Maymont student honoured with Rhodes Scholarship
A student from Maymont, near North Battleford, will attend the University of Oxford in England next year after being selected for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
Cassidy Serhienko, 23, who currently attends the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, recently received the good news.
“It’s very exciting,” she told battlefordsNOW. “It’s definitely been overwhelming. I have only known for a couple of weeks. There have been some adjustments, learning about the next step in the process.”
Serhienko is one of only 11 recipients in Canada selected for the 2023 scholarship. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in English Literature at Oxford, where she will focus on contemporary feminist writing.