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Sam Harshbarger

Election Year: 2024

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: New Jersey & Balliol 2024

Sam Harshbarger

Biography

Samuel J. Harshbarger, Cranbury, is a senior at Princeton University where he majors in History. His studies focus on twentieth-century Turkey, the Cold War, and decolonization. Sam is also a Research Assistant at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He was granted the Stone Davis Thesis Award to fund his senior thesis archival research in Ankara, Turkey. Sam is a lover of Szechuanese food and enjoys following local New Jersey politics in his free time. At Oxford, Sam will continue his studies in history.