28 October 2021
Climate Change: Deep Decarbonisation - A Fireside Chat with Dan Esty
Join us for the first event in our Climate Change series - A fireside chat with Dan Esty on Deep Decarbonisation, the Zero Carbon Action Plan & COP26
Rhodes Trust Events
Events taking place at Rhodes House, Oxford and around the world. Current Scholars and Alumni very welcome to attend.
28 May 2019
DPhil Research Mingle
Each term, there is a DPhil Research Mingle at Rhodes House with chilli & dessert. All current DPhils are invited. Please note, we cannot accommodate outside guests or non-DPhils due to the popularity of the event amongst Rhodes Scholar DPhil students alone. RSVP closes on Monday the 20th May!
24 May 2019
Summer BBQ and RSAF Recital
The RSAF Recital (with preceding BBQ) is an annual event in which Rhodes Scholars unveil their talents in various performances and acts. It serves as a fundraiser for RSAF, an organization that provides twice annual grants to social enterprises and non-profits serving communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Join us to see a hip-hop dance, an mbira rendition (the mbira is a traditional handheld instrument in the African lamellophone family) and many more exciting acts from members of our community. You will also learn more about RSAF, its mission, and the organisations who have been awarded grants in the past year.
18 May 2019
Scholar talk with the Hon Bob Rae, PC, OC, QC (Ontario & Balliol, 1969)
Mr. Rae is a Canadian politician, negotiator, public speaker, and lawyer who served as leader of the federal Liberal party in Canada, foreign affairs critic for the Liberal Party of Canada, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), and 21st Premier of Ontario.
18 May 2019
Inaugural Rhodes Careers Day: Boost Your Career 'Here & Now'
Our first annual Rhodes Careers Day! In partnership with the Careers Service and Enterprising Oxford, the inaugural Rhodes Careers Day will impart tools and techniques for Scholars aiming to be more empowered and effective in their career development while in Oxford. Look out for further details coming soon.
17 May 2019
Ramadan Iftar hosted by Hassaan Shahawy (California & Pembroke 2016)
Experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of Ramadan during the 2nd Ramadan Iftar at Rhodes House! Ramadan is a month of the Muslim calendar in which Muslims fast from food and water from sunrise to sunset. It is an exercise in self-control, gratitude, and empathy with those who go hungry every day. At sunset, friends and family gather to break their fast in a shared meal called iftar. The meals are a lively occasion to celebrate the blessings of food, family, and community.
16 May 2019
What We Witnessed: Debrief of 2019 Eden Palestine Trip
A trip to Palestine in March this year was enlightening and unsettling for those of us who got to visit the region as Eden Fellows. Scholars witnessed the realities of living under occupation, the strategies that Palestinians use to resist it, and the cost of the continued apathy of much of the rest of the world. Please join us as we share our experiences with others who were not on the trip, so that together we can build a community which is fighting the right fight.. Hosted by Calvin Runnels (Georgia & Balliol 2018)
15 May 2019
Scholar Workshop: 'Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything' with Charles Conn (Massachusetts & Balliol 1983)
Join Charles Conn (Massachusetts & Balliol 1983 and Rhodes House Warden 2013-2018) for the launch of his new book + Scholar talk on the topic. Charles Conn (with Rob McLean) wrote the recently released book on this topic, Bulletproof Problem Solving: the only Skill you Really Need (Wiley 2019), after years of experience at McKinsey, the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation (environment) and the Rhodes Trust. Charles is now the CEO of Oxford Sciences Innovation, the venture firm set up in partnership with Oxford University.
14 May 2019
Scholar Talk: Richard Danzig (Oregon & Magdalen 1965)
Richard Danzig’s primary activity is as a consultant to U.S. Intelligence Agencies and the Department of Defense on national security issues. He is a Senior Advisor to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Chair of the Advisory Panel for Idaho National Laboratories’ Innovation Center, and a member of the Toyota Research Institute Advisory Board.
13 May 2019
Alain Locke Memorial Lecture with Donald Brown (Harvard)
Donald Brown is from Vicksburg, MS. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 2014 and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. His Oxford research considered African American authors who moved to Paris after World War II. He is currently completing a PhD at Harvard, where he is advised by Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates. His research examines post-Civil Rights literature produced by Black Southerners.
11 May 2019 - 12 May 2019
Rhodes Annual Ball 2019
The Annual Rhodes Ball is here!