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American Rhodes Scholarship Winners 2018
Retweeted by Brent Porter Skelton: https://twitter.com/porterguy1969
The 32 new Rhodes Scholars picked this weekend constitute a rebuttal to white nationalists. Sixteen selection committees working independently, based only on merit, chose a record 10 blacks, an Alaskan native, several immigrants, plus a transgender man.
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It got a little bit of notice at DU at the time: 10 African Americans Win 2018 Rhodes Scholarships, Most Ever in Rhodes History
American Rhodes Scholarship Winners 2018
Sunday, November 19, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC/November 18, 2017 – Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States.
Gerson described this year’s class: “This year’s selections—independently elected by 16 committees around the country meeting simultaneously—reflects the rich diversity of America. It includes, among others, ten African-Americans, the most ever elected in a U.S. Rhodes class; African and Asian immigrants; other Asian, Muslim, and Latino Americans; an Alaskan Native (Aleut); a transgender man, the second self-acknowledged transgender Rhodes Scholar after Pema McLaughlin was elected last year; and four from colleges that have never before elected Rhodes Scholars in the 115 years of the United States Rhodes Scholarships (Hunter College, CUNY; Temple University; the University of Alaska Anchorage; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. They plan to study a wide range of fields across the social sciences, biological and medical sciences, physical sciences and mathematics, and the humanities.”
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The full list of the newly elected United States Rhodes Scholars, with the states from which they were chosen, their home towns, and their American colleges or universities, follows. Very brief profiles follow the list.
For further information, please contact:
Elliot F. Gerson
American Secretary
The Rhodes Trust
8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 240
Vienna, Virginia 22182
703-821-5960
Beginning Sunday, November 19, Mr. Gerson may be reached for press inquiries or comments at amsec@rhodesscholar.org. Joyce Knight and Thom Yu of the American Secretary’s Office will be able to provide details on how to reach Scholars-elect, and may be reached at joyceknight@rhodesscholar.org or thom@rhodesscholar.org. Beginning Monday, questions can be directed to Ms. Knight and Mr. Yu at the Rhodes Trust office in Vienna, Virginia at 703-821-5960.
PLEASE NOTE: Given the time challenge and complexity of 16 concurrent district selections across the United States, initial versions of the short bios and winners’ list included with this press release may contain small errors, typographical and otherwise. Most are corrected on Sunday, November 19, so always check www.rhodesscholar.org for the most up-to-date versions. In addition, you may find photos of the winners on the global Rhodes Trust website, www.rhodestrust.ox.ac.uk, where they will be uploaded as soon as practicable.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC/November 18, 2017 – Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States.
Gerson described this year’s class: “This year’s selections—independently elected by 16 committees around the country meeting simultaneously—reflects the rich diversity of America. It includes, among others, ten African-Americans, the most ever elected in a U.S. Rhodes class; African and Asian immigrants; other Asian, Muslim, and Latino Americans; an Alaskan Native (Aleut); a transgender man, the second self-acknowledged transgender Rhodes Scholar after Pema McLaughlin was elected last year; and four from colleges that have never before elected Rhodes Scholars in the 115 years of the United States Rhodes Scholarships (Hunter College, CUNY; Temple University; the University of Alaska Anchorage; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. They plan to study a wide range of fields across the social sciences, biological and medical sciences, physical sciences and mathematics, and the humanities.”
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The full list of the newly elected United States Rhodes Scholars, with the states from which they were chosen, their home towns, and their American colleges or universities, follows. Very brief profiles follow the list.
For further information, please contact:
Elliot F. Gerson
American Secretary
The Rhodes Trust
8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 240
Vienna, Virginia 22182
703-821-5960
Beginning Sunday, November 19, Mr. Gerson may be reached for press inquiries or comments at amsec@rhodesscholar.org. Joyce Knight and Thom Yu of the American Secretary’s Office will be able to provide details on how to reach Scholars-elect, and may be reached at joyceknight@rhodesscholar.org or thom@rhodesscholar.org. Beginning Monday, questions can be directed to Ms. Knight and Mr. Yu at the Rhodes Trust office in Vienna, Virginia at 703-821-5960.
PLEASE NOTE: Given the time challenge and complexity of 16 concurrent district selections across the United States, initial versions of the short bios and winners’ list included with this press release may contain small errors, typographical and otherwise. Most are corrected on Sunday, November 19, so always check www.rhodesscholar.org for the most up-to-date versions. In addition, you may find photos of the winners on the global Rhodes Trust website, www.rhodestrust.ox.ac.uk, where they will be uploaded as soon as practicable.
List of Winners
10 African Americans named Rhodes scholars, most ever
By Gene Johnson?|?AP November 19
The latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 10 African Americans — the most ever in a single Rhodes class — as well as a transgender man and four students from colleges that had never had received the honor before.
The Rhodes Trust on Sunday announced the 32 men and women chosen for post-graduate studies at Oxford University in England. Among them: the first black woman to lead the Corps of Cadets at West Point; a wrestler at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who’s helping develop a prosthetic knee for use in the developing world; and a Portland, Oregon, man who has studied gaps in his hometown’s “sanctuary city” policy protecting immigrants in the country illegally from deportation.
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Associated Press writer Crystal Hill in Boston contributed to this report.
Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
By Gene Johnson?|?AP November 19
The latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 10 African Americans — the most ever in a single Rhodes class — as well as a transgender man and four students from colleges that had never had received the honor before.
The Rhodes Trust on Sunday announced the 32 men and women chosen for post-graduate studies at Oxford University in England. Among them: the first black woman to lead the Corps of Cadets at West Point; a wrestler at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who’s helping develop a prosthetic knee for use in the developing world; and a Portland, Oregon, man who has studied gaps in his hometown’s “sanctuary city” policy protecting immigrants in the country illegally from deportation.
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Associated Press writer Crystal Hill in Boston contributed to this report.
Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
