: 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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Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2024
In his wider-ranging career, Kristofferson was also a Rhodes scholar, flew helicopters, ad served in the Army.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
In the wake of the country legend’s death on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88, folks are sharing some of their favorite stories about the singer, songwriter, actor, and Rhodes scholar.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Remembering Brownsville-native Kris Kristofferson Remembering Brownsville-native Kris Kristofferson 01:14
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Returning to Arkansas after his years as a Rhodes scholar and Yale law student, Bill Clinton, the great chameleon of modern American political history, had to reconnect with an American vernacular.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Cardinale, a former Rhodes scholar, who has steered RedBird’s $10 billion in assets under management with an eye for value honed over two decades at Goldman Sachs, is building a media portfolio for today’s attention economy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
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.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 24 July 2023
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2024
In his wider-ranging career, Kristofferson was also a Rhodes scholar, flew helicopters, ad served in the Army.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
In the wake of the country legend’s death on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88, folks are sharing some of their favorite stories about the singer, songwriter, actor, and Rhodes scholar.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Remembering Brownsville-native Kris Kristofferson Remembering Brownsville-native Kris Kristofferson 01:14
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Returning to Arkansas after his years as a Rhodes scholar and Yale law student, Bill Clinton, the great chameleon of modern American political history, had to reconnect with an American vernacular.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Cardinale, a former Rhodes scholar, who has steered RedBird’s $10 billion in assets under management with an eye for value honed over two decades at Goldman Sachs, is building a media portfolio for today’s attention economy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024
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.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 24 July 2023
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“Rhodes scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rhodes%20scholar. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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