Global Access Ambassador Folasade Olawoye, an international studies major with a minor in Korean studies and translation, participated in the TEAN South Korea: Korea University Program. Click the title above to read his reflection on the experience!

Brenda Gao, a University of Iowa student studying psychology, from Iowa City, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Japanese this summer in Okayama, Japan. To learn more, click the title above!

Mairen Thompson, a University of Iowa graduate student studying world language education, from Tipton, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Japan this summer at Okayama University for an intensive Japanese language program. To learn more, click the title above!

Malvika Khadiya, a University of Iowa political science student from Cedar Falls, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Latvia this summer at Dauzgavpils University for an intensive Russian language program. To learn more, click the title above!

On Saturday, April 19th and Sunday, April 20th, Prof. Irina Kostina hosted The Caucasus: A Mosaic of Histories and Cultures, an on-line conference that explored the Caucasus region. This is a region of profound historical, cultural, and geopolitical significance that remains underrepresented in academic, public discourse. Click the title above to read more!

Malvika Khadiya, a University of Iowa political science student from Cedar Falls, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Latvia this summer at Dauzgavpils University for an intensive Russian language program. Click the title to read the article.

Mairen Thompson, a University of Iowa graduate student studying world language education, from Tipton, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study in Japan this summer at Okayama University for an intensive Japanese language program. Click the title to read the article.

How Honors Students are Expanding Their Education With Multiple Areas of Study