Zayna Abdel-Rahim, International Relations major and triple minor in Diplomacy, Japanese, and Arabic, was awarded the Undergraduate Student of the Year for the Center for International Studies. Zayna has received numerous awards, including the prestigious U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in Morocco (2024), and the Defense Language and National Security Education Office’s Boren Award to study in Japan (2023). Zayna is the President of the Model Arab League and is an officer of the Palestinian Solidarity Committee. Zayna’s peers often describe her as an inspiration and amazing mentor.
Adrian Leal, thesis-track graduate student, completed the Center’s highest reviewed thesis for 2023-2024. He has served as the Student Government Election Board Chair while also working full-time in TXST’s Human Resources Department. He was accepted as a PhD candidate in Sociology at UT Austin and will start his studies in Fall 2024.
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