by Thomas J. Schaeper, Kathleen Schaeper
Each year thirty-two seniors at American universities are awarded Rhodes Scholarships, which entitle them to spend two or three years studying at the University of Oxford. The program, founded by the British colonialist and entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes and established in 1903, has become the world's most famous academic scholarship and has brought thousands of young Americans to study in England. Many of these later became national leaders in government, law, education, literature, and other fields
ISBN: 9781845457211
436 pages
Published: 2010-02-01
Publisher: Berghahn Books