A native of Houston, Texas, Jeremy Thomas is a Rhodes Scholar and will study English and Law at Oxford University. A member of the class of 2021 at Amherst College, Jeremy majored in English—and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought.

 

Jeremy served as student body president, was a founding member of Amherst’s Center for Restorative Practices, and the founding director of Amherst’s first Office of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Jeremy captained the Mock Trial Association and was president of the Black Student Union.

 

A noted writer and public speaker, Jeremy interned for Georgetown Law Center’s Prettyman Clinics, and the Southern Center for Human Rights.