International education and travel related links, photos, quotes and pieces of interest.
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People Who Studied Abroad #633:
A. Michael Spence, Nobel Prize-winning economist
From:
Born in the United States, did his secondary education in Canada
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After graduating from Princeton University with a degree in Philosophy, he went on to study Mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
People Who Studied Abroad #621:
Barton Gellman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
From:
United States
Studied:
He earned a master’s degree in politics from University College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) as a Rhodes Scholar.
Source: Washington Post
People Who Studied Abroad #565:
John Marshall Harlan II, U.S. Supreme Court justice (1955-1971)
From:
United States
Studied:
He attended the Canadian boarding schools Upper Canada College and Appleby College, then graduated from Princeton University. In 1920, he received a Rhodes Scholarship and studied jurisprudence at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
People Who Studied Abroad #563:
Heather Wilson, former U.S. Representative (NM)
From:
United States
Studied:
She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, where she was among the first women admitted. She earned a Rhodes Scholarship and received an MPhil and DPhil from Jesus College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
People Who Studied Abroad #552:
R. James Woolsey, Jr., former head of the CIA (1993-1995)
From:
United States
Studied:
In 1958, he was an exchange student to Sweden via AFS. In 1965, he earned an MA from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom), where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Source: afswiki.org
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People Who Studied Abroad #528:
Byron White, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
From:
United States
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In 1938, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. He was granted permission to defer the scholarship to play professional football for a year, then went on to study at Hertford College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #481:
Paul Engle, poet, novelist, editor and director of the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop
From:
United States
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He attended the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) as a Rhodes Scholar.
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People Who Studied Abroad #420:
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey
From:
United States
Studied:
After graduating from Stanford, he received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, where he received an honors degree in U.S. history in 1994.
People Who Studied Abroad #399:
Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator from Indiana
From:
United States
Studied:
After graduating from Denison University, he attended Pembroke College, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) as a Rhodes Scholar, where he received a second Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in 1956.
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People Who Studied Abroad #382:
Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
From:
United States
Studied:
After graduating from Harvard, he received a Rhodes scholarship and studied law at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. After Oxford, he studied Arabic in Egypt for the 1983-84 academic year.
![People Who Studied Abroad #362: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Walmart Foundation
From:
United States
Studied:
She received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
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People Who Studied Abroad #362:
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the Walmart Foundation
From:
United States
Studied:
She received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #354:Robert Penn Warren, poet, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate of the United States
From:
United States
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After graduating from Yale, he earned a B. Litt. as a Rhodes Scholar at New College, University of Oxford in 1930. He also received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study in Italy.
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People Who Studied Abroad #354:
Robert Penn Warren, poet, novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate of the United States
From:
United States
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After graduating from Yale, he earned a B. Litt. as a Rhodes Scholar at New College, University of Oxford in 1930. He also received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study in Italy.
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![People Who Studied Abroad #277:Pete Dawkins, U.S. Army Brigadier General and former vice chairman of Citigroup Private Bank
From:
United States
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At West Point, he was Brigade Commander, president of his class, captain of the football team and received the Heisman Trophy. After West Point, he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship and earned a Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) degree at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
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People Who Studied Abroad #277:
Pete Dawkins, U.S. Army Brigadier General and former vice chairman of Citigroup Private Bank
From:
United States
Studied:
At West Point, he was Brigade Commander, president of his class, captain of the football team and received the Heisman Trophy. After West Point, he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship and earned a Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) degree at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom).
[via NAFSA]
People Who Studied Abroad #249:
Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, former CEO and chairman of CNN and former managing editor of TIME Magazine
From:
United States
Studied:
Read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Pembroke College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
People Who Studied Abroad #232:
Kris Kristofferson, musician
From:
United States
Studied:
Received a BPhil in English literature from Merton College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He began his singing and songwriting career while at Oxford, although his ultimate goal at the time was to become a novelist.
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