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Marshall Scholarship
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Awarded forAmericans to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom
Sponsored byMarshall Aid Commemoration Commission
Established1953 by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Website www.marshallscholarship.org

The Marshall Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship for "intellectually distinguished young Americans [and] their country's future leaders" to study at any university in the United Kingdom. [1] It is considered among the most prestigious scholarships for U.S. citizens, and along with the Fulbright Scholarship, it is the only broadly available scholarship available to Americans to study at any university in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4]

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Created by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1953 as a living gift to the United States in recognition of the generosity of Secretary of State George C. Marshall and the Marshall Plan in the wake of World War II, the goal of the scholarship was to strengthen the Special Relationship between the two countries for "the good of mankind in this turbulent world." [5] The scholarships are awarded by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission and are largely funded by the British government. [6] The program was also the first major co-educational British graduate scholarship; one-third of the inaugural cohort in 1954 were women. With nearly 1,000 university-endorsed applicants in recent years—along with many more who apply but do not receive their university's endorsement—the Marshall Scholarship ranks among the most selective graduate scholarships for Americans. Among university-endorsed applicants, the acceptance rate typically ranges from three to four percent, reaching as low as 3.2 percent in 2015 and 3.6 percent for the 2025 class. [7] [8]

There are over 1,900 Marshall Scholar alumni. [7] Many of these alumni have achieved distinctions and hold prestigious careers. In the government, current alumni include two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the director of the CIA, members of Congress and presidential cabinets, and state governors. Alumni are CEOs of companies such as LinkedIn and Dolby Labs, and managing editors of Time magazine and CNN. They are also deans of Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard College; and presidents of Duke University, Wellesley College, the Cooper Union, and Caltech. They also include two Nobel Laureates, a winner of the Kluge Prize, six Pulitzer Prize–winning authors, fourteen MacArthur Genius Grant awardees, NASA's youngest astronaut, two Oscar nominees, and one awardee of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during the Iraq War. [9] [10]

History

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George C. Marshall, for whom the scholarships are named

Founding and motivation

Plans to establish Marshall Scholarships as a living memorial to United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall was announced by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden on 31 July 1952, and were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953. [11]

While the authors of the proposal initially considered partnering with the Rhodes Scholarship and even considered using the same selection committees, this idea was eventually disregarded because its proponents strongly believed the scholarships should be available to women, and to married men under the age of 28; at the time, the Rhodes Scholarship was limited to single men under the age of 25. The creation of a separate scholarship was a cause of great concern to Lord Godfrey Elton, the head of the Rhodes Trust at the time, who worried that the ability to study at other universities would draw potential applicants. He urged the Foreign Office to create a "reverse exchange" for British students in the United States instead. [12] The Rhodes Scholarship became open to women beginning in 1977 following the passage of the British Sex Discrimination Act in 1975. [2]

In 1959, when Parliament doubled the number of scholars from 12 to 24, British politician Philip Noel-Baker argued that "Marshall, more than perhaps any other man, destroyed isolation in the United States and built up the conception that only collective security through international institutions can save the world…I think the world has never seen an act of greater national generosity than Marshall aid and the other aid which the United States has given to other continents throughout the last 15 years." By 1960, six years after its establishment, the scholarship was "on its way to becoming as well-known and respected as the fellow phrase, "Rhodes [Scholarship]," and both scholarships attracted roughly 500 to 600 applicants. [13]

As part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Marshall Scholarships in 2003, a Marshall Medal was awarded to distinguished Americans in recognition of their contributions to UK-US relations, including Stephen Breyer (1959 Marshall Scholar), Ray Dolby (1957 Marshall Scholar), Thomas L. Friedman (1975 Marshall Scholar) and Nannerl Keohane (1961 Marshall Scholar). [14]

In the early years of the Marshall Scholarship, it was common for new scholars to travel together to the UK on an ocean liner, but now scholars are usually flown together to London from Washington, D.C. following a welcome program at the White House with top United Kingdom and United States government and diplomatic officials.

Evolution

In 1954, the first year Marshall Scholarships were awarded, 700 students applied, 74 were interviewed, and 12 were ultimately selected (eight men and four women). Two came from Stanford, and the rest from Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Kentucky, Oberlin, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. [15]

In 1956, Claremont McKenna student Hugh Gallagher became the first wheelchair user to be selected as a Marshall Scholar, which he used to study at Oxford. He went on to draft the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, which required that buildings built with federal funds be made accessible to all and was enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This was a precursor to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. "Hugh's most outstanding contribution to the quality of life of people with disabilities was to successfully place disability rights on Congress' agenda for the first time," former Senate majority leader Bob Dole wrote for an event honoring Gallagher in 1995. [16]

In 1963, Boston University graduate student John Willis became the African American to be selected for a Marshall Scholarship, which he used to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies. [17] Willis became a professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. [18]

The number of scholars increased to thirty in 1973, forty in 1991, and 44 between 2004 and 2007. In 2010, the commission decided to offer a limited number of one-year awards. [19] In 2016, the Foreign Office announced that forty scholars had been selected, a 25 percent increase over the originally planned 32, with Foreign Office Minister Alok Sharma calling it a demonstration of how "resolute Britain is in its commitment to the special relationship." [20]

On 7 June 2023, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, from his office at 10 Downing Street, announced an expansion to the funding allotted for Marshall Scholarships, writing in a press release that "the number of Marshall scholarships will increase by 25%, to 50 places a year." [21] [22] Accordingly, 51 students were selected as 2024 Marshall Scholars, the largest cohort in the scholarship's 70-year history. [23] However, only 36 students were selected the next year as 2025 Marshall Scholars. [24]

Objectives

In a letter to the first class of Marshall Scholars, George Marshall echoed his own words in initially presenting his ideas for European recovery by saying, "A close accord between our two countries is essential to the good of mankind in this turbulent world of today, and that is not possible without an intimate understanding of each other. These scholarships point the way to the continuation and growth of the understanding which found its necessity in the terrible struggle of the war years." [5]

The published objectives of the Marshall Scholarships are outlined as follows:

  1. "To enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country's future leaders, to study in the UK."
  2. "To help scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain."
  3. "To contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, the humanities and social sciences, and the creative arts at Britain's centres of academic excellence."
  4. "To motivate scholars to act as ambassadors from the U.S. to the UK and vice versa throughout their lives thus strengthening British American understanding."
  5. "To promote the personal and academic fulfillment of each scholar." [25]

Selection

Selection criteria

The first proposed 1953 arrangement of the Marshall Scholarship, a 10-page document presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, instructed selectors to "look for distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainment and by other activities and achievements." [1] It specified:

Preference will be given to candidates who combine high academic ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the United Kingdom university to which they go. A Marshall scholar, as the possessor of a keen intellect and a broad outlook, would be thought of as a person who would contribute to the aims General Marshall had in mind when, speaking at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the 5th of June, 1947 of economic assistance for Europe, he said, "An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the American people of the character of the problem and the remedies to be applied. Political passion and prejudice should have no part. With foresight and the willingness on the part of our people to face up to the vast responsibilities which history has clearly placed upon our country, the difficulties...can and will be overcome." [1]

Prospective applicants must first be endorsed by their universities to apply. The selection process is then coordinated through the eight major British embassy/consulate regions in the United States (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.). Selection committees in each region, consisting of former scholars and other distinguished individuals, receive university-endorsed applications (including personal statements and essays) which are used to select a short list of candidates for interviews. Each committee then interviews each of the regional finalists before making the final decisions on the year's awards. In 2014, sixteen percent of university-endorsed applicants received an interview. [7]

Although most of the responsibility for selecting the recipients is in the hands of the committees, a few formal guidelines have been outlined in the official selection criteria, most notably:

As future leaders, with a lasting understanding of British society, Marshall Scholars will strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments, and their institutions. Marshall Scholars are talented, independent, and wide-ranging in their interests, and their time as Scholars will enhance their intellectual and personal growth. Their direct engagement with Britain through its best academic programmes will contribute to their ultimate personal success. In appointing Scholars the selectors will look for a distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainments and by their other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who display the potential to make a significant contribution to their own society. Selectors will also look for strong motivation and seriousness of purpose, including the presentation of a specific and realistic academic programme. [26]

Between 900 and 1000 students are typically endorsed to apply for the Marshall Scholarship annually. In 2015 and 2016, 3.2 and 3.5 percent of university-endorsed applicants to the Marshall Scholarship were elected. [7] [27] In 2020, 1,000 students were endorsed, 160 interviewed, and 46 selected. [7]

The Marshall selection committees place a strong emphasis on academic achievement and potential, and as such the application requires a minimum GPA of 3.7. Successful applicants, however, typically have much higher GPAs—more than half of applicants have perfect academic records. [28] Winners from Harvard University have had average GPA of 3.92, and Stanford University recommends that applicants have a GPA of 3.8 or above. [29] [30]

Between 1954 and 2022, 256 of 2,179 scholars received their undergraduate degrees from Harvard University (12 percent), 138 from Princeton University, 125 from Yale University, 94 from Stanford University, and 83 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among public universities, the top producers are the United States Military Academy, with 47 scholars, followed by the United States Naval Academy (34 scholars) and the University of California, Berkeley (33 scholars). The following table includes those institutions that have produced 30 or more scholars since 1954. [31] [7]

InstitutionScholars (1954–2022)
Harvard University and Radcliffe College 256
Princeton University 138
Yale University 125
Stanford University 94
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 83
Brown University and Pembroke College 51
United States Military Academy 47
Georgetown University 36
Cornell University 34
United States Naval Academy 34
University of California, Berkeley 33
Duke University 32
Columbia University and Barnard College 31

Scholarship terms

Marshall Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate course offered by a UK university excluding pre-professional programs, whether a taught master's program, a research degree, or a PhD. The scholarship's basic tenure is two years. University and college fees are paid by the British government. In addition, scholars receive a quarterly maintenance stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses. [25]

Academic destinations

Nine institutions are traditionally the main destinations of selected Marshall Scholars: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University College London, University of Edinburgh, King's College London and Imperial College London. [7] SOAS and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have also sometimes been highly preferred. [7]

In 2015, there were 69 Marshall Scholars in residence at British universities including those who were selected for the classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014. [32] During this time, there were 27 scholars at the University of Oxford, seventeen at the University of London (including five each at the London School of Economics and King's College London, and one at University College London), thirteen at the University of Cambridge, and four at Imperial College London. Of these scholars, 46 were studying arts and social sciences while 23 were studying science, engineering or mathematics. [32]

Comparison to other post-graduate scholarships

In structure and selection criteria, the Scholarship is most similar to the American Rhodes Scholarship and the Fulbright Program. Like the Fulbright available for study in the United Kingdom, Marshall Scholars can study at any university in the UK. However, under the Fulbright, applicants compete in separate pools for 43 specified universities of varying selectivity, except for two awards tenable at any university. [33]

The Marshall Scholarship is more flexible than the Rhodes Scholarship, in that Marshall Scholars can study at any British university, and can also attend a different university each year during a Scholar's tenure. [2] In addition, a limited number of one-year Marshall scholarships are available. Unlike Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars must be American citizens (in comparison, approximately eighty Rhodes Scholarships are given annually to citizens of over a dozen countries). In the process, the Marshall Scholarship is roughly as selective as the Rhodes and Mitchell Scholarships: the Marshall was awarded to 3.4 percent of university-endorsed applicants in 2014, compared to 3.7 percent for the Rhodes in 2014, and 3.2 percent for the Mitchell Scholarship in 2017. [34] [27] [7] The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is slightly more selective with 1.3% of applicants receiving an award. [35] Also, because the selection processes of the scholarships discussed above differ, the likelihood that an applicant will be granted a final round interview is different for each scholarship. In 2014, 15.9 percent of university-endorsed applicants for the Marshall Scholarship received a finalist interview, compared to 24 percent of Rhodes applicants and 5.4 percent of Mitchell applicants. [34] [27] [7]

While the selection committees continue to emphasize academic potential, over time "the Marshall program has become more Rhodes-like, stating that it is seeking persons who also demonstrate leadership potential." In general, "nearly all Rhodes Scholars are willing to admit that, by and large, the Marshalls are superior if one looks just at grade point averages and other signs of academic achievement," but this is a point of both "admiration" and "disdain." [36] : 293  Walter Isaacson, describing Rhodes Scholars as "fairly intelligent, well-rounded, honest people who could be counted on to be upstanding citizens," has said that "the real geniuses...were the Marshall Scholars," perhaps because of the expectation that Rhodes Scholars be "all-rounders." In practice, the Marshall and Rhodes have engaged an "informal rivalry," but in career trajectory after the completion of their fellowships, "the line between [the fellowships] is not so evident," with scholars pursuing similar fields with similar success. In general, a higher percentage of Marshall Scholars "go on to careers in academia and research, whereas Rhodes Scholars are more evenly scattered through the full range of professional occupations." [36] : 357 

Association of Marshall Scholars

The Association of Marshall Scholars (AMS) was formed in 1988 as a charitable organization. [37]

The organization has been led by several notable board and advisory members, including Kathleen Sullivan, Reid Hoffman, Nannerl Keohane, Peter Orszag, Harold Koh, Roger Tsien and Daniel Yergin. [38]

The Association of Marshall Scholars releases an annual public opinion poll in partnership with Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. The poll measures the American public's perceptions of the United Kingdom, highlighting major current issues (e.g. Brexit).

The Marshall Forum

Every year, the Association of Marshall Scholars hosts the Marshall Forum, a high-profile dialogue engaging top American and British leaders about key transatlantic issues, in a different city. [39] During Forums that take place during anniversaries of the Scholarship or Marshall Plan, the Marshall Medal is typically awarded to distinguished individuals who have advanced British-American understanding. These have included Lisa Cook (1986 Marshall Scholar), Madeleine Albright, and Anne Applebaum (1986 Marshall Scholar). [40]

In 2017 the Association of Marshall Scholars, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund and the British Embassy, Washington, hosted the Harvard Marshall Forum at Harvard University to mark the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and focused on its legacy and impact today. The event featured 30 speakers including Madeleine Albright as well as Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Neil Gorsuch, both Marshall Scholars. [41]

In 2018, the AMS partnered with the British Consulate General in San Francisco and the Bechtel International Center at Stanford University to host a Marshall Forum on Innovation. The Forum focused on the pipeline of scientific invention in fields such as biomedicine and genetics that are of particular interest to the United States and the United Kingdom. Distinguished speakers included Reid Hoffman, a Marshall Scholar, and David Reitze, Director of LIGO Laboratory. The forum highlighted societal challenges and opportunities raised by explosive innovations in these fields as they interact with advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science.

In 2019, the AMS hosted the Marshall Forum with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on peace and prosperity. The Forum featured 17 speakers including the Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, the Director of U.S. National Security Agency General Paul Nakasone, former U.S. ambassadors Michael Froman, Carla Hills, and William J. Burns, and former British Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch. [42]

YearCityHosting InstitutionTopicNotable Speakers and Facilitators
2024 Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago Global Markets, Monetary Policy, and Innovation
2023 Washington, D.C. Planet Word MuseumArts & Creativity
2022 London, United Kingdom Lancaster House Global Peace and Security (75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan)
2021 Washington, D.C. U.S. Supreme Court The Rule of LawUS Supreme Court: John Roberts, Stephen Breyer (Marshall Scholar 1959), Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch (Marshall Scholar 1992), Brett Kavanaugh

UK Supreme Court: Patrick Hodge, Michael Briggs, Mary Arden, Jonathan Mance

2020Online due to the COVID-19 pandemic Virtual PlatformGlobal Health Danielle Allen (Marshall Scholar 1993), Andy Burnham, Kevin L. Faulconer, Kate Gallego, David Holt, Sewell Chan (Marshall Scholar 1998), Tom Fletcher
2019 Washington, D.C. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Peace, Growth, and Prosperity Kim Darroch, Mark Carney, Thomas Carothers (1978 Marshall Scholar), Isobel Coleman (1987 Marshall Scholar), Michael Froman, William J. Burns (1978 Marshall Scholar), Paul Nakasone, Andrew Klaber (2003 Marshall Scholar)
2018 Palo Alto, California Stanford University Scientific Innovation Reid Hoffman (1990 Marshall Scholar), Carla Shatz (1969 Marshall Scholar), Nancy Lublin (1993 Marshall Scholar), Carlos Bustamante, Edward Stolper (1974 Marshall Scholar)
2017 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University "The Legacy of the Marshall Plan" (70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan) Stephen Breyer (1959 Marshall Scholar), Neil Gorsuch (1992 Marshall Scholar), Madeleine Albright, Danielle Allen (1993 Marshall Scholar), William J. Burns (1978 Marshall Scholar), Fredrik Logevall, Martha Minow, Kathleen Sullivan

Marshall Scholars

Stephen O'HarrowUniversity of MichiganUniversity of London SOAS1962University of Hawaii Director of Southeast Asian Studies
Anthony C. E. Quainton Princeton University University of Oxford 1955Ambassador to Nicaragua, Kuwait, Peru, and Central African Empire
Thomas Eugene Everhart Harvard University University of Cambridge 1955president, California Institute of Technology; chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ray Dolby Stanford University University of Cambridge 1957inventor and chairman of Dolby
Arthur Jaffe Princeton University University of Cambridge 1959L.T. Clay Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Science, Harvard University
John Jay Iselin Harvard University University of Cambridge 1959president of Cooper Union, president of WNET
Stephen Breyer Stanford University University of Oxford 1959associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Bruce Babbitt University of Notre Dame Newcastle University 1960 Governor of Arizona, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Keith Griffin Williams College University of Oxford 1960president of Magdalen College, University of Oxford
Nannerl Keohane Wellesley College University of Oxford 1961president Duke University and Wellesley College
Ed Victor Dartmouth College University of Cambridge1961journalist and literary agent
Graham Allison Harvard University University of Oxford1962foreign policy expert, Undersecretary of Defense
Thomas C. Grey Stanford University University of Oxford1963professor of law, Stanford University
Thomas Babe Harvard University University of Cambridge1963playwright
Stuart Kauffman Dartmouth College University of Oxford1963founder, Elizabeth Kauffman Institute for Transforming Medicine
Alfred Guzzetti Harvard University University of London 1964experimental and documentary filmmaker
John Spratt Davidson College University of Oxford1964 U.S. Congress for South Carolina
William H. Janeway Princeton University University of Cambridge1965venture capitalist and economist
Lewis Sargentich Occidental College Sussex University1965professor, Harvard Law School
Benjamin M. Friedman Harvard University University of Cambridge1966political economist
Linn Hobbs Northwestern University University of Oxford1966professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [43]
William Broyles Jr. Rice University University of Oxford1966screenwriter
Daniel Yergin Yale University University of Cambridge1968 Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Jerry A. Hausman Brown University University of Oxford1968professor of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Oden Harvard University University of Cambridge 1969president, Carleton College and Kenyon College
Peter Kramer Harvard University University College, London 1970author
Nancy Cox Iowa State University University of Cambridge1970director of the influenza division, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Jonathan Galassi Harvard College University of Cambridge1971president, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Marty Kaplan Harvard University University of Cambridge1971director, Norman Lear Center
Jonathan Erichsen Harvard University University of Oxford1972professor of visual neuroscience, Cardiff University [44]
Odaline de la Martinez Tulane University Royal Academy of Music 1972 Cuban-American composer
Roger Tsien Harvard University University of Cambridge 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Benedict Gross Harvard University University of Oxford1973professor of mathematics known for the Gross–Zagier theorem
James K. Galbraith Harvard University University of Cambridge1974economist and journalist
William A. Darity Jr. Brown University London School of Economics 1974economist, professor of public policy at Duke University
Douglas A. Melton University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Cambridge1975chair, Harvard University department of stem cell and regenerative biology
Thomas Friedman Brandeis University University of Oxford1975journalist, author, three time Pulitzer Prize winner
Harold Koh Harvard University University of Oxford 1975former dean, Yale Law School
Sandra E. Shumway Southampton College, Long Island University University of Wales at Bangor 1976marine scientist, University of Connecticut [45]
Amy Wax Yale University University of Oxford 1976professor of law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Jane M. Hawkins College of the Holy Cross University of Warwick 1976mathematician, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen Sullivan Cornell University University of Oxford1976professor, Stanford Law School
Paul Tash Indiana University University of Edinburgh 1976CEO of Times Publishing Company
Mary E. Edgerton UT MD Anderson Cancer Center University of East Anglia 1976breast cancer researcher [46]
Jef McAllister Yale University University of Oxford 1977former London Bureau chief of TIME
Bill Buford University of California, Berkeley University of Cambridge 1977founding editor of Granta
Edward Hundert Yale University University of Oxford1978educator, psychiatrist, and medical ethicist
William J. Burns La Salle University University of Oxford1978 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. ambassador to Russia
Jeff Modisett University of California, Los Angeles University of Oxford1978 Indiana Attorney General
Thomas Carothers Harvard University London School of Economics 1978vice president for studies at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mark Whitaker Harvard University University of Oxford 1979managing editor of CNN Worldwide, senior vice

president of NBC News, editor of Newsweek

Arthur L. Haywood III Morehouse College London School of Economics 1979 Pennsylvania State Senator
Jeffrey Rosensweig Yale University University of Oxford1979Director of Global Perspectives, Emory University
E. Sterl Phinney California Institute of Technology University of Cambridge1980professor, Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology [47]
Bruce Allen Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Cambridge1980director, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Kurt M. Campbell University of California, San Diego University of Oxford1980 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific
Steven Strogatz Princeton University University of Cambridge1980applied mathematician (Complex Networks)
James M. Poterba Harvard University University of Oxford1980professor of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Cordray Michigan State University University of Oxford1981director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
D. Cameron Findlay Northwestern University University of Oxford1982 former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor
Nancy Gibbs Yale University University of Oxford1982managing editor of Time
Seth Lloyd Harvard University University of Cambridge1982quantum information scientist
Ted Conover Amherst College University of Cambridge1982author, essayist and journalist
Daniel Benjamin Harvard University University of Oxford1983 Ambassador at Large, U.S. State Department
Stephen Jennings Dartmouth College University of Oxford1983Co-CEO, Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte) [48]
Matthew Adler Yale University University of Oxford1984founding director of the Duke University Center

for Law, Economics and Public Policy

Michael Klarman University of Pennsylvania University of Oxford1984Constitutional law scholar, Harvard Law School
Sheryll D. Cashin Vanderbilt University University of Oxford1984law professor, Georgetown University
Cindy Sughrue Boston University University of Sheffield 1985CEO of Scottish Ballet, director of the Charles Dickens Museum [49] [48]
Michael Otsuka Yale University University of Oxford1986professor, London School of Economics
Anne Applebaum Yale University London School of Economics 1986 TheWashington Post columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner
Jeffrey Rosen Harvard University University of Oxford1986law professor and legal affairs editor at The New Republic
Terri Sewell Princeton University University of Oxford1987 U.S. Congress for Alabama
David Laibson Harvard University London School of Economics 1988professor of economics, Harvard University
Melissa Lane Harvard University University of Cambridge1988professor of political theory, Princeton University
Kris Kobach Harvard University University of Oxford1988 Secretary of State of Kansas, national rowing champion
Mark Filip University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Oxford1988former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
Patrick M. Byrne Dartmouth College University of Cambridge1988chairman and president, Overstock.com
Byron Auguste Yale University University of Oxford1989deputy director, National Economic Council [48]
Heather J. Sharkey Yale University Durham University 1990professor of near eastern languages and civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Charles King University of Arkansas University of Oxford 1990author and professor at Georgetown University
Peter R. Orszag Princeton University London School of Economics 1991CEO, Lazard
Stephen Quake Stanford University University of Oxford 1991professor of bioengineering at Stanford University
Jeffrey Glueck Harvard University University of Oxford1991COO and CEO of Foursquare [48]
Rosa Brooks Harvard University University of Oxford1991 Los Angeles Times columnist, Georgetown University law professor
Carl Vogel Loyola University New Orleans University of Edinburgh 1991cognitive scientist, Trinity College Dublin [48]
Timothy D. Snyder Brown University University of Oxford1991professor of history, Yale University [50]
Jeremy Heyl Princeton University Durham University, Cambridge University 1992professor of physics and astronomy, University of British Columbia
Angela Duckworth Harvard College University of Oxford1992head of Duckworth Lab, University of Pennsylvania
Kelly Grovier University of California, Los Angeles University of Oxford1992poet and literary critic
Neil Gorsuch Columbia University University of Oxford1992associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Annabel Park Boston University University of Oxford1992documentary filmmaker
Drew Daniel University of California, Berkeley University of Oxford1993English professor, Johns Hopkins University [51]
Nancy Lublin Brown University University of Oxford1993founder of Dress For Success; CEO, DoSomething
Danielle Allen Princeton University University of Cambridge 1993director, Harvard Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Kannon Shanmugam Harvard University University of Oxford1993Supreme Court litigator
Ahilan Arulanantham Georgetown University University of Oxford1994human rights attorney
Jeffrey Gettleman Cornell University University of Oxford1994 Pulitzer Prize winning author, journalist
Jennifer Daskal Brown University University of Cambridge 1994former counsel, Department of Justice
Amy Finkelstein Harvard University University of Oxford1995professor at MIT
Jason Bordoff Brown University University of Oxford1995National Security Council [52]
Nicole Krauss Stanford University University of Oxford1996novelist
Mark Hersam University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Cambridge 1996professor of chemistry, Northwestern University
Jonathan Orszag Princeton University University of Oxford1996senior managing director of Compass Lexecon,

Clinton Administration Economic Advisor

A. Benjamin Spencer Morehouse College London School of Economics 1996Dean & Trustee Professor, William & Mary Law School [53] [48]
Derek Kilmer Princeton University University of Oxford1996U.S. Congressman for Washington
Samuel Rascoff Harvard University University of Oxford 1996professor, New York University School of Law
Joshua Oppenheimer Harvard University University of the Arts London 1997award-winning documentary film director
Robert Lane Greene Tulane University University of Oxford1997journalist
Kim Campbell U.S. Air Force Academy Imperial College, London 1997 U.S. Air Force pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
Katie Beirne Fallon University of Notre Dame Queens University Belfast; London School of Economics 1998former legislative affairs Director, White House
Sewell Chan Harvard University University of Oxford 1998journalist
Warwick Sabin University of Arkansas University of Oxford 1998former Member, Arkansas House of Representatives
Dan Klein Cornell University University of Oxford 1998professor computer science, University of California, Berkeley
Josh West Yale University University of Cambridge 1999professor of earth sciences, University of Southern

California, 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain

Matthew Spence Stanford University University of Oxford 2000deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East policy [48]
Zachary D. Kaufman Yale University University of Oxford 2000legal academic and social entrepreneur
Adam Cohen Harvard University University of Cambridge 2001professor of chemistry, Harvard University
Krish O'Mara Vignarajah Yale University University of Oxford 2001president & CEO, Global Refuge
Anne McClain U.S. military academy University of Bath and University of Bristol 2002Colonel, U.S. Army, NASA astronaut.
Collin O'Mara Dartmouth College University of Oxford 2003president of National Wildlife Federation [48]
Andrew Klaber Yale University, Harvard University University of Oxford 2004Partner at Paulson & Company
Scott MacIntyre Arizona State University Royal Holloway, University of London, Royal College of Music 2005musician, American Idol season 8 contestant
Finale Doshi-Velez Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Cambridge (Trinity College)2007Computer scientist
John M. Jumper Vanderbilt University University of Cambridge (St. Edmund's College)2007Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Tianhui Michael Li Princeton University University of Cambridge 2007first data scientist in residence at Andreessen Horowitz
Miles Taylor Indiana University University of Oxford 2012National security expert, author, former DHS chief of staff
R. F. Kuang Georgetown University University of Cambridge, University of Oxford 2018Fantasy novelist, historian

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