Dear Friend,

Americans United is excited to announce that Isaac W. James, a recent University of Texas at Austin graduate and a current member of AU’s Youth Organizing Fellowship Program, was chosen as one of the 32 Americans in the 2023 class of Rhodes Scholars. The Rhodes Scholarship is one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships, with selected students awarded an all-expenses-paid scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England.

Click here to sign a card congratulating Isaac on this huge accomplishment!

Emerging youth leaders and advocates from across the nation who participate in our year-long Youth Organizing Fellowship work to strengthen their organizing skills, mobilize young people in their communities and advocate to protect church-state separation and religious freedom for all.

As a Fellow, Isaac is working to educate his community about the connection between church-state separation and LGBTQ+ rights, the legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in many states including Texas (his home state), and how to take action. 

When asked how the fellowship impacted him, Isaac said:

AU is able to provide these opportunities to our movement’s next generation of leaders because of generous supporters like you.

While attending Oxford, Isaac plans to pursue a Master of Science in Education with concentrations in digital and social change.

Please click here to send a message for Isaac congratulating him on this outstanding achievement. Messages can be submitted through Dec. 20, 2022.

Forward together,

Alicia Johnson
National Organizer and Student Network Manager

P.S. This is just one of the many accomplishments of our talented Fellows. Want to meet the rest of the Youth Organizing Fellowship class of 2023? Learn about all of them by clicking here.