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Many Rhodes Scholars have been participating actively in the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, focussing on such issues as prospects for the world economy, global security, income inequality, the future of India, and educating leaders for the world's future. More >

The passing yesterday of Dudley Thompson (Jamaica & Merton 1947), former Foreign Minister of Jamaica, has focussed attention on his immense contributions, and those of other Rhodes Scholars, to Jamaican public life and to the pan-African and African diaspora movements. More >

Hollie Carr, a British student at Oxford, has been awarded a scholarship from the Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation (CRSF) to pursue postgraduate study in Canada. More >

This term has seen Rhodes Scholars engage in stimulating discussions on diverse topics from civil rights, to women's leadership, to 'rendering war improbable' through naval partnerships. More >

The Rhodes Trust flag is flying at half-mast over Rhodes House today as the Rhodes community mourns the passing of Sir Zelman Cowen (Victoria & New College 1941). More >

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Sir Shridath Ramphal, in delivering the inaugural Rex Nettleford Memorial Lecture at Rhodes House, called tonight for leadership and good governance aimed at greater regional unity in the Caribbean, and greater recognition of the transformative role of education. More >

The 32 Rhodes Scholars from the United States who will join the 83-strong Rhodes class of 2012 from around the world in Oxford next year have been elected, with Scholars-elect from two colleges that have never before had a Rhodes Scholar, and with more women than men selected as Rhodes Scholars. More >

Dozens of Canadian Rhodes Scholars who have recently given gifts to support the Rhodes Scholarships have benefitted from the new tax deductibility status granted to the Rhodes Trust in Canada. More >

Professor Nannerl O. Keohane, Visiting Professor of Public Affairs at Princeton, tonight led a lively discussion at Rhodes House about the future of women's leadership. More >

In responding to warm thanks from the Rhodes community for his leadership, Lord Waldegrave's farewell speeches as Chairman of the Rhodes Trustees have emphasized the crucial role of the Rhodes Scholarships in promoting international understanding and co-operation, as well as developing leaders - much needed in this time of international uncertainty. More >