A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year.

Courtesy of the University of AlabamaBy WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Josie Wahl University of Alabama senior Kate Herndon is one of 32 Rhodes Scholarship winners this year. Herndon, a native of Newburyport,

The new class includes students from 20 different colleges and universities, including the first ever Rhodes Scholars from Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia and Pepperdine University, California.