Scholars in the News
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May 2, 2008William W. Bradley (MO & Worcester '65) was the first player to record a remarkable trio of basketball honors.
April 18, 2008
Richard H. Trainor (RI & Merton '70), the principal Of King's College London, to play leading role.
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.
Barton D. Gellman (PA & University '82) wins national reporting award for four part series on Vice President Cheney
April 8, 2008
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).
March 23, 2008
Kris Kristofferson (CA & Merton '58) is the ultimate Mr. Cool, down to his lucky boots.
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.
March 16, 2008
Cory A. Booker (NJ & Queen's '92)at the center of emerging generation of black leaders.
March 15, 2008
Peter S. Paine Jr (NY & Christ Church '57) will be the eight president of Fort Ticonderoga Board of Trustees.
March 10, 2008
Lt. Col. John Nagl (NE & St. John’s ’88) talks about recent gains in Iraq
February 16, 2008
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
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
Bobby Jindal (LA & New '92) to be sworn in as state's 51st governor.
January 13, 2008
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
December 5, 2007
December 2, 2007
November 30, 2007
Dan Helmer (NJ & Wolfson '04)sets up school for American troops in Afghanistan.
Bloomberg
November 18, 2007
November 18, 2007
Listing by Districts
November 17, 2007
Biographical Summaries
November 17, 2007
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.
Robert Dow Jr. (IL & Brasenose '87)
November 13, 2007
Pete Dawkins (MI & Brasenose '59) popularized overarm throw
October 24, 2007
Bobby Jindal (LA & New '92) becomes first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction-era
October 21, 2007
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.
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.
Believes in power of music
September 1, 2007
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.
Professional track athlete interviewed
August 23, 2007
World class 5000-meter distance runner talks about her career, her plans and her Rhodes.
Lois Quam (MN & Trinity '83) moves to Piper Jaffrey
VANESSA FUHRMANS
Wall Street Journal
August 22, 2007
August 19, 2007
Vedica Jain and Adeel A. Qalbani were married yesterday at the Fairmont San Francisco hotel.
Corey Booker (NJ & Queens '92), Mayor of Newark
George F. Will
Washington Post.com
June 7, 2007
