David L. Boren Awards for International Study

The December 2011 Boren Awards newsletter has been published.  Review the application checklist and see this month's profiles of a Boren Scholar studying in Tanzania and a Boren Fellow who studied in Israel. Read the newsletter.
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Cody White, a 2011 Boren Scholar, was recently profiled by West Virginia University (WVU).  Cody is a civil engineering major who is studying at Moscow State University for the academic year. Read the complete profile by WVU.
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Gary Locke, the U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China, recently wrote an article in The Seattle Times about the growing relationship between the United States and China.  He also stated that "We need more Americans studying abroad — particularly in China — and soon." Read the complete article.
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Iman Ng, a current Boren Scholar, is spending the year abroad in Alexandria, Egypt as part of the Arabic studies program with the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship.  Iman is earning a double major in Government and Politics and Arabic Studies, and a double minor in Middle Eastern Studies and Russian Studies.  He was recently profiled by the University of Maryland School of Languages Literatures and Cultures. View the complete...
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Alyssa Haerle, a 2011 Boren Scholar, was recently profiled by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).  Alyssa is earning a double major in political science and Russian.  She is currently studying at St. Petersburg State University as part of the UCLA Russian Flagship Program. Read Alyssa's complete profile from UCLA NewsRoom.
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