigious Honor
Evan Woodbery
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
December 15, 2009

We talked to Auburn Rhodes Scholar Jordan Anderson during Iron Bowl week, so it was an understandably difficult time to squeeze a feature ...


Penn Grad Sarah-Jane Littleford Named Rhodes Scholar
Philadelphia
Penn
December 14, 2009

Sarah-Jane Littleford, a 2009 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford ...


Helping Kenya's Children: Two Rhodes Scholars Fight the World's Fight
A learning center is helping to get children off the streets and on to better lives.
Philadelphia Inquirer
December 13, 2009

Janelle Larson and Paul Maina King'uru have teamed up to support Children and Youth Empowerment Centre in Nyeri, Kenya.


George Stephanopoulos to Host Good Morning America
Los Angeles Times
December 11, 2009
Stephanopoulos Joins ABC's Morning Crew
Matea Gold
Los Angeles Times
December 11, 2009

It's an unexpected trajectory for a Rhodes scholar who studied political theology at Oxford -- one that even he says he couldn't have predicted.


Oxford and Tradition Take on a New Meaning
Joshua Robinson
New York Times
December 9, 2009

One American Hill has failed to recruit is Myron Rolle, the former Florida State safety who is studying at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.


The Rhodes Project Update
December 9, 2009

The Rhodes Project – the first study of Rhodes Scholar women, their lives, challenges, and successes - presents two new articles.


Naperville Man: Rhodes Scholarship End of 'Long Road'
Elisabeth Mistretta
Chicago Daily Herald
December 7, 2009

Through a haze of sleep, Shih learned he was one of 30 American students selected this fall as a 2010 Rhodes scholar. "When I really woke up, I asked my dad ...


Former GHHS Student Earns Rhodes Scholarship
Betterbed second PSD graduate to receive honor in as many years
TheNewsTribune.com
December 5, 2009

A local US Military Academy cadet can now add Rhodes Scholar to her ever-growing resume. Elizabeth Betterbed, a Gig Harbor High School graduate from Fox ...


Young Volunteer Named wa's Rhodes Scholar
Yasmine Phillips
PerthNow
December 5, 2009

A YOUNG volunteer who has taught Aboriginal children and helped find emergency accommodation for refugees has been named wa's second Rhodes Scholar this ...


College Rhodes Scholar to Study Migration, Refugees
Amelia Possanza
Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online
December 3, 2009

Mark Dlugash '08 was recently named a Rhodes Scholar. Thirty-two Americans were awarded the scholarship for two years of study at the ...


Maya Moore Considering A Pursuit Of Rhodes Scholarship
John Altavilla
Hartford Courant
December 3, 2009

Established in 1902, the Rhodes Scholarship is awarded yearly to 32 university and college scholars from 16 districts in the nation.


Mount A Student Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Yvon Gauvin
Times and Transcript
December 3, 2009

The other Rhodes Scholar is Rosanne Nicol of Hamilton, Ont., currently studying at Halifax's King's College. Susan becomes the 48th student at Mount Allison ...


On Encouraging Rhodes Scholars
Jeff Miller, Guest Contributor
The Daily Princetonian
December 3, 2009

In a recent article in The Daily Princetonian concerning the fact that Princeton has not produced as many Rhodes Scholars in the 2000s as have a few other ...


Student Named Rhodes Scholar
Elizabeth Koch
Truman Index
December 3, 2009

Senior Andrew McCall became the first Truman student to be named a Rhodes scholar on Nov 23. He was one of 32 national recipients.


Pitt Alumna Eleanor Ott Wins 2010 Rhodes Scholarship
Marissa Meredyth
University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
November 30, 2009

Ott, who graduated from Pitt in April, was one of 12 people in the region and 216 in the country who was interviewed for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.


Rhodes Scholar Sees Human Face of Poverty in India
Cynthia Lee
UC Los Angeles
November 30, 2009

Elizaveta Fouksman, ucla's 12th Rhodes Scholar, will enter Oxford University next October to pursue graduate studies in global development.


Newark Woman Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Ira Porter
The News Journal
November 26, 2009

My husband said, 'She's a Rhodes Scholar.' I had to pull over." "She has a good heart," she said of her daughter. "I think that's what I like best about her ...


Grassroot Hoyas Founder Tyler Spencer (GRD '09) Named Rhodes Scholar
The Georgetown Voice
November 25, 2009

Tyler Spencer (GRD `09), a 23-year-old, recent alum of Georgetown's graduate school, was awarded a 2009 Rhodes Scholarship along with 31 other American ...


My Sportsman: Myron Rolle
Richard Deitsch
SI.com
November 25, 2009

As a Rhodes Scholar, Rolle earned arguably the most prestigious postgraduate academic scholarship in the world, joining the likes of famous alumni such as ...


New Rhodes Scholar Has History of Achievement
Iricka Berlinger
Tallahassee.com
November 25, 2009

... double majoring in brain and cognitive sciences and literature; future neurologist working to understand Alzheimer's disease; and now, a Rhodes Scholar, ...


Rhodes Scholar Shines Over Whole Community
Staunton News Leader
November 25, 2009

Spencer was named a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday. It is one of the highest academic honors in the world. The scholarships were created in the will of Cecil ...


Stanford Senior Daniel Shih Selected as Rhodes Scholar
Chris Kenrick
Palo Alto Online
November 25, 2009

"I risked being the aberration," said Shih, a Stanford senior who this week was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He will study in England next fall at Oxford ...


U of L Grad Preparing For Rhodes Scholarship
Rick Howlett
WFPL
November 25, 2009

University of Louisville graduate Monica Marks is preparing for a move to England next year, where she'll enroll at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.


Couple Selected as Rhodes Scholars
Adam Yosim
ABC News
November 24, 2009

Henry Spelman and Libby Longino are both heading to Oxford next year, joining 30 other students from the US who were selected as Rhodes Scholars.


Local Student Named Rhodes Scholar
Heather Kays
Staunton News Leader
November 24, 2009

Bringman said she feels it is these qualities that led him to being named a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday, a scholarship that will allow him to travel to Oxford ...


Two Rhodes Scholars Have Midwest Ties
Kansas City Star
November 24, 2009

A Lawrence woman who attends the University of Pittsburgh has been selected as a 2010 Rhodes scholar. A Truman State University student from St. Louis also ...


Rhodes Recipients Named
Five Harvard undergrads selected for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship
Matt E. Sachs
Cambridge, MA
The Harvard Crimson
November 23, 2009
Rhodes scholars include 2 Chicago-area residents, U. of C. grad
Daniel Shih, Russell Perkins and Stephanie Bell are heading for Oxford next year
Noreen S Ahmedullah
Chicago, IL
Chicago Tribune
November 23, 2009
Steven Mo of Pearland Has Been Named a 2010 Rhodes Scholar
Paige Hewitt
Houston Chronicle
November 23, 2009

Mo, a 21-year-old student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of two Texans and 32 scholars nationally to earn the prestigious academic honors.


Swarthmore native, his girlfriend among 32 Rhodes scholars
Jan Hefler
Philadelphia Inquirer
November 23, 2009
32 Americans Are Named Rhodes Scholars for 2010
Charles Huckabee
The Chronicle of Higher Education
November 22, 2009
City Gal Named a Rhodes Scholar
Tim Perone
New York Post
November 22, 2009

A West Point student from Manhattan is among the winners of this year's Rhodes Scholarships, it was announced this morning.


Harvard, MIT, West Point, Yale Lead US Rhodes Scholar Tally
Matthew Campbell and Dan Hart
Bloomberg
November 22, 2009

The Rhodes Scholarship is given in 15 international jurisdictions for study at the University of Oxford in the UK, and can be worth as much as $175000 ...


Marietta woman named Rhodes Scholar
Megan Matteucci
Cobb County, GA
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 22, 2009
Montclair's Zohar Atkins is Rhodes Scholar
The Associated Press
Montclair, NJ
nj.com
November 22, 2009
Pitt Student Named 2010 Rhodes Scholar
Karen Kane
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
November 22, 2009

University of Pittsburgh student Eleanor M. Ott, a triple major in chemistry, history, and French, has been named a 2010 Rhodes Scholar.


Rhodes Doesn't Choose Local Student
Doug Blackburn
Tallahassee.com
November 22, 2009

Florida State University's almost magical streak with Rhodes Scholar finalists was ...


Two Elis garner Rhodes
Carmen Lu
New Haven, CT
Yale Daily News
November 22, 2009
Yale student from Belvedere among Rhodes Scholars
Brent Ainsworth
Belvedere, MO
Contra Costa Times
November 22, 2009
Auburn Swimmer Jordan Anderson Named Rhodes Scholar
Charles Goldberg
The Birmingham News - al.com
November 21, 2009

He is the fourth Auburn student to be named a Rhodes Scholar. Anderson was a member of last year's Auburn national championship team, is a two-time SEC ...


From Oxford to Wall Street
Elliot Gerson Publishes Op Ed in The Washington Post
Elliot Gerson
The Washington Post
November 2009
FSU Looking To Become Bowl Eligible Againts Terps
CBS 4
November 21, 2009

Andrews has coached future NFL players like Deion Sanders, Derrick Brooks, Andre Wadsworth, Peter Boulware and a Rhodes scholar, Myron Rolle.


University of Louisville Graduate Named Rhodes Scholar
Joseph Gerth
Louisville Courier-Journal
November 21, 2009

Today the University of Louisville graduate is the state's latest Rhodes scholar, the winner of one of the most coveted awards in academia.


UWI Law Student 2010 Rhodes Scholar
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
November 21, 2009

Twenty-two year old University of the West Indies (UWI) student, Alecia Johns, is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Rhodes scholarship.


David Frederick Argues Mutual Fund Case before Supreme Court
"Judges Scrutinize Adviser Pay"
Adam Liptak
The New York Times
November 3, 2009
Get to Know Congressman Jim Himes
Politico Profiles Jim Himes (D-Conn)
Anne Schroeder Mullins
Politico
November 3, 2009
NAACP President Ben Jealous Brings New Vision to Membership Drive
An NAACP Chapter of a Different Hue
Krissah Thompson
The Washington Post
November 2, 2009
Susan Rice Appears on the Daily Show
Ambassador Rice Argues That U.S. Standing in the World Has Improved Since Obama Took Office
The Daily Show
November 2009
On the Way to the NFL Draft, A Year of Fulfillment In England
Myron Rolle Chooses Oxford, Becomes Role Model
Pete Thamel
New York Times
October 25, 2009
Eboo Patel: Obama Faith Adviser Preaches Religious Tolerance
Ebrahim Patel (IL & Lady Margaret Hall ‘98)
Bill George
U.S.News & World Report
October 22, 2009

Eboo Patel, founder of a national movement promoting interfaith religious cooperation and one of President Barack Obama's advisers on faith, is tackling what he considers the "color line" of the 21st century: the faith line. While Patel's soft-spoken charm may hide his Rhodes scholar intellect, there is nothing understated about his strikingly ambitious vision for global religious pluralism.


George Stephanopoulos Role Grows at ABC
George Stephanopoulos (OH & Balliol ’84)
Politico
October 18, 2009

George Stephanopoulos will be the primary substitute for Diane Sawyer when she becomes anchor of “World News” next year, expanding his already formidable command of the airways as ABC’s chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “This Week.”


Black President Chris Howard Stands Out At Mostly White College
NPR
September 27, 2009

President Chris Howard, President of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, attended the Air Force Academy. His resume includes Rhodes Scholar, Oxford Ph.D., Harvard MBA, vice president at GE and head of the honors college at the University of Oklahoma.


Making a Name by Being Himself
Mr. Lugar goes to Washington and gets things done
Evansville Courier & Press
September 27, 2009

Received an honors degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University in England after studying there as a Rhodes Scholar.


Beth Shapiro (1999, Balliol) Just Won a MacArthur Fellowship
September 22, 2009
Susan Rice wins praise at the United Nations
Susan Rice (Maryland/DC and New College '86) credited with resurrecting U.S. role at United Nations
New York Tiimes
September 22, 2009
Rhodes Scholar launches project to fight violence against women
August 18, 2009
The Rhodes Project has gone live
Dr. Ann Olivarius's letter to the Rhodes community
June 5, 2009
Harvard establishes chair (named after Rhodes Scholar) in gay and lesbian studies
Professorship is being billed as a turning point in the prestigious university's history
Ed Pilkington
Cambridge, MA
The Guardian
June 3, 2009
Swimming the English Channel on D-Day and The Mission Continues
May 28, 2009
DeParle battles old and new critics
Chris Frates
Washington, D.C.
Politico, Capitol News Company
May 26, 2009
David Frederick Wins Supreme Court Victory
March 16, 2009
New Warden of Rhodes House
Press Release from Rhodes House
February 25, 2009
The Jindal Phenomenon
Michael Gerson
The Washington Post
February 25, 2009
La. Governor Bobby Jindal Took Fast Track to National Prominence
Jindal to Deliver GOP Response to Obama Address
Philip Rucker
The Washington Post
February 24, 2009
Man thought to be oldest living U.S. Rhodes Scholar turns 100
Drew Bracken
Granville
Newark Advocate
February 15, 2009
Rhodes Scholar Craig Mullaney publishes celebrated memoir
Chris Bray
The Washington Post
February 15, 2009
Alain L. Locke: "The Biography of a Philosopher"
Leonard Harris and Charles Molesworth.
University of Chicago Press & Publisher's Weekly
February 2, 2009

The AARS Alain Locke Centenary Committee is pleased to note the recent publication of "Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosohper" by Leonard Harris and Charles Molesworth.


Oxford Bound
Brownback staffer will soon move to England to become a Rhodes scholar
Kris Kitto
Washington, D.C.
The Hill
February 2, 2009
Rhodes Show: Kathryn Twyman '09 Wins Scholarship to Study at Oxford
Dartmouth Life
February 2009

Kathryn Twyman '09 of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has won a Canadian Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England. She is a double major in chemistry and physics with a minor in biology. Twyman is also a member of Dartmouth's Women in Science Project (WISP) and the varsity crew team.


Rhodes Scholar's 'Goofy' Ideas Slashed Energy Costs at College House in Half
Washington Post
January 25, 2009
In South Africa, a Justice Delayed Is No Longer Denied
By Celia W. Dugger
Johannesburg
The New York Times
January 24, 2009
FSU's Myron Rolle chooses Rhodes scholarship over NFL's millions
By Ebenezer Samuel
NY Daily News
January 18, 2009
Mr. Longevity: Q&A with Richard Lugar
32 years and counting
Maureen Groppe
Indianapolis Star
January 5, 2009

Lugar, now the Senate's senior Republican, dishes on what he doesn't like about the job, why he doesn't speak on the floor much and how he followed his wife's one rule about his work.


Dr. Christopher B. Howard elected as 24th President of Hampden-Sydney College
Thomas N. Allen '60
Hampden-Sydney College
December 30, 2008
NLJ Lawyer of the Year: DOJ's Glenn A. Fine
Marcia Coyle
The National Law Journal
December 22, 2008
Obama’s Choice for U.N. Is Advocate of Strong Action Against Mass Killings
By Peter Baker
New York Times
December 1, 2008
GOP Looks to Louisiana's Governor
Jindal May Prove To be Republicans' Version of Obama
By Michael Leahy
Washington Post
November 28, 2008
U of A medical student honoured with Rhodes scholarship
By Julia Necheff
University of Alberta Express News
November 27, 2008
GHHS grad earns Rhodes Scholarship
Dwinal to study at Oxford after receiving prestigious honor
By Susan Schell
The Peninsula Gateway
November 26, 2008
Girard grad named Rhodes Scholar
By Andrew D. Brosig
The Morning Sun
November 26, 2008
LCDS, TJ Grad Named Rhodes Scholar
Leesburg Today
November 26, 2008
Swarthmore athlete wins Rhodes scholarship
By Frank Fitzpatrick
Philadelphia Inquirer
November 26, 2008
B.C.'s latest Rhodes Scholar is from New Denver
By Chad Skelton
Vancouver Sun
November 25, 2008
Concordia student chosen as Rhodes Scholar
Concordia University Press
November 25, 2008
Ex-Gopher pole vaulter reaches new heights: Rhodes Scholarship
Ashley Nord joined a select group of scholar/athletes Sunday when she was one of 32 candidates selected to receive a Rhodes Scholarship.
By Rachel Blount
Star Tribune
November 25, 2008
Nine NCAA student-athletes among 2009 Rhodes Scholars
National Collegiate Athletic Association
November 25, 2008
Penn scholar's road to a Rhodes scholarship
By Susan Snyder
Philadelphia Inquirer
November 25, 2008
Rhodes Scholar's talent for connecting cultures blossomed in Greenville
By Brock Letchworth
The Daily Reflector
November 25, 2008
Buffalo Grove resident named Rhodes Scholar
By Associated Press
Chicago Daily Herald
November 24, 2008
Centennial grad is Rhodes Scholar
Plans studies in medical anthropology
By Ernest Luning
The Colorado Independent
November 24, 2008
CU Senior Wins Rhodes Scholarship
By Jacob Schneider
Columbia Spectator
November 24, 2008
Drake’s Lindsay Whorton named Rhodes Scholar
By Associated Press
Chicago Tribune
November 24, 2008
Mitchell and Rhodes scholars -- The Homeroom
By Gale Holland
LA Times Blog
November 24, 2008
Stanford grad named a Rhodes Scholar
By Don Kazak
Palo Alto Online
November 24, 2008
Three Tigers win Rhodes Scholarships
By Josephine Wolff and Samantha Pergadia
The Daily Princetonian
November 24, 2008
UCLA student and recent graduate earn Rhodes Scholarships for 2009
By Cynthia Lee
UCLA Newsroom
November 24, 2008
UM student chosen as Rhodes scholar
By Dan Cortez and Amber Hunt
Detroit Free Press
November 24, 2008
3 with NYC ties are named Rhodes Scholars
By Samantha Gross, Associated Press
Newsday
November 23, 2008
Anthropologist, football star among Rhodes winners
By Dan Robrish
Associated Press
November 23, 2008
Cadet Named VMI’s 11th Rhodes Scholar
Virginia Military Institute Press
November 23, 2008
Friendswood woman named a 2009 Rhodes Scholar
By Mike Tolson
Houston Chronicle
November 23, 2008
Newest Rhodes Scholar from Shelton
By Marian Gail Brown
Connecticut Post
November 23, 2008
Princeton Leads U.S. Schools With 3 Rhodes Scholars
By Dan Hart
Bloomberg.com
November 23, 2008
Santa Clara University senior is named Rhodes Scholar
By Joe Rodriguez
Mercury News
November 23, 2008
UCLA senior from Alamo among 32 Rhodes scholars
By Steve Rubenstein
San Francisco Chronicle
November 23, 2008
UNC senior wins Rhodes Scholarship
WRAL.com
November 23, 2008
What's Bruin
Ex-UCLA football player wins Rhodes Scholarship
By Adam Rose
LA Times Blog
November 23, 2008
American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2009
Listing by District
November 22, 2008
American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2009
Biographical Summaries
November 22, 2008
Press Release
November 22, 2008

Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the thirty-two American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars.


‘Bullheaded’ and a Rhodes Scholar, and Now Headed to Capitol Hill
By David M. Halbfinger
New York Times
November 9, 2008
Oxford University Society Elections
AARS member Aly Kassam-Remtulla (Alberta & Balliol '99) elected to OUS Board
September 23, 2008
Aly Kassam-Remtulla won the Annetta Dieckmann Award.
September 20, 2008
Adding Color to the Courthouse
With the help of a Houston artist, U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison (CO & Magdalen '72) uses his artistic judgment to create a work environment seldom seen in courtrooms
By Mary Flood
Houston Chronicle
August 24, 2008
Former WFU prof chosen by legendary NY church
Brad Braxton (VA & Trinity '91) nominated to become senior pastor at Riverside Church
August 9, 2008
'Apprentice' winner will address Focus grads
Randal Pinkett (NJ & Keble '94) stresses importance of enterprise and mixes it with community service
August 3, 2008
Veterans find, 'We need you, we still believe in you'
Navy SEAL Eric Greitens (MO & Lady Margaret Hall '96) talks with injured about service
July 27, 2008
'It can feel like Harry Potter'
Burlington man--Adam Chandler (NC & Queen's 2006)--wraps up 2 years at Oxford
July 26, 2008
Infectious melodies
Pardis Sabeti (FL & New College '97), a pioneering geneticist, has a second life as a singer and songwriter
June 14, 2008
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot
Rachel Maddow (CA & Lincoln '95) receives acclaim
June 14, 2008
30 Years of Rhodes Women
Profiles and reflections by over 60 Rhodes Women from around the world upon the celebration of 30 years of Rhodes Women
May 30, 2008
30 Years of Rhodes Women
Picture of participants
May 30, 2008
The buck should stop here
Cyrus Habib (WA & St. John's 2003) writes on court decision affecting the blind
May 27, 2008
Linking Oxford with the World
Vernon Bogdanor reviews Philip Ziegler's account of Rhodes scholarships (Legacy)
May 21, 2008
NAACP Chooses Its New President
Activist and Former News Executive, Ben Jealous (NY & St. Antony's '97), Is Youngest Leader
By Darryl Fears
Washington Post
May 18, 2008
New book, Legacy, by Philip Ziegler and commissioned by The Rhodes Trust, available
May 12, 2008
Book Review of Legacy
Jacob Weisberg (IL & New College '87) reviews Ziegler's book in The Sunday Times
May 11, 2008
Best of the Euroleague and the NBA: Bill Bradley
May 2, 2008

William W. Bradley (MO & Worcester '65) was the first player to record a remarkable trio of basketball honors.


US and UK extend "special relationship' to universities
April 18, 2008

Richard H. Trainor (RI & Merton '70), the principal Of King's College London, to play leading role.


Peace through kicking: From Harvard and Oxford to Martinez and Taekwondo
April 14, 2008

Jordon Schreiber (MN & Magdalen '95) launched Team PRIDE in 2003 to instill qualities of Perserverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline and Excellence in kids.


The Post wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes
Barton D. Gellman (PA & University '82) wins national reporting award for four part series on Vice President Cheney
April 8, 2008
New FoMRT Board has several AARS members
March 31, 2008

Ian Glenday (So Africa College School & Magdalen '70), Mariette Geldenhuys (So Africa-at-large & New College '84), Allison Gilmore (MN & Green 2004), David Cohen (So Africa-at-large & Balliol '83), Rick Stengel (NY & Christ Church '77) and Danielle Fontaine (Quebec & St. John's '81) become members of the Board for Friends of Mandela Rhodes Foundation (USA).


Kris Kristofferson proves he's still an outlaw with This Old Road
March 23, 2008

Kris Kristofferson (CA & Merton '58) is the ultimate Mr. Cool, down to his lucky boots.


How McCain Can Win the Base
March 17, 2008

It is time for a rising star of the GOP--the new governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal (LA & New College '92)--to be McCain's vice presidential running mate.


Newark's mayor among politicians boosted by Obama's rise
March 16, 2008

Cory A. Booker (NJ & Queen's '92)at the center of emerging generation of black leaders.


Fort Ti elects new president
March 15, 2008

Peter S. Paine Jr (NY & Christ Church '57) will be the eight president of Fort Ticonderoga Board of Trustees.


AARS moves back to Vienna VA
March 10, 2008
Expert on counterinsurgency leaves the military with battle plan for the future
Lt. Col. John Nagl (NE & St. John’s ’88) talks about recent gains in Iraq
February 16, 2008
Naval officer returns to Schwab and gets standing ovations
Navy Lt. Commander Douglas A. Beck (CA & New '92) was gone for 15 months, serving on a special operations task force in Afghanistan and Iraq.
February 4, 2008
Student strike honed lawyer's mediation skills
William H. Farley, Jr (PA & St. Catherine's '72) opted for the law over ministry because he wanted to save the world
January 20, 2008
Louisiana's Brave New Hope
Bobby Jindal (LA & New '92) to be sworn in as state's 51st governor.
January 13, 2008
Murals for Freedom Reigns Project selected by three Rhodes Scholars
January 13, 2008

John S. Grinalds (TN & Brasenose '60), Benjamin B. Dunlap (TN & Wadham '59) and James C. Parham (SC & Magdalen '54) demonstrate judgment, citizenship, patriotism


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December 5, 2007
Two Canadians studying in the US win Rhodes Scholarships in Canada
December 2, 2007
In Counterinsurgency Class, Soldiers Think Like Taliban
November 30, 2007

Dan Helmer (NJ & Wolfson '04)sets up school for American troops in Afghanistan.


Chicago, Stanford Lead With Three Rhodes Scholars
Bloomberg
November 18, 2007
Other Articles on 2008 Rhodes Scholars-elect
November 18, 2007
American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2008
Listing by Districts
November 17, 2007
American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2008
Biographical Summaries
November 17, 2007
Press Release
November 17, 2007

Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the

Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the thirty-two American men and women

chosen as Rhodes Scholars.


Mayer Brown partner confirmed as federal judge
Robert Dow Jr. (IL & Brasenose '87)
November 13, 2007
American Hero's Rugby Legacy
Pete Dawkins (MI & Brasenose '59) popularized overarm throw
October 24, 2007
Indian-American Elected Louisiana's Governor
Bobby Jindal (LA & New '92) becomes first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction-era
October 21, 2007
Home movies dot new Lugar (IN & Pembroke '54) Biography
New DVD available
September 21, 2007

The video covers Lugar’s public life from the Indianapolis school board through his Senate years, international profile and Nobel Peace Prize nominations.


Private Equity's White Knuckle Deal
Don Gogel (NJ & Balliol '71) plays crucial role in Home Depot buyout
September 17, 2007

Gogel, Clayton Dubilier's 58-year-old CEO, shows how other major buyouts can go forward in the post subprime mortgage environment.


Antonio Delgado (NY & Queens ’99) releasing a hip hop album
Believes in power of music
September 1, 2007
Lt. Col. John Nagl on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Counterinsurgency Field Manual co-author
August 23, 2007

Lt. Col. John Nagl (NE & St. John’s ’88) interviewed by Jon Stewart about the Army’s Counterinsurgency Field Manual which he co-authored.


Michelle Sikes (2007 Scholar Elect)
Professional track athlete interviewed
August 23, 2007

World class 5000-meter distance runner talks about her career, her plans and her Rhodes.


UnitedHealth Loses Quam...
Lois Quam (MN & Trinity '83) moves to Piper Jaffrey
VANESSA FUHRMANS
Wall Street Journal
August 22, 2007
Adeel Qalbani (IA & Magdalen '98) marries
August 19, 2007

Vedica Jain and Adeel A. Qalbani were married yesterday at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel.


An Optimist in Newark
Corey Booker (NJ & Queens '92), Mayor of Newark
George F. Will
Washington Post.com
June 7, 2007
Bowdoin Brief: Allen ‘67 expected to declare Senate run
Bobby Guerette
The Bowdoin Orient
April 20, 2007
Romanoff biographer discusses work
Allyson Bennett
Hanover,NH,USA
The Dartmouth.com
February 5, 2007
New prestige for Kris Kristofferson
Michael Long, Entertainment Editor
Lancaster Online
February 2007
Shaun Johnson wins 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Africa Region
2007
Fargo gay activist named Rhodes Scholar ('07)
Gay.com
November 21, 2006
2 Rhodes Scholars Multiply a Family’s Bragging Rights ('07)
Fernanda Santos
New York Times
November 20, 2006
32 college students selected as Rhodes Scholars ('07)
CNN.com
November 20, 2006
North Dakotan is a Rhodes Scholar
The Bismarck Tribune
November 20, 2006
Sahner, scholar of ancient history, awarded Rhodes Scholarship ('07)
Eric Quiñones
News @ Princeton
November 20, 2006
Duke Student-Athlete Awarded Rhodes Scholarship ('07)
Durham, NC
Duke University News & Communications
November 19, 2006
Mathematician, Writer, and Rhodes Scholar
Winter 2006
U student named 2006 Rhodes Scholar ('06)
University of Minnesota, UMN News
November 22, 2005
News@Princeton on Jeffrey Miller ('06)
Eric Quiñones
News@Princeton
November 21, 2005
W. James Amoss (LA & St. John's, '69) 9/9/05 Interview by NPR's David Brancaccio
September 9, 2005
Bersin to be State Education Secretary
John Marelius, Maureen Magee and Gordon Smith
San Diego Union Tribune
April 30, 2005

Alan Bersin (NY & Balliol, '68) Named Secretary of Education for California


Fallon appointed to Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professorship of Constitutional Law
Adina Levine
The Record
February 10, 2005

Richard Fallon (Maine & Wadham, '75) Appointed to Tyler Professorship of Constitutional Law


Governor General announces new appointments to the Order of Canada
February 8, 2005

Michael P. Robinson (British Columbia & University, '73) and Arthur R. A. Scace (Ontario & Corpus Christi, '61) named Members of the Order of Canada


Beth Shapiro Wins MacArthur "Genius" Award
Evolutionary Biologist Beth Shapiro (Georgia & Balliol '99) One of 2009 MacArthur Fellows

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