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We’re deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sarah Corp, who studied at Selwyn from 1994-97. She went on to become one of the best television news producers of her
generation. We offer our condolences to Sarah’s husband Charles and to her family and friends.

The College has admitted its first three Fellow Benefactors. This is a new category of recognition for our major supporters: people who have been exceptionally generous in their donations to Selwyn. Their benefactions go towards strengthening our teaching and to supporting new generations of students, through bursaries, scholarships and outreach. We’re enormously grateful to them for helping Selwyn look to the future with great confidence.

2016 is seeing an American presidential election campaign like no other. The populist Donald Trump, who has never held elective office, is leading the Republican field and the Democrats are on the verge of nominating their first ever woman candidate for President. How much of this is a reflection of the legacy of the man currently occupying the White House, Barack Obama? And how will history judge the achievements of the first African-American President?

Selwyn is delighted to welcome Sophie Wilson as its latest Honorary Fellow. Ms Wilson, a Selwyn alumna who began her university studies in 1975, has had a remarkable career as a computer scientist and software engineer; and she was installed into the Honorary Fellowship at a ceremony in Chapel on Thursday April 21st. These are her achievements:

All 31 Cambridge colleges were represented at a dinner in Singapore on Monday April 11th and at a similar event in Hong Kong on Wednesday April 13th to mark the latest stage of the University's endowment campaign – which aims to raise £2 billion to maintain our global reputation for teaching and research. There was a strong presence of Selwyn alumni, along with the Master and the Development Director.

The Master, Roger Mosey, hosted drinks in Perth, Western Australia, on April 6th for our community there. Alumni who
attended, pictured from left to right, are:

Philip Raymont (SE 2000, Education); Stephen Adams (1976, Medicine); Roger Jennings (1965, Natural Sciences); James
Walters (1997, Theology); Harry Oxer (1951, Medicine) Rob Ross (1992, Chemical Engineering); and Peter Chong (2001, Business
Administration).

There was a large turnout for Selwyn's MA degree ceremony on Saturday April 2nd, which was made up mainly of those who arrived at the College to start their undergraduate courses in 2009. The graduands gathered in Old Court on a glorious Spring day and then processed to the Senate House for the awarding of their degrees.