Promotional poster for Scholars' Library with Dr Katharine Wilkinson with the Rhodes R logo and a headshot of Dr Wilkinson and the time and date of the event
In our May event, #RhodesScholar Katharine Wilkinson will discuss her latest book, Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home. @kkwilkinson.bsky.social @allwecansave.bsky.social
📅 Wednesday 13 May, 17:00 BST | 12:00 ET | 09:00 PT on Zoom
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Promotion for Khameer Kidia's scholars' library. The Rhodes R logo, Khameer's headshot and the details
#RhodesScholar Dr Khameer Kidia @globalhealing.bsky.social will discuss his new book, Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone, in conversation with fellow Scholar Meredith Lehman.
📅 Thursday 16 April, 17:00 GMT | 12:00 ET | 09:00 PT on Zoom
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Noah smiling at the camera
Noah on a red cord phone
Noah with his arms out
Oxford has a thriving student theatre scene. #RhodesScholar Noah Rudder recently starred in Piezoelectric Productions' production of Tick... Tick... BOOM!, a one-act semi-autobiographical musical that focuses on self-doubt, pursuing dreams, and asks what it truly means to be an artist.
Military recruitment so low due to convicted FELON, adjudicated sex offender and alleged #Russian asset, donald #trump, that the Army raised its recruitment age to 42!
Now trump’s #RhodesScholar son, #Eric, is eligible to join up and fight in daddy’s illegal #IranWar.
Start holding your breath.
#RhodesScholar Cristina Bejan is an award-winning author, theatre artist and spoken word poet. Enjoy her powerful performance of 'Green Horses' ahead of #WorldPoetryDay tomorrow.
Laura in sub fusc outside the Bridge of Sighs
Laura and 3 other Scholars with supportive running signs
Laura and a group of Scholars in formal ware at Rhodes House
Laura Sophie Wegner is a #RhodesScholar from Germany (Germany & Keble 2025.) At Oxford, she is pursuing an MSc in Social Data Science at the Oxford Internet Institute, with a focus on the safety and fairness of AI systems in clinical settings. Catch Laura tomorrow for a Rhodes Instagram takeover!
Christine French in the Court library as a young lawyer returning home.
Wearing the new judicial robes which replaced the red robes and wigs, 2024.
Christine's matriculation at Oxford, 1981.
Wearing her grandmother's suffragist badge at the Court of Appeal's first all-women panel, 2025.
This International Day of Women Judges, we're celebrating #RhodesScholar Christine French from New Zealand. "I felt that as a Rhodes Scholar, the idea was not to focus exclusively on academic matters. So I tried to make the most of my time at Oxford," she shared, reflecting on her Rhodes experience.
Zandy standing in front of a green and white background which reads 'Zero Project'
Congratulations to #RhodesScholar Zandy Wong who was recently selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the social media category, in recognition of her disability and accessibility advocacy. @zandywong.bsky.social @jesusoxford.bsky.social
The "intellect" of #MarkwayneMullin makes #KristiNoem look like a #RhodesScholar
Note: #Oklahoma is constantly last in the rankings of state education
Professional headshot of Noorain in a red blazer with a lapel pin featuring the Girl Scouts of the USA logo. Credit: Girl Scouts of the USA.
Noorain speaking at a Girl Scout event in Michigan. She is standing at a podium, in front of a background featuring the GSMISTS logo. Credit: Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore.
Noorain's Girl Scout patch, featuring embroidery of three girls around trees depicted with their roots. The words "Noorain Fatima Khan" and "Girl Scout National President" are embroidered on the patch. Credit: Girl Scouts of the USA.
#RhodesScholar Noorain Khan has spent her career lifting others up, from Oxford to law, to philanthropy, and to President of Girl Scouts USA.
The Rhodes Scholarship, she says, gave her "permission to step off the conventional path and engage with the world more authentically."
A selfie of Mwangi and the reading group
A selfie of the reading group. half are sitting down
a selfie of the reading group
On World Book Day, we are shining a spotlight on the thriving African short story reading group among our #RhodesScholar community. Since their first meeting in November 2023, they've gathered 15 times and read 30 short stories. Their goal is to read a story from every African country.
Tiana holding up a Rhodes selection poster in front of a building with pillars and trees
Congratulations to our #RhodesScholar Elect from Jamaica! Tiana Dinham, a major in Geographical Sciences, plans to pursue the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management and later a DPhil on Geography and the Environment, with the goal of helping ensure that all Jamaicans have access to clean water.
Larry Hartmann speaking at a podium in front of a large emblem for the American Psychiatric Association. Various national flags are displayed in the background.
Portrait image of Larry in his youth.
#RhodesScholar Larry Hartmann (New York & Merton 1958) is a psychiatrist, educator and activist who helped transform the American Psychiatric Association through a landmark decision in 1973: the removal of homosexuality from the APA's diagnostic manual of mental illness.
Rhodes R logo, Jonathan's headshot, Rhodes Trust logo. Text: Scholars' library series and the time and date.
In our March event, #RhodesScholar Jonathan Tepper will discuss his memoir of love, loss and addiction, Shooting Up, in conversation with fellow Scholar Meredith Lehman.
📅 Thursday, 26 March, 17:00 GMT | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT on Zoom
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Liso wearing black tie at a Rhodes House dinner
Liso sitting on a wall at Magdalen College next to a river
Liso Zenani is a #RhodesScholar from South Africa in the second year of his DPhil. His doctoral research centres on defining and conceptualising ‘property’ under the South African Constitution. Catch Liso tomorrow for an Instagram takeover and a glimpse into his life as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford!
#AnusMcAnus. #Janus. #RhodesScholar #Auspol. 🙄🤦♀️
John on his last day of finals at Examinations Hall, 1961.
John receiving an award from the French Embassy.
John and his wife Charlotte, 2024.
#RhodesScholar John van Zyl discovered radio as a schoolboy — debating, participating in radio programmes, and learning the power of sound to shape society.
"The concept of community radio was a very political one. It was meant to be the people’s voice," he shared for our Oral History Project.
Rhodes R logo and Rhodes Trust logo. Headshot of Randal. Scholars' library series. Calendar information.
Join us as #RhodesScholar and entrepreneur Dr Randal Pinkett discusses his book Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a Multi-Million-Dollar Business.
📅Wednesday 25 February, 17:00 GMT | 12:00 ET | 09:00 PT on Zoom
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#TheFirstRhodes #TheNewNegroRevolution
#BeyondTheCloset #HiddenFiguresOfHarlem #FatherOfTheRenaissance #BlackQueerExcellence #UncoveringLocke
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JD standing in front of the radcliffe camera
JD standing in front of Rhodes house
JD sitting at a college formal dinner
JD Hoh is a #RhodesScholar (Malaysia & Linacre 2025). At Oxford, he is pursuing an MSc in Education (Research Design and Methodology), with a focus on AI in education.
Catch JD tomorrow for an Instagram takeover and a glimpse into his life as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford!
Elle at the 2025 ILGA Europe conference in Lithuania, posing with a champagne glass in hand alongside Bella FitzPatrick and Rú Ávila Rodríguez.
Join us in congratulating #RhodesScholar Elle Striewski for their election to the Executive Board of IGLYO @iglyo.bsky.social which represents 135+ member organisations in 40+ countries across Europe, supporting queer & trans youth through training, research, advocacy, resources and networking.
Jade standing in front of beige curtains holding the Rhodes Scholar selection 2026 poster
Congratulations to the #RhodesScholar Elect for Singapore, Jade Ow! 🎉A proud member of Singapore's d/Deaf and disabled communities, she is committed to the cause of advancing disability-led theatre and film practices through the study of disability as culture and identity.
Meredith standing on a cobblestone path lined with bicycles and old stone buildings under leafy trees.
Meredith at a formal dinner sitting at a wooden table in a dimly lit, wood-panelled room with framed portraits on the wall.
Meredith Ross-James is a #RhodesScholar from New Zealand. She is currently reading for the BPhil in philosophy, where she takes a primary interest in philosophy of conspiracy theories, social epistemology and political extremism studies.
Check out our Instagram tomorrow for Meredith's takeover!
Yesterday marked the start of the spring term, Hilary term, in Oxford. Yiming Cheng, a 2025 Scholar from China, reflects upon her first term as a #RhodesScholar, finding work-life balance, finding community and finding a home in Oxford. We wish all of our Scholars in Residence a great term ahead!
In our January Scholars' Library event, #RhodesScholar Dr Maya Shankar will discuss her book The Other Side of Change - Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.
📅Tuesday 27 January, 9:00 GMT | 14:00 ET | 11:00 PT on Zoom
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The Rhodes Scholars Class of 2025 dressed formally, arranged in rows and posing outdoors for a group photograph.
As per tradition, the beginning of every #RhodesScholar journey in Oxford is marked with a class photo during Welcome Week. Here, we have the Class of 2025, gathered in the gardens at Rhodes House!
Photo credit: Gillman & Soame
Alain Locke became the first Black #RhodesScholar in 1907. A central voice of the Harlem Renaissance, his landmark anthology The New Negro reshaped Black art, culture & identity. 100 years after publication, Rhodes Scholars honour his legacy through readings and reflections: bit.ly/100TheNewNegro
Congratulations to #RhodesScholar Bob Rae on the appointment as the eighth Visitor of Massey College 🎉
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