Emma Santini of Yorktown Heights, a recent class of 2022 graduate of International Relations and Economics at Lehigh University, received the Boren Award from the National Security Education Office.
This award funds U.S. students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Santini will use her scholarship to travel to the beautiful country of Indonesia.
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