The Rhodes Scholarship winners from Yale were (from left) Joshua A. Chafetz, Luke A. Bronin and Brian Mullin.

Three Elis win Rhodes Scholarships

Three Yale College seniors have been chosen as Rhodes Scholars, the most recipients of the prestigious international study award from any American college or university in 2000. The three Yale winners -- Joshua A. Chafetz of Houston, Texas; Luke A. Bronin of Greenwich, Connecticut; and Brian Mullin of Milton, Massachusetts -- are among the 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars this year from a pool of 950 applicants representing 327 colleges and universities. Bronin, who has a double major in history and philosophy, will pursue a doctorate in philosophy (D.Phil.) while at Oxford. He has already received two other notable awards for academic achievement at Yale: one as a top student in the junior class and the other for a translation from ancient Greek. With a keen interest in criminal justice reform, Bronin has distinguished himself as an effective community leader in New Haven. He founded the New Haven Correctional Center tutoring program and he directed the Eli Whitney Folk Festival. He was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Chafetz is majoring in philosophy, as well as in ethics, politics and economics. He has served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Political Quarterly, editorial columnist for the Yale Daily News and web editor of the Yale Review of Books, reflecting his interests in law, philosophy and journalism. He hopes to use his Rhodes Scholarship to earn a Master of Philosophy degree in politics. Mullin will take advantage of his scholarship to study Shakespeare in the Bard's own land, he notes. A literature and theater studies major, Mullin gained extensive theatrical experience at Yale. He directed six plays, wrote and performed another and acted in several more. He will work toward a master's degree in English while he explores some of the peculiarly British tricks of the theatrical trades. Mullin is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Twelve students from Yale in the last five years have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships, three of those last year. This year Yale was among only four Ivy League schools with students receiving Rhodes Scholarships. Brown, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania each had a student selected in the competition. The Rhodes Scholarship program provides students with two or three years of study at Oxford. The oldest of the international study awards available to American students, the Scholarship has been awarded to 2,918 Americans since Cecil Rhodes founded the program in 1902. The criteria established by Rhodes as requisites for receiving the award include high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, leadership qualities and "physical vigor." T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Yale experts to explore 'Democratic Vistas' in DeVane Lecture series Three Elis win Rhodes Scholarships State honors Yale's efforts in 'revitalizing' urban areas ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS Fleury is appointed as Beinecke Professor Berlyn is named the E.H. Harriman Professor Comedian alternates wit, seriousness in election analysis 'Circa 1701' features portraits of contemporaries of Elihu Yale Religion and communication are among the important issues as terminally ill . . . Stern recalls New Haven's role as 'original Model City' Study: Caffeine doesn't create dependence on over-the-counter pain relievers Exhibition will explore 'the opportunistic transformation' at the heart of African art Tumbling Time: A Photo Essay Service to honor memory of Yale employee Lucy Cunningham In the News Yale Scoreboard Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page