A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. — including a University of Georgia student — has been chosen for the prestigious academic program in a selection process that was conducted online for the third consecutive year.
The class of 32 scholars for 2023 was “elected entirely virtually, with both candidates and selectors participating remotely, safely, and independently,” American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust Elliot F. Gerson said in a statement Sunday. “As successful as the process was, we of course hope to return to in-person interviews and selection next year in cities across the country, as had been done for over a century.”
Interviews for the 2021 and 2022 scholarship classes were conducted virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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