The Washington Times, 7/12/2024
Students interviewing for a Rhodes scholarship may want to leave their “Make America Great Again” ball caps at home.
The Rhodes, viewed as one of the world’s most prestigious scholarship programs, is accused of selecting students who champion only liberal causes and embracing “diversity, equity and inclusion” at the expense of academic merit.
The 122-year-old program annually offers about 100 international students free postgraduate study at Oxford University in England. The American Rhodes Trust conducts a rigorous competition to choose 32 Rhodes scholars from the United States.