Nicole Roldan

Charlie Wallace, a double major in political science and East Asian languages and cultures, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholars program seeks to promote international understanding, peace, and collaboration and selects scholars for their identified leadership potential, intellect, and strength of character. Once admitted, Scholars pursue a one-year Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua with a core curriculum focused on leadership, global affairs, and China. For more information on Charlie and this amazing achievement, please visit Columbia’s Undergraduate Research & Fellowships website. 

Columbia’s Vietnamese Language Program was featured in a segment of VTV4 (Vietnam National Television) “Gala Tiếng Việt ơi” on Vietnamese Teacher’s Day (11/20/2022) in Vietnam. This episode discussed how the Vietnamese language is taught all over the world. Kudos to our Vietnamese Studies team and our wonderful students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

To view the video, please click this link. 

Please join us in congratulating Sophia A. Bryant, CC’23, who was named a Rhodes Scholar!

Sophie was among the 32 Americans chosen for the prestigious scholarship, which provides funding for two or three years of postgraduate study at Oxford. Rhodes candidates must be nominated by their university before going through an extensive application process. Criteria include academic excellence, a commitment to the welfare of others and to contributing to good in the world, and evidence of good character and promise of great leadership. The 2023 selection process for international candidates is still ongoing; more than 100 total scholars will be named, from more than 60 countries. For more information on this amazing achievement, please visit this link.