2008-09 Rhodes Scholars Named

The winners include two Harvard seniors and one doctoral student at the Graduate School of Education.

Among the 32 members of this year's class of Rhodes Scholars, announced yesterday, are three students with Harvard connections.

Kyle Haddad-Fonda, of Issaquah, Washington, and Pforzheimer House, a senior concentrating in history and Near Eastern languages and civilizations, plans to pursue a doctorate in Oriental studies at Oxford, according to the Crimson and a University news release. Malorie Snider, of Friendswood, Texas, and Mather House, a senior biological anthropology concentrator, plans to pursue a master’s degree in medical anthropology. And Julia Parker Goyer, of Birmingham, Alabama, a 2007 graduate of Duke University now enrolled in the Ed.D. program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, plans to pursue a master’s degree in education at Oxford.

The Boston Globe has an article that identifies all winners who have ties to New England schools or grew up in New England. For the full list of recipients, visit the official website of the scholarship program.

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