: 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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His father, Arthur, had been captain of the 1924 University of Missouri Tigers football team and a Rhodes scholar who headed the export division of his father-in-law’s fire brick factory.
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The Harvard Law School graduate and Rhodes scholar, who never married, wrote the 5-4 majority decision in 2005 ruling that the display of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses unconstitutional.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Souter, who was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and afterward was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in England.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The rooftop Aviator Bar honors the great 1964 class, which produced astronauts, Rhodes scholars and 4-Star generals, while the lobby Thunderbird bar is named for the Cadet Squadron-27 Thunderbirds.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Freeland, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, is poised to bring her extensive experience in finance, journalism, and international relations to the leadership battle.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Boudin’s radical pedigree and left-wing politics were said to represent a new type of Rhodes scholar.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Women, for instance, constitute 60 percent of college graduates, and the higher representation of women Rhodes scholars might simply reflect this development rather than an effort to deprioritize men.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Kris Kristofferson, a crossover superstar in country music and movies
A once-in-a-generation talent, Kristofferson was a Rhodes scholar from Brownsville, Texas.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The Harvard Law School graduate and Rhodes scholar, who never married, wrote the 5-4 majority decision in 2005 ruling that the display of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouses unconstitutional.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Souter, who was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and afterward was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in England.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The rooftop Aviator Bar honors the great 1964 class, which produced astronauts, Rhodes scholars and 4-Star generals, while the lobby Thunderbird bar is named for the Cadet Squadron-27 Thunderbirds.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Freeland, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, is poised to bring her extensive experience in finance, journalism, and international relations to the leadership battle.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Boudin’s radical pedigree and left-wing politics were said to represent a new type of Rhodes scholar.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Women, for instance, constitute 60 percent of college graduates, and the higher representation of women Rhodes scholars might simply reflect this development rather than an effort to deprioritize men.
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Kris Kristofferson, a crossover superstar in country music and movies
A once-in-a-generation talent, Kristofferson was a Rhodes scholar from Brownsville, Texas.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Rhodes scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rhodes%20scholar. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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