Julian De Freitas ’13 received an international Rhodes scholarship from South Africa this weekend, bringing this year’s record-breaking number of Rhodes scholars from Yale to nine. An international student at Yale, De Freitas flew back to South Africa for both the semifinal and final rounds of the Rhodes application process and received notice of his »
Harvard has received 4,856 early applications this year, marking a nearly 15 percent increase from last year’s figure. This round of applications is only the second year that the school reinstated its early action program after eliminating it in 2007. The admissions office sent offers of acceptance to 18 percent of the 4,228 students who »
No Yale students were awarded the Marshall Scholarship this year, a break from the University’s previous success with the scholarship. One Yalie won the scholarship last year, three won in 2010 and another three were awarded the Marshall in 2009. The scholarship, which provides several years of fully funded study at any university in the »
Yale’s record-breaking delegation of seven Rhodes scholars to Oxford next fall will be joined by one more student — the winner of an international Rhodes from Germany. Ela Naegele ’13, a German international student studying history and philosophy, was awarded the German Rhodes scholarship this weekend, bringing the grand total of this year’s Rhodes delegation from »
President Barack Obama appointed Elisse Walter ’71 as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Walter is currently one of five members of the agency, which oversees the enforcement of federal securities laws and regulates the securities industry, including the country’s stock and options exchanges. She will replace chairman Mary Schapiro, who announced today »