Rhodes Scholars

Two students from the Southland who attend Harvard are headed to Oxford to study as Rhodes Scholars, it was announced Sunday. Elijah DeVaughn of Compton and Carissa Chen of Tustin were among 32 students chosen for the prestigious honor, which provides all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England.

Elijah DeVaughn of Compton and Carissa Chen of Tustin were among 32 students chosen for the prestigious honor. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020 on Today in LA.

The process to elect the U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 has been completed virtually for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe