Knight-Hennessy Scholars announces 70 new scholars, with first time scholars from Belgium, Jamaica, Japan, Libya, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, etc
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Knight-Hennessy Scholars announces 70 new scholars, with first time scholars from Belgium, Jamaica, Japan, Libya, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, North Macedonia, and Vietnam.
STANFORD, Calif., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Knight-Hennessy Scholars (https://kh.stanford.edu/) at Stanford University
announced its 2022 cohort of 70 new scholars, with students from 27 countries,
who will pursue degrees in 35 graduate degree programs across all seven of
Stanford's graduate schools. Profiles of the 2022 Knight-Hennessy scholars are
available here (https://kh.stanford.edu/scholars) and summary statistics are
available here (PDF) (
https://stanford.app.box.com/s/d9ssjoyeztp3srfzzmfg3dvv1exswvjy ).
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Knight-Hennessy Scholars (
) cultivates and supports a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of
graduate students from across Stanford University and delivers engaging
experiences that prepare graduates to be visionary, courageous, and
collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.
Knight-Hennessy scholars participate in the King Global Leadership Program (
) and receive up to three years of financial support (
) to pursue a graduate degree program in any of Stanford's seven graduate
schools.
"While we face many challenges-including the pandemic, racial justice, climate
change, and ongoing conflicts-the accomplishments, dedication, and promise of
these new scholars gives me hope for a better future." said John L. Hennessy,
president emeritus and the Shriram Family Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars develops emerging leaders who have a strong
multidisciplinary and multicultural perspective, a commitment to the greater
good, and the tools needed to drive meaningful change. The King Global
Leadership Program is a core part of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars experience
and offers a wide range of workshops, lectures, projects, and experiences that
complement scholars' graduate school education and help them reach their
leadership objectives.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars has no quotas or restrictions based on region, college
or university, field of study, or career aspiration. Among new 2022 scholars,
50% identify as female and 46% hold a passport from a non-U.S. country.
Sixty-three percent of U.S. scholars identify as a person of color, and 13%
have served in the U.S. military. The scholars earned undergraduate degrees at
13 international and 29 U.S. institutions. Seventeen percent are the first in
their family to attend college.
The inaugural cohort enrolled in 2018, and the fifth cohort brings the total
scholar count to 339 to date. Scholars are selected based on their
demonstration of independence of thought, purposeful leadership, and a civic
mindset. "It is a joy to work with the scholars, who come from around the world
and across the university, as they build a community that is dedicated to
contributing to the greater good," said Tina Seelig, Executive Director of
Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
The application for the 2023 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars will open in
July and is due in October 2022. The program offers online information sessions
(
) to describe the community, leadership development program, and admission
process.
About Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Announced in 2016, Knight-Hennessy Scholars is named for Phil Knight, MBA '62,
philanthropist and co-founder of Nike Inc., and John Hennessy, chairman of
Alphabet Inc. and president of Stanford (2000-2016). Knight-Hennessy Scholars
is the largest fully endowed graduate fellowship (
) in the world.
SOURCE Knight-Hennessy Scholars
CONTACT: Rosa Pyun, Knight-Hennessy Scholars: rryu@stanford.edu
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