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SDSU Senior Hattie Seten Named Rhodes Scholar

SDSU Senior Hattie Seten Named Rhodes Scholar

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South Dakota State University senior Hattie Seten of Sioux Falls became the schools second recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, announced over the weekend.

Seten, one of two selections from the region, had to wait to hear her name…

Seten says she was quizzed on a variety of topics by the selection board…

Seten says it was a stressful few days..

The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully funded postgraduate award for students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford in England. Seten wants to pursue master’s degrees in global governance and diplomacy and one in refugee and forced migration studies. She will go to Oxford next fall.

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