Black students among 2004 Rhodes Scholars.
The odds against winning one of the coveted Rhodes Scholarships are daunting. Nearly 1,000 U.S. students applied, but only 32 were chosen. Three African Americans are among the auspicious group of students chosen to be Scholars for the class of 2004.
Julia James of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college. The Colleges adhere to a "coordinate system", which retains some elements of the original single-sex institutions, though the student experience is largely co-ed. in Geneva, New York - For other places with this name, see Geneva.
Geneva is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. ; Allyssa Lamb of the University of Washington, Bothell The University of Washington, Bothell (UW Bothell) is one of the two newest campuses of the University of Washington, located in Bothell. The other two campuses are in Seattle and Tacoma. ; and Oluwabusaya Folarin of Morehouse College in Atlanta were selected from 963 applicants endorsed by 366 colleges and universities to attend the University of Oxford in England. James will pursue a Ph.D. in HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. immunology, Lamb will study Egyptology, and Folarin plans to study international relations or development studies.
Rhodes Scholarships provide for two or three years of study. Created in 1902 as a stipulation in the will of British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes, the scholarships are awarded based on various criteria, including high academic achievement and leadership potential.
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