extensive experience working on federal government-funded projects, study-abroad programs, and leadership in African language education. Among the speakers were Prof. Jonathan Choti of Michigan State University—president of the African Languages Teachers Association (ALTA)—and Dr. Peter Mwangi of the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Kazeem Kanuth, associate director at the National African Language Resource Center (NALRC) at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Former language students have been able to use these skills throughout their careers, and this event was a great reminder of the value of African languages. We were pleased to have Dr. Emily (Markovich) Morris, an educator, researcher, and evaluator in the field of international education and development at the Brookings Institution; Kevin Lockett, a former FLAS and Boren fellow and UF graduate, now working as a Reception and Placement Caseworker at the International Rescue Committee (IRC); and Sarah Gates, a former Boren fellow who is currently working at EnCompass and serving as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist.
PAL plans to continue the series with a second webinar in the second week of February 2025 and a third webinar in mid-April.
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