#Rhodes December 30
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Throughout December 2024, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day PPT Coach4aday Challenge. PPT is an acronym for People Places or Things. Each day we share our insights, thoughts, or memories about a person (living or dead), a place (we have visited or learned about) or a thing that intrigues us. Today I’m writing about the RHODES Scholarship.
The Rhodes Scholarship was created in honor of Cecil John Rhodes—a legendary English-born South African businessman, politician and scholar—the Rhodes Scholarship has been recognized as the crown jewel of academic honors virtually since its establishment in 1902.
People, Places, & Things 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Each day in December 2024 write about a Person, Place or Thing-PPT
- Share at least one fact, memory, or quality about your subject choice.
- If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms
December 30th-Rhodes Scholarship
Each year in late November the Rhodes Trust announces the names of 32 Americans who are awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford to pursue a post graduate degree. In total there are about 100 winners from all over the world.
The award includes payment of all Oxford tuition and fees along with a stipend to cover necessary expenses while in residence in Oxford as well as during vacations, and transportation to and from England. Initially, scholarships were, according to Rhodes’s will, open only to “male students,” a restriction that did not change until 1976. To date, 643 American women have been selected as Rhodes Scholars.
If you want to see a list of the number of winners from each American College, you can find it at this link. For my friends that enjoy the Duke vs. UNC rivalry Duke has 49 Rhodes Scholars and UNC has 46.
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