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The Critical Language Scholarships will give ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students Sarah Jane McDonald '21 and Holly Cardoza '23 the opportunity to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.

In this series, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2021 from a wide array of disciplines.

Faith Leslie '21, a political science and international and global studies double major, has been awarded a $30,000 Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to support her graduate studies in the fall.

During a panel discussion on April 28, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty and staff from the university and the school of law discussed the significance of the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last year.

The alumna, now a student at Boston College Law School, was awarded one of twelve prestigious fellowships that allow them to work with professional policymakers.

The panel discussion, scheduled for April 28 at 7 p.m., will be hosted live on Zoom and moderated by Damion Blake, assistant professor of political science and policy studies.

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.

Anderson retired in 2012 as an associate professor of political science.

Megan Noor ’21, a political science and policy studies major and Middle East studies minor, is addressing local perceptions of Muslims through an Honors Fellows research project.

Assistant professor Joel T. Shelton, associate professors Vanessa Bravo and Baris Kesgin, and associate director of the CREDE Sylvia Muñoz presented at the annual conference of the International Studies Association