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Athens News Matters: Rhodes Scholar Natalie Navarrete

 2023 Rhodes Scholar and UGA student Natalie Navarrete.
2023 Rhodes Scholar and UGA student Natalie Navarrete.

The organized crime syndicates of Central Asia are literally worlds away from the halls of Oxford University, but for Natalie Navarrete, a 2023 Rhodes Scholar and UGA student majoring in International Affairs, the path from one to the other makes perfect sense. We’ll learn more about Navarrete’s academic pursuits, and how this honor will help shape her future.

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.