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Critical Language Scholarship Recipient Gains a Firmer Sense of Self
July 28, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Raavi Asdar’s Critical Language Scholarship not only helped him explore his own sense of self but exposed him to other cultures, all of which play a key factor as he ponders a career abroad after graduation.
Jazz Professor Billy Hart Named NEA Jazz Master for 2022
July 21, 2021
Erich Burnett
Drummer has performed with a long list of jazz greats across a career spanning seven decades.
Zoe Guiney ’21 Looks Forward to Exploring the Importance of Creative Expression in Communication
July 20, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Zoe Guiney, a Hispanic studies and cinema studies major, graduated from Oberlin College with high honors in May. Her educational journey will continue in Mexico as a Fulbright recipient.
TAPIF Fellow Plans to Challenge the Educational Norms
July 19, 2021
Yvonne Gay
While on a Teaching Assistant Program in France Fellowship, Jules Taylor ’21 hopes to learn who she is as an educator, while absorbing everything she can about the culture, language, and food of Paris.
Fulbright ETA in Mexico Recipient to Provide Support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees
July 13, 2021
Yvonne Gay
While serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Mexico this fall, Johan Cavert ’20 also plans to provide support to asylum seekers and refugees.
TAPIF Recipient Ella Franklin ’21 Looks Forward to a French Teaching Career
July 12, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Ella Franklin ’21 plans to pursue a career as a teacher of English abroad or as a teacher of French in an English-speaking country, which makes receiving a fellowship in the Teaching Assistant Program in France a perfect fit.
Truman Scholar Plans to Challenge Systemic Injustice in her Community
July 8, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 applied for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship because of its emphasis on public service and vast network of scholars motivated by a desire to create change. As a Truman recipient, she hopes to pursue a law degree that will allow her to have a deep impact in her community.
Julia Rohde '21 Receives Teaching Residency Fellowship from UPenn
July 7, 2021
Amanda Nagy
For the next two years, Rohde will teach middle and upper school English while simultaneously earning a master’s in education through UPenn’s Independent School Teaching Residency.
CBYX Fellowship Winner Combines a Love of Language with Vocal Performance
June 30, 2021
Yvonne Gay
As a fellowship recipient in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program, Charlotte Maskelony ’21, a classical vocal performance major, will spend the year studying, interning, and living with hosts in Germany.
Third-Year Gideon Ampofo Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
June 28, 2021
Jaimie Yue '22
A native of Ghana, Ampofo is gearing up to launch the Springboard Scholars program in his home country in August.
