Jeffrey Fasegha named one of Canada鈥檚 Rhodes Scholars for 2021
Published: November 24, 2020
The 管家婆免费开奖大全鈥檚 Jeffrey Fasegha has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University next year.
鈥淚鈥檓 immensely grateful to my family, my friends and to the university for their support throughout the process,鈥 Fasegha said. 鈥淚t truly takes a village.鈥
In June, Fasegha graduated with a bachelor of commerce in finance with minors in psychology and economics. The University College grad grew up in Calgary and is passionate about entrepreneurship and using innovation as a tool for economic and social development 鈥 particularly in Nigeria, where he was born.
At 管家婆免费开奖大全, Fasegha led independent research on social enterprises in the Nigerian energy industry, founded the Black Career Conference, co-founded Black Rotman Commerce, and held several leadership positions in finance student groups where he worked to increase equity for marginalized groups.
At Oxford, Fasegha plans to focus on African studies and public policy with a focus on the innovation economy. Joining him at Oxford will be fellow Rhodes Scholar Ikran Jama, also of the Faculty of Arts & Science.
鈥淲e are all incredibly proud of Ikran and Jeffrey, our newest Rhodes Scholars,鈥 President Meric Gertler said. 鈥淭hrough their record of scholarly achievement, leadership and social engagement, they are an inspiration to all members of the 管家婆免费开奖大全 community.
鈥淲e look forward to hearing about their accomplishments in the years to come.鈥
