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Richard Solomon, an East Cobb resident who graduated as a Wells Scholar from Indiana University in 2018 with a B.S. and B.A. in international studies, political science and philosophy, completed the Arabic Flagship program in Meknes, Morocco this past May as a 2019 Boren Fellow.
Richard has studied Arabic at Bethlehem University and Hebrew University, and with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth in Morocco.
A recent CASA (Center for Arabic Studies Abroad) Fellowship recipient, Richard moved last month to Cairo, Egypt where he will continue to receive advanced-level training in Arabic language and culture for a year at the American University in Cairo.
Richard’s research interests include bargaining theory, institutional analysis, and literature.
After a year in Cairo, Richard plans to pursue a PhD in political science or Middle Eastern studies.
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