Wake Forest University student selected for Rhodes Scholarship

A Wake Forest philosophy major is one of three college students with North Carolina ties to earn Rhodes scholarships to study at England’s Oxford University. 

Alice Hauser’s passion for refugee rights has led to her selection as one of 32 U.S. students to be named winners of the prestigious honor. 

At Oxford, she plans to pursue a Master in Science in Refugee and Forced Migrations Studies and a Master of Philosophy in Law.

While at Wake Forest, Hauser — a native of Kennebunk, Maine — has helped people who have crossed international borders find safety in the local community as a member of the Student Association for the Advancement of Refugees.

She is the 15th Rhodes Scholarship recipient from Wake Forest since 1986.

Two students from Duke University — Qi Xuan Khoo and Shreyas Hallur — were also selected.