Sixteen Women Are Among the 32 Rhodes Scholars From the United States

The Rhodes Trust has announced the latest cohort of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected in 16 districts across the United States. Students can be nominated from their home district or in the district of their undergraduate institution. The Rhodes Scholars will go to Oxford University in England next October to pursue graduate degrees across the breadth of the social sciences, humanities, and biological and physical sciences.

Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford and may allow funding in some instances for four years.

This year more than 2,500 students began the application process; 840 were endorsed by 244 different colleges and universities. Committees of Selection in each of 16 U.S. districts interviewed the strongest applicants online. Most districts interviewed 14 or more finalists.

Including this year’s cohort, 3,610 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing 327 colleges and universities. Since 1976, women have been eligible to apply, and 643 American women have now won Rhodes scholarships.

Of the 32 Rhodes Scholars from the United States this year, 16 are women.

(L to R) Tessa Haining, Margaret Williams, Marie-Rose Sheinerman, and Sophie Bryant

Tessa K.J. Haining is a senior at Harvard University, where she is completing dual majors in chemistry and comparative literature. She is on the college’s rowing team and a violinist and production manager for Harvard’s student-run orchestra. Hanning will pursue a master’s degree in the history of science, medicine, and technology.

Margaret T. Williams, from Greenwich, Connecticut, is a senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she majors in economics. She is a four-year varsity lacrosse player and represented the United States at the Youth World Cup in soccer when she was 12. Williams will seek a master’s degree in economics for development at Oxford.

Marie-Rose Sheinerman, from New York City, is a senior at Princeton University in New Jersey, where she majors in history. She is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Princetonian. With a deep interest and scholarship in Eastern Europe, she will study for a master’s degree in modern European history at Oxford.

Sophie A. Bryant is a senior at Columbia University in New York City, where she is completing dual majors in East Asian languages and cultures and mathematics. Her scholarship focuses on the domestic drivers of foreign policy, with a particular interest in U.S.-China relations. Bryant plans to earn a master’s degree in global and area studies.

(L to R) Isabella Turilli, Alice Hauser, Sophie Huttner, and Natalie Navarrete

Isabella Turilli, from Arlington, Virginia, is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. There she was co-president of the Georgetown University Chamber Singers. Turilli currently works as a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, focusing on global health issues. In England, she will study for a master’s degree in public policy research.

Alice N.C. Hauser, from Kennebunk, Maine, is a senior at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is a dual major in philosophy and piano performance. She is the captain of the women’s ultimate frisbee club team and works with a student association to tutor and support Syrian refugees. Hauser plans to pursue a master’s degree in refugee and forced migration studies.

Sophie M. Huttner is a senior at Yale University, where she is majoring in global affairs. Much of her academic work and service activities have focused on issues of gender, violence, and forced migration. She will study for a master’s degree in refugee and forced migration studies at Oxford.

Natalie E. Navarrete, from Boca Raton, Florida, is a senior at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in International affairs, Russian and Spanish. This year she is studying at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Navarette plans to earn a master’s degree in Russian and East European studies at Oxford.

(L to R) Tahri Phillips, Lauren Kim, Irena Petryk, and Astrid Liden

Tahrington R.M. Phillips, from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, is a senior at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. She is majoring in cognitive and behavioral science and English with a minor in Africana studies. She captained the women’s varsity basketball team and was co-president of a women’s a capella group. Phillips will seek a master’s degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation at Oxford.

Lauren Kim, from Chicago, is completing work on a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and engineering science and a master’s degree in chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University. She has done extensive volunteer art therapy for dementia patients. In England, Kim will pursue a master’s degree in international health and tropical medicine.

Irena S. Petryk, from Morton Grove, Illinois, is a senior at Northwestern University, with dual majors in economics and international studies. The daughter of Ukrainian immigrants. Petryk has completed internships at the Council of Economic Advisers, the State Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She will study for a master’s degree in economics for development.

Astrid M. Liden, from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is a senior at Columbia University, where she is majoring in political science and Latin American and Caribbean studies. Raised in Venezuela and the United States, Liden is interested in immigration policy. She aims to earn a master’s degree in refugee and forced migration studies at Oxford.

(L to R) Kaya Evans, Ilina Logani, Amisha Kambath, and Jupneet Singh

Kaya N. Evans is a 2021 graduate of the College of Idaho, where she received a bachelor’s degree in political economy. Her senior thesis focused on issues of voter suppression. She was captain of the women’s soccer team. While at Oxford, Evans will seek a master’s degree in politics.

Ilina Logani, from Spokane, Washington, graduated from Columbia University this past May with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She is currently a research fellow at the University of Chicago. While in England, Logani will study for a master’s degree in comparative social policy.

Amisha Kambath, from San Ramon, California, is a senior at Harvard College where she majors in social studies. A Truman Scholar, she was president of the Harvard College Project for Justice. While at Oxford, Kambath will seek a master’s degree in English and American studies.

Jupneet K. Singh from Somis, California, is a senior chemistry major at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A cadet lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force ROTC program, Singh plans a career as a military surgeon. She will pursue a master’s degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation.