32 Americans named Rhodes Scholars for 2014
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON The Rhodes Trust says 32 U.S. men and women have been named Rhodes Scholars and will enter Oxford University next October.
The winners were selected from 857 applicants endorsed by 327 different colleges and universities. The scholarships, announced early Sunday, provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the prestigious university in England.
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The American students will join an international group of scholars selected from 14 other jurisdictions around the world. Approximately 80 scholars are selected annually.
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Awknid
(381 posts)Congrats to all of them!
Little Star
(17,055 posts)Bill Clinton (but not Hillary)
Wesley Clark
Bill Bradley
Russ Feingold
more here: http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/rhodes-scholars.html
SharonAnn
(13,776 posts)The first class of female Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1977.
Little Star
(17,055 posts)that just sucks!
hack89
(39,171 posts)a surprising number of Rhodes Scholars have attended military academies.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Mistake? Or did Jeb Bush finally get to him?