AFP Scholars to Participate in Explore UT
Explore UT is one of the most important annual events held at The University of Texas at Austin. It’s considered the biggest open house in Texas, and everyone’s invited to explore and experience life on our vibrant college campus. Explore UT is a day of events, performances, exhibits, lectures and activities for the entire family. Read More…
January 2013
Where are they Now? What AFP Alumni are Doing with their Skills
The AFP is proud to say that some of our Alumni have landed outstanding positions after graduating from the AFP! We are proud of their achievements in job placement and their ability to put their Arabic skills to professional use. This will be you soon,too! We are pleased to highlight notable positions that a few Read More…
January 2013
The AFP welcomes ten new students for spring 2013!
The AFP is pleased to welcome ten more bright students to the program this spring semester, totaling twenty newly admitted students for the 2012-2013 academic year! The new AFP students are Dounya Alami-Nassif, Nicole Beittenmiller, Sophia Belazi, Muttahir Gire, Ross Madore, Hannah Mery, Vignesh Pandurengan, Grace Paulter, Jonathon Rodriguez, and Jackson Zeitlin. As with all Read More…
October 2012
Highlighting the new AFP Students
The Arabic Flagship Program is pleased to welcome ten talented new students for fall 2012! Five of these students earned admission to the program based on outstanding performance in their Arabic courses here at UT, while the other five were admitted as incoming freshmen for fall 2012 after developing an interest in the language in Read More…
July 2012
Three AFP Students Receive Boren Awards for International Study to Apply Towards Study Abroad in Alexandria, Egypt!
Before departing for Egypt last week to embark upon the year-long Flagship study abroad program at Alexandria University, AFP students Barbara Borodziewicz, Zoya Waliany, and Leena Warsi received notification that they had each received a $20,000 scholarship from the Boren Awards for International Study. As AFP scholars, each was eligible to receive funding from the Read More…
January 2012
AFP Students Dylan Clement & George Kimson Selected to Represent the AFP at The Language Flagship National Student Meeting
In conjunction with The Language Flagship, the Arabic Flagship Program is thrilled to announce that AFP students Dylan Clement and George Kimson have been selected to represent our program at the Language Flagship National Student Meeting at UMD, March 5-6. Congratulations! The purpose of the meeting is to bring together critical stakeholders of The Language Read More…
November 2011
Congratulations to MES, ARA Majors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Middle Eastern Studies congratulates five MES and ARA majors, all members of the Arabic Flagship Program, who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Upon joining, they will be inducted into the National Honor Society on Sunday, December 4, at a ceremony in the Ballroom of the Student Activity Center. Founded in 1776 at the Read More…
September 2011
CLS Language Fellowship Information | Deadline: Nov. 15
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2012 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate Read More…
August 2011
The AFP Announces College Arabic Prep Program
The AFP at UT is now offering high school students a unique opportunity to study Arabic before entering college. Through an Arabic correspondence course led by an experienced and talented tutor, students will undertake guided self-study, submit coursework electronically, attend in-person or virtual conversation practice sessions, and join other Austin students once a week for Read More…
August 2011
Dana Reichman, AFP Student, Receives Hibbs & UEPS Scholarships
Arabic Flagship Program student, Dana Reichman, was recently awarded the Hibbs and UEPS Scholarship – both for the 2011-2012 academic year. Dana was nominated for the Hibbs Scholarship by the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and for the UEPS by Plan II. The Hibbs Scholarship is made available through the Mary Sue Hibbs Estate, and Read More…