Over the summer, Abby Strait '22 was awarded with a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Virtual Summer Intensive scholarship to study Chinese (Mandarin) language for five weeks. NSLI-Y is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) that promotes critical language learning among American students. Abby was selected out of 3,000 applicants to be one of 500 students studying languages in this virtual exchange. Congratulations, Abby!
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