Events taking place at Rhodes House, Oxford and around the world. Current Scholars and Alumni very welcome to attend.
We are pleased to invite you to join the Warden, Elizabeth Kiss (Virginia & Balliol 1983), and Wes Moore (Maryland/DC & Wolfson 2001), at this event within our Legacy, Equity and Inclusion series. In this session, Wes will talk about his new book; 'Five Days THE FIERY RECKONING OF AN AMERICAN CITY' as well as his Rhodes Scholar experience.
Canadian Rhodes Scholars are invited to join us online for a workshop and series of discussions focused on how we can be a leader in our communities.
Join fellow Rhodes Scholars for the first Rhodes Open Skype Night! “Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.” In the spirit of these words from Elton John, we believe that music and the arts can support our community to stay connected and help us to deal with an unprecedented crisis. Therefore, Rhodes Arts together with the Rhodes Scholar Africa Forum (RSAF) have organised a unique digital event.
This will be a personal sharing and discussion session lead by four Chinese Scholars focusing around the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Chunying Zhang (2016, China & Lady Margret Hall), Naying Ren (2016,China & Linacre), Xilin Jiang (2017, China & University) and Yuhan Li (2018, China & Magdalen) will be sharing their experiences and thoughts about journalism, NGO response, infectious disease modelling, and wildlife management during the COVID-19 crisis in China. This will be an informal sharing moderated by Serena Dai (2016, Hong Kong & St. Catherine's), and questions you would like to discuss can be sent in advance to yichen.dai@stcatz.ox.ac.uk.
Join Professor Devi Sridhar who is Professor in Public Health at the University of Edinburgh and have your questions answered regarding 'The Global Challenge of COVID-19'. Please submit your questions in advance to scholarevents@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk or have them to hand on the day to raise them at the session itself.
Join Julie Levison and Ruanne Barnabas to hear perspectives on COVID-19 from two infectious diseases physician researchers from Boston and Seattle, USA. They plan to focus on issues of health equity for vulnerable patients, engaging the community, and health care work force in the setting of the pandemic.
The Inaugural Saïd Rhodes Forum on Syria, Jordan, Lebanon & Palestine (SJLP) celebrates the historic partnership between the Said Foundation and the Rhodes Trust. Through an intergenerational and interdisciplinary approach, the conference will be discussing three indispensable themes: economic development, health, culture and education.
Join Bob & Dawn on the Cape Town leg of their tour on Wednesday 12th February! Kindly hosted by Judy Sikuza, CEO of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation in Nelson Mandela's former home, The Rhodes Trust invites you to an informal reception to celebrate Bob and Dawn.
Join Bob & Dawn on the Johannesburg leg of their tour on Thursday 6th February! They will be joined by the Warden, Dr Elizabeth Kiss
Warden Dr Elizabeth Kiss (Virginia & Balliol 1983) will be visiting Zimbabwe next month and invites you to join her and fellow Scholars for drinks on Wednesday 5 February. It will be an opportunity to connect with new and old friends in a more intimate setting. We hope you will join us!
Warden Dr Elizabeth Kiss (Virginia & Balliol 1983) will be visiting Zambia and invites you to join her and fellow Scholars for drinks on Monday 3 February. It will be an opportunity to connect with new and old friends in a more intimate setting. We hope you will join us!
Rhodes Scholarships in Canada and CARS invite you to join us for an evening reception and talk in Vancouver. We hope you will gather to reconnect with the local Scholars and dive into a solutions focused conversation on climate change issues.