Rhodes Scholar withdraws after ‘false’ claims of poverty
A Rhodes Scholar who claimed that she had grown up in the foster system has lost her scholarship after an investigation revealed that she grew up in a middle-class family and attended a $30,000-per-annum private school.
Rhodes Trust aims to renovate headquarters
The Rhodes Trust has applied for permission to renovate its headquarters to become a “world-class convening centre.” The planning permission will be considered by...
Rhodes must not fall – head of scholarship programme rules out name change
Elizabeth Kiss, head of the Rhodes scholarship programme, has refused to change its name on the grounds that it would be “running away” from...
Rhodes scholarship expanded worldwide
Most of the Rhodes scholarship places have previously been reserved for residents of just the US, Canada and South Africa
