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Donovan Dixon

Election Year: 2024

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Elect

Rhodes Identifier: Pennsylvania, 2024

Donovan Dixon

Biography

Donovan Dixon graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy. He is passionate about housing and urban policy issues facing post-industrial cities. Donovan previously interned at the White House Office of the First Lady; the US Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; the African American Mayors Association; and with NYC Council Members Carlina Rivera and Robert Cornegy. He is a junior inductee into Phi Beta Kappa and attended NYU as an AnBryce Scholar. In his free time, Donovan enjoys exploring nature and trying new foods. At Oxford, he hopes to understand how local governments can ameliorate poverty, eviction, and homelessness amongst their constituents.