Morehouse College has once again produced a Rhodes Scholar in a continuing legacy of brilliance. Prince Abudu is a computer science major from Zimbabwe and is the fourth Morehouse student to receive the honor of being named a Rhodes Scholar. Morehouse was the only HBCU that produced a Rhodes Scholar in 2016. Abudu will study at England’s historic Oxford University as he pursues a master’s degree and MBA.
“I’m blessed and excited. This would not have been possible without the support of my family in Zimbabwe and the new family I have been favored with at Morehouse College. This is an opportunity that I have dreamed of all my life. My studies at Morehouse prepared me for this next endeavor and I am thrilled to begin this new era of achieving academic excellence. This is the Morehouse culture, and I am extraordinarily proud to represent my college,” Abudu said.
Abudu has been a well motivated student at Morehouse College and made his mark at the institution before he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship. He is an honors student and a co-founder of EmigrationAfrica.org. The organization provides resources and guidance to African students transitioning to college in across the globe
Morehouse College president John Silvanus Wilson issued the following statement:
“We are so very pleased that Prince Abudu has been named our fourth Rhodes Scholar! It means a great deal to him and to Morehouse College! Prince’s educational journey has been amazing, as he emerged from a set of exceedingly challenging circumstances in Zimbabwe.
He arrived at Morehouse with no small degree of raw intelligence, grit, and a clear and compelling determination to succeed. He has developed into the ‘iconic’ man of Morehouse who is academically, socially and spiritually equipped to lead and do consequential things in the world. We are very proud of him and we are confident that he will thrive at Oxford.”
Morehouse College was the first HBCU to produce a Rhodes Scholar and is the only HBCU that has produced four.
