UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Seven Penn State students were nominated for the 2027 Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill scholarships, among the most prestigious and competitive awards available to U.S. students.

The Rhodes Scholarship supports students in pursuing graduate study at the University of Oxford. As one of the oldest and most competitive awards of its type, it recognizes students motivated to change and address global challenges. The Marshall Scholarship, founded in 1953, supports American students offering one to three years of graduate study in the United Kingdom to study in any field at a university of their choice in th...