Harvard grad named Rhodes Scholar
Matthews Mmopi, a recent Harvard graduate from South Africa, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and will join the University’s four U.S. Rhodes winners at the University of Oxford next fall. A member of the Class of 2011, Mmopi was selected as one of 10 winners from the Southern Africa region, which includes Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland. At Oxford, Mmopi plans to pursue a master’s in philosophy in development studies. “The Rhodes Scholarship, to me, represents an unrivaled opportunity to further my capacity to champion political consciousness and freedom in the world,” he said. “I would like to examine the role of gender in shaping the political, economic, and social opportunities available to individuals in order to evaluate how African societies can close gender gaps in economic and political participation and access to education and health.” While at Harvard, Mmopi completed an internship at the Harvard College Women’s Center, an...
