Reader Response Anne Schnoebelen ’81 AM

I was devastated to learn of the death of a student of mine when I taught in the English department, Miles Schuman ’84. He died earlier this year (Obituaries, July/August). He was a genuinely remarkable person, sacrificing his own safety and comfort for the welfare of others, defending and advocating for victims of torture, and serving as a family physician in a small community in Canada. I remember many conversations with Miles, particularly when he was a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship, and he felt that he should not take it because of the beliefs of Cecil Rhodes and the bloody history of the Rhodes family business in South Africa. Since he went to McGill for medical school, I assume he did not accept the scholarship. I am saddened that he did not live a longer life but I am sure that he lived a full one, doing what he felt he needed to do for others.