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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Nov 25, 2022, 09:42 AM Nov 2022

American Rhodes Scholarship Winners 2023

Rigged again. I wasn't on the list.

They mostly went to prestigious schools. One winner, though, went to the College of Idaho.

Hat tip WTOP

Local Rhodes scholars to study public policy, financial tech at Oxford

Alejandro Alvarez | aalvarez@wtоp.com
Luke Lukert | llukert@wtop.com

November 24, 2022, 2:53 PM

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Alejandro Alvarez
Alejandro Alvarez joined WTOP as a digital journalist and editor in June 2018. He is a reporter and photographer focusing on politics, political activism and international affairs.

aalvarez@wtоp.com
@aletweetsnews

Luke Lukert
Since joining WTOP Luke Lukert has held just about every job in the newsroom from producer to web writer and now he works as a full-time reporter. He is an avid fan of UGA football. Go Dawgs!

llukert@wtop.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

American Rhodes Scholarship Winners 2023

On Saturday, November 12, 2022, the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2023 was elected. These 32 outstanding students will commence their studies at Oxford in October 2023. They were selected from a pool of 840 applicants who had been nominated by their colleges and universities. They will now complete their applications to begin courses at Oxford next year, widely across the University's academic disciplines. Please see below for link buttons for the press release, a list of winners, and short biographies.

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The winner who attended the College of Idaho was the eighth person to have attended the College of Idaho and won a Rhodes Scholarship.

Evans Becomes Eighth Rhodes Scholar from The College of Idaho

November 14, 2022

Kaya Evans, a 2021 graduate of The College of Idaho, is one of 32 Americans to be named a Rhodes Scholar this year and becomes the eighth alum to win the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award in the world.

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