* Leah Berkebile, a double major in biology and international studies, will study at the Arab American Language Institute in Tangier, Morocco, and plans to practice medicine in the Middle East. *
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UAB News, by Marie Sutton (Birmingham, Alabama, March 18, 2014) — Two University of Alabama at Birmingham students have received prestigious Critical Languages Scholarships.
Leah Berkebile plans to study in Tangier, Morocco. Photo: UAB News
Leah Berkebile and Yoonhee “Charity” Ryder, both juniors and William Jefferson Clinton Scholars, will study foreign language and culture abroad.
The scholarship is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and has offered intensive overseas study in the critical-need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu since 2006.
Last year, approximately 600 scholarships were awarded for 13 languages.
Berkebile, a double major in biology and international studies, will study at the Arab American Language Institute in Tangier, Morocco.
The 20-year-old is an Experiential Learning Scholars Program student from Athens, Alabama, and plans to practice medicine in the Middle East.
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