Mattea Mrkusic Awarded Global Rhodes Scholarship

Former Undergraduate Associate and Ken Juster Fellow Mattea Mrkusic ‘17 was named a Global Rhodes Scholar, a new award given to candidates from anywhere in the world. Mrkusic was one of five Harvard affiliates to win a Rhodes Scholarship this year. When she was a Harvard undergraduate, she contributed an article to the fall 2016 Centerpiece on climate change-induced migration in Kiribati. Since her time at Harvard, she has worked on a documentary about the criminal justice system, conducted climate change migration research, and worked as a freelance journalist, according to the Harvard Crimson. At Oxford, Mrkusic plans to pursue master’s degrees in public policy and refugee and forced migration studies.