{"id":83379,"date":"2018-06-07T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//?p=83379"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:53:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:53:50","slug":"3-ucf-students-named-boren-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//3-ucf-students-named-boren-fellows/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379//","title":{"rendered":"3 UCF Students Named Boren Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three UCF students recently received Boren Fellowships, which are for students interested in pursuing a career in U.S. national security./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/n This year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/u2019s recipients are Rachael Rothstein-Safra /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/u201917, a history major and staff member for the UCF Community Veterans History Project; Karla Aurazo, a political science and international relations double major; and Caleb Archie, an international and global studies major. All three worked with the Burnett Honors College and the Office of Prestigious Awards to apply for the fellowships./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/n Boren Fellowships provide funding up to $24,000 for immersive study of the language and culture of countries deemed critical to U.S. national security. In return, Fellows agree to complete a service requirement with the federal government. An initiative of the National Security Education Program, Boren Awards funds a broad spectrum of study that encompasses global challenges such as environmental and sustainability measures, economic practices, and even historical-culture analysis./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/n Rothstein-Safra used her undergraduate thesis as a jumping-off point for her Boren application. Her thesis was on medieval Chinese literature, and she is looking forward to honing her research skills and studying intensive Mandarin for a year at Tsinghua 海角直播 in Beijing, China./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/u201cAs a historian, it is essential to understand the nuances of a language /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/u2026 so that you may then understand the society,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/u201d Rothstein-Safra says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/nA Historical Approach to Political Rhetoric in Beijing/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/83379/n