Archived Reunions & Events
On November 14, 2024, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time, the Association of American Rhodes Scholars will host a webinar entitled 'The State of U.S. Democracy Post-Election.'
The Association for American Rhodes Scholars will host its annual Bon Voyage dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday 28 September 2024.
On June 27, 2024, the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes Trust, and Rhodes Scholars in India will host an upcoming webinar entitled India/U.S.: Tech Collaboration 2.0.
Hosted by the AARS and the Association of German Rhodes Scholars
Transatlantic ties have been crucial in the fight for democracy through two world wars and the Cold War. Our panel, on February 13 at 12:00 pm Eastern (6:00 pm Central European Time), will explore the importance of these ties in today's multi-polar world.
The Association for American Rhodes Scholars will host its annual Bon Voyage dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday 23 September 2023.
The AARS Board of Directors is excited to host a gathering of our members at the Rhodes 120th Anniversary Reunion in Oxford on 1 July 2023. The online registration link will be sent to our full membership on Monday, May 15, 2023. Click here for more details about the event.
While Bon Voyage Weekend returns to an in-person format this year, AARS is excited to sponsor several virtual events so that all alumni have an opportunity to participate. Click here for details about each event and information about how to register.
You are invited to a special conversation with Eric Foner, Randall Kennedy, and moderator Camille Borders on Sunday, October 11 at 5pm ET. The conversation, which will be held on ZOOM, is open only to members of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. To register, please click HERE.
You may now register for the AARS Annual Bon Voyage reception and dinner honoring the 2019 Rhodes Scholars. This year's gathering will again be held in New York City. Click for more details.
Saturday, August 17th, 2019 6:00 to 9:00 PM in Seattle, WA
The Spring AARS Board Meeting will be held in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 13 from 8:30-11:30am. Location TBD.
The Rhodes Trust and AARS invite you to join us for a drinks reception in New York to meet the new Warden, Dr Elizabeth Kiss (Virginia & Balliol 1983).
Meet the New Warden in Washington DC!
RSVP for a celebration at the Brooklyn Bar Association on June 18, 2018
Wednesday, May 23rd from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Museum of the City of New York
Forty Years of Rhodes Women: 15-17 September 2017
Saturday, September 26, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Sulgrave Club
1801 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC
Come join San Francisco area Rhodes alum for a drinks event at the Press Club (http://www.pressclubsf.com/) on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 6 PM. Please contact Jacqueline Rivas at jacqueline.rivas@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk for details. (See more at: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/RhodesEvents#sthash.783YbQq1.dpuf)
to be held at the National Press Club
THE 67th ANNUAL OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER will be held Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the National Press Club 14th and F Streets, N.W., Top Floor Cocktails at 7 p.m., Dinner at 8 p.m. The price of the dinner is $130 per person ($110 for those who came down in the past five years), wine included. Dress is black tie (preferred), college blazer, evening kilt, or equivalent. Please send your acceptance and check without delay, using the acceptance form downloadable on this website. Checks should be made out to the Oxford and Cambridge Committee and mailed to David B. Law, Hon. Treas., c/o Curtin Law Roberson Dunigan & Salans, 1900 M Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036, for receipt on or before Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
THE 66th ANNUAL OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER will be held Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the National Press Club 14th and F Streets, N.W., Top Floor Cocktails at 7 p.m., Dinner at 8 p.m.
Bob Esther, Stephen Sachs, and Amanda Schwoerke invite you for a reunion lunch for North Carolina Rhodes Scholars
Hosted by the The Oxford and Cambridge Committee of Washington, D.C.
Friday night drinks; Sunday brunch
Please join us for a Rhodes Scholars Cocktail Party at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The event will be held Saturday, January 28 from 4-8pm at the home of Janice Ugaki (UT & St. Antony's '93). It will be a diverse gathering of Rhodes Scholars and friends from across the country. Cocktail attire.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, January 25th.
Come and connect with new friends and reconnect with old Oxford classmates. We will have cocktails from 4-6pm, and a sushi chef will be rolling sushi from 6-8pm. The event is free for Rhodes Scholars, their spouses and kids (with an optional donation to support the Association of American Rhodes Scholars (AARS)).
Rhodes Women Gather to Congratulate the Class of 2011
Iskander, Stromseth, and Bejan to Discuss Different Paths to Fighting the World's Fight
Michelle Gavin, Former NSC Senior Director for Africa, to Speak
Bon Voyage Weekend departure luncheon for 2010 Rhodes Scholars
Washington, D.C.
The regular Quadrennial Meeting of Members will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at The Dupont Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC at 5:30 p.m.
Rhodes House
Gathering in Washington, D.C.
Event Scheduled for August 2010
A breakfast and forum with the Warden of Rhodes House
"Advancing Women's Rights Around the World"
Rhodes Scholars Gather in Washington, D.C. before Sailing to Oxford
The newest class of Rhodes Scholars will gather in Washington, D.C. for the annual Bon Voyage Weekend, September 26-30, 2009. Hosted by the AARS, the BVW will kick off with an orientation session for new Scholars on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The festivities will conclude with the annual BVW Departure Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Cosmos Club.
A modern substitute for the tradition of sailing to Great Britain, the Bon Voyage Weekend offers the opportunity for the new Rhodes Scholars to get acquainted before they reach Oxford. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, U.S. Scholars will be joined by several Scholars from Canada and the Caribbean.
The Bon Voyage Weekend is made possible though the generosity of AARS members and volunteers. To view more details about the BVW Program Highlights, please click on the event title.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONFERENCE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RHODES SCHOLARS.
You are invited to attend the "Global Lincoln" conference, which will assemble leading scholars from around the globe, as well as a keynote speaker from the world of international statesmanship. For more information, including how to register for the conference, please visit www.rai.ox.ac.uk/lincoln
The Board meeting will begin at 12 noon and adjourn by 4PM.
Bank of America Building, 555 California Street, 47th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.
by Leana S. Wen (MO & Merton 2007)
Rhodes Scholars attending the Oxford North American Reunion invited to discuss challenges confronting Rhodes Trust in its Second Century
Rhodes Scholars, Oxonians, and their guests are welcome for an informal BGLT gathering on Friday, April 4
Rhodes Trust, in collaboration with AARS, hosts gathering of Rhodes Scholars and Scholars-Elect from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
Rhodes Trust, in collaboration with AARS, hosts gathering of Rhodes Scholars from Illinois
Rhodes Trust, in collaboration with AARS, hosts gathering of Rhodes Scholars and Scholars-Elect from Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia
Selection Committee and local Rhodes Scholars
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the first black American Rhodes Scholar
The Class of 2007 join local Rhodes women in Washington, D.C.
To gather during 2007 Bon Voyage Weekend
Danielle Fontaine's (Quebec & St. Johns '81) report and pictures