Ardaschir Arguelles CC’24 Named John & Daria Barry Scholar

Congratulations to Ardaschir Arguelles CC’24 ON being named A John & Daria Barry Scholar at the university of oxford

The Barry Scholarship, funded by the John and Daria Barry Foundation, is an annual academic prize awarded to those who display admirable dedication to the academic vocation and the pursuit of truth. The scholarship provides funding for graduate study, including living, travel, and research expenses, at the University of Oxford for at least two years, and is provided through the Canterbury Institute, which serves as the home of Barry Scholars while in Oxford.

Ardaschir Arguelles CC'24 graduated summa cum laude with a double major in Classics and East Asian Studies. Born in South Korea, Ardaschir grew up in Lebanon, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. His experiences living abroad fueled curiosity about interactions across cultural and religious lines, and his academic interests include translation theory; the transmission of religious texts along the Silk Road; the spread of Buddhism into East Asia; Christian missions to Asia; and the relationship between religion and literary imagination. While at Columbia, Ardaschir was a student leader at Columbia Christian Union Lumine, served as podcast host and director for the Columbia Witness, and played for the men’s club rugby team. Outside of academics, his main pursuit is creative writing, especially short fiction and travel writing. At Oxford, Ardaschir will read the MPhil in Traditional East Asia at Queen’s College.