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Kiana Shevling-Major, a fourth-year international relations and Japanese major awarded Gilman Scholarship
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
9 UI students, including Kiana Shevling-Major, have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study and intern abroad in 2025.
Shefa’a Tawil, a fourth-year psychology major with minors in Arabic studies and music awarded Gilman Scholarship
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
9 UI students, including Shefa’a Tawil, have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study and intern abroad in 2025.
Irina Kostina receives Special Projects Award to host an international conference on the Caucasus region
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Kostina received an International Programs’ Special Projects Awards to host the event, which provides funding for small-scale international activities on the UI campus to support internationalization at Iowa.