LCI Nicklin Fellow Francesco Rahe Wins Rhodes Scholarship
We are proud to share that Francesco Rahe, one of the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows, has joined the esteemed ranks of Rhodes Scholars, a group that includes many of the most distinguished leaders, thinkers, and scholars of our time. He is one of only 32 American students selected for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship this year. A senior in the College at the University of Chicago, Rahe plans to pursue a master’s degree in classical Indian religions at the University of Oxford next year, with a focus on translating Sanskrit texts. As a Catholic and a student of ancient Indian…
Meet Our Students: Nicklin Fellows Program
What is a good life? How do we find a purpose from our talents and passions? And, how does religion (or its absence) inform our answers to these questions? These were the questions University of Chicago student Arjun Mazumdar (College ‘25) was asking himself as he designed his Nicklin Fellowship project – a reading group on Jorge Luis Borges and Friedrich Nietzsche. Arjun is part of the inaugural cohort of Nicklin Fellows, a new initiative launched by the Lumen Christi Institute this year. The fellowship supports University of Chicago undergraduates in the pursuit of their academic interests, especially those related…