May 21, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Rhodes Scholar

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Show Up, Speak Up, Stand Up: A 2013 Rhodes Scholar's Formula for Changing the World

MeiMei Fox | Posted 04.21.2013 | Impact

Read More: Fulbright Scholars, Carter Center, Rhodes Scholar, Young Entrepreneurs, Joy Buolamwini, Positive Impact, Changemakers, Georgia Tech, Entrepreneurship, Zamrize, Techturized, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact News

A self-described "Ghanadian-American dreamer" whose parents hail from Ghana, was born in Canada, and grew up from age five in the U.S., Joy is a powerful example of what one can accomplish with a can-do attitude and enduring commitment to making the world a better place.

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From Englewood To Oxford, A Rhodes Scholar's Inspiring Story

Posted 12.01.2012 | Chicago

When the newest crop of Rhodes Scholars was announced in mid-November, the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side had good reason to cheer: it...

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Rhodes Scholars Announced For 2013

AP | By RON TODT | Posted 01.18.2013 | College

Read More: Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes Scholar, 2013-Rhodes-Scholar, Rhodes Scholar Winners, College News

PHILADELPHIA -- They've studied in countries from Ghana to China, speak languages from Zulu to Mandarin, and count everything from West African drummi...

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Rhodes Trust Confirms NY Times Story, Yale Quarterback Candidacy Was 'Suspended' Due To Sex Assault

AP | Posted 02.04.2012 | College

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Rhodes Trust officials suggest a Yale University quarterback would have known that his candidacy for the prestigious scholarship w...

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Rhodes Scholar!

AP | Posted 01.20.2012 | College

NEW YORK (AP) — The son of actress and activist Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen has been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Ronan Farrow is among 32...

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Helpful Advice for Rhodes Scholars (For the Rest of Us, Maybe Not So Much)

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: Clayton Christensen, New York Times, Rhodes Scholar, Harvard Business School, Aristocrats, Meaning of Life, Meritocracy, David Brooks, College News

In replacing aristocracy with meritocracy, are we really opening the gates of opportunity, or merely replacing one narrow ideal with another?

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No Truth To 'Dumb Jock' Stereotype, Study Finds

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: Washington State University, The Northwest, Rhodes Scholar, Florida State Football, Myron Rolle, College News

The phrase "dumb jocks" is officially bogus, at least according to a new study out of Washington State University. According to the study, conduct...

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Raphael Graybill, Rhodes Scholar, Is Auxiliary Police Officer With New York Police Department

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Nypd, 2010 Rhodes Scholar, Raphael Graybill, Rhodes Scholar, Auxiliary Police Officer, New York Police Department, Columbia, New York News

When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see w...

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Columbus Day Special: Colonialists And Conquerors (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Columbus Day may be celebrated as a patriotic holiday in the United States, but the man himself remains somewhat controversial. Some view Christopher ...

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Obama Should Nominate Feingold Next to Supreme Court

Matthew Rothschild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Obama would do himself proud, and his progressive base proud, and the Constitution proud, by nominating Russ Feingold to fill the next vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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