Fourth-year Anqi Qu named Rhodes Scholar

Anqi Qu, Economics and Statistics, 2025; 2025 Rhodes Scholar

As a Rhodes Scholar, Anqi plans to study methods of applying AI to economic research and policy.

A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Qu is the 54th student from the University of Chicago to receive the honor—and the first since 2018. She is one of 11 Rhodes Scholars named this year for the Southern African constituency, which includes South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Eswatini.

Qu said she is driven by her vision of a world in which each person, regardless of their luck of birth, has a genuine opportunity to thrive.

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