Nine Harvard affiliates, including four seniors at the College, were earlier this month named Schwarzman Scholars, an academic honor awarded to individuals interested in studying China and its relationship with the world.
The College students selected for the fellowship include Caleb A. Ren ’21, Tony Shu ’21, Henry R. “Hank” Sparks ’21, and Ryan Zhang ’21. They will be joined by Ariana L. Chaivaranon ’18, Harvard Medical School student Wan Fung Chui, Carlos E. Flores ’18, Molly K. Leavens ’19, and Harvard School of Education graduate Xiaoheng “Sally” Xu as members of the program’s sixth class of scholars.
Established by Harvard Business School alumnus Stephen A. Schwarzman in 2013, the scholarship finances a one-year Master’s program in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College, a residential college located within Tsinghua University in Beijing. This year, the program selected 154 scholars from 39 countries and 99 universities, out of more than 3,600 applicant