University of Oklahoma student Taylor Broadbent was recently named a finalist from the 2023 Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes funds graduate work at the University of Oxford. Last year, Broadbent won the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship.
Broadbent is a Letters and Pre-Law double major hailing from Moore, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation. Broadbent is a recipient of the Cortez A.M. Ewing Public Service Fellowship, the Civic Engagement Fellowship, and the Distinguished Scholars Award. Broadbent's research includes analyzing the ways tribes of the Southern Great Plains address climate change.
Broadbent serves as the Chair of External Affairs for OU's Student Government Association, Legislative Director for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, Social Affairs Chair for the American Indian Student Association, and President of the Constitutional Studies Student Association. Broadbent participates in The Big Event, serves as the Affirmative Action Officer for the Cleveland County Democratic Party, and was the Organizer for the Norman City Council Debate in 2021.After graduating in Spring 2023, she plans to earn a law degree before embarking on a career in Federal Indian and Constitutional Law. She aspires to one day serve as a judge.
The national scholarship competition is conducted by the Rhodes Trust, which was founded in 1902 to fund US citizens while pursuing degrees at Oxford University in Oxford, England.
From Moore, Oklahoma, Broadbent is the daughter of Jerry & Shahnna Broadbent.
Congratulations, Taylor!
