: a holder of one of numerous scholarships founded under the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that can be used at Oxford University for two or three years and are open to candidates from the Commonwealth of Nations and the U.S.
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The study shows that these alumni disproportionately account for a quarter of current U.S. senators, nearly half of all Rhodes scholars, and over two-thirds of Supreme Court justices since 1963.
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Paige Hagy, Fortune, 24 July 2023
Advertisement One of them was Derek Shearer, a native Californian whom Clinton met years later as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
Democrat Wes Moore is an Army veteran, Rhodes scholar, a former investment banker and former head of a nonprofit organization, and, as of three months ago, the governor of Maryland.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Maddow, a former Rhodes scholar, was one of the hosts who helped MSNBC become a beloved hub for liberals, particularly during the presidency of Donald Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
Harvard undergrad, Rhodes scholar, McKinsey analyst, Afghanistan veteran, Indiana mayor.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 14 June 2021
But, Greitens, a Duke University graduate, Rhodes scholar, and Navy SEAL, brings serious political baggage to the race.
—Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2021
Buttigieg, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, now points to his experience as a mayor and on the campaign trail as valuable to his ground-level approach to improving transportation.
—Hope Yen, Chron, 2 Feb. 2021
At the Los Angeles Tennis Club, built in 1920, Black tennis star Arthur Ashe was only an honorary member in 1978 when Black attorney, Rhodes scholar, Yale law grad and future mayoral candidate Stan Sanders was turned down for membership.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Paige Hagy, Fortune, 24 July 2023
Advertisement One of them was Derek Shearer, a native Californian whom Clinton met years later as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
Democrat Wes Moore is an Army veteran, Rhodes scholar, a former investment banker and former head of a nonprofit organization, and, as of three months ago, the governor of Maryland.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Maddow, a former Rhodes scholar, was one of the hosts who helped MSNBC become a beloved hub for liberals, particularly during the presidency of Donald Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
Harvard undergrad, Rhodes scholar, McKinsey analyst, Afghanistan veteran, Indiana mayor.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 14 June 2021
But, Greitens, a Duke University graduate, Rhodes scholar, and Navy SEAL, brings serious political baggage to the race.
—Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2021
Buttigieg, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, now points to his experience as a mayor and on the campaign trail as valuable to his ground-level approach to improving transportation.
—Hope Yen, Chron, 2 Feb. 2021
At the Los Angeles Tennis Club, built in 1920, Black tennis star Arthur Ashe was only an honorary member in 1978 when Black attorney, Rhodes scholar, Yale law grad and future mayoral candidate Stan Sanders was turned down for membership.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
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