Two Barnard Students Receive IIE Freeman-Asia Award to Study Abroad

New York, N.Y., April 24, 2002 – Two Barnard students, Maliha Mustafa ’04 and Anne Greenleaf ’04 have been offered the prestigious Institute of International Education (IIE) Freeman-Asia award to supplement their studies in Asia.

Mustafa will head to Indonesia and take part in the USINDO Summer Language Studies Program, which is sponsored by the United States -Indonesia Society. When she returns, she will work closely with Janet Alperstein, the Study Abroad Advisor, to hold a panel on studying abroad in East Asian countries.

Greenleaf is using her award to do an intensive language study of Mandarin in Kunming, Southwest China. During her time in China, she will also have to write a research paper and she plans to study "the political participation of women who are ethnic minorities, primarily Muslim minorities."

While the number of American students studying abroad is significantly increasing, many of these students choose to go to Europe. The Freeman-Asia award supports students who choose to study in East or Southeast Asia for the summer, semester, or academic year. When the students return, they must work to encourage more students at their school to study abroad in Asia.

Contact: Janet Alperstein, Assistant Dean of Studies and Study Abroad Adviser, (212) 854-2024
Petra Tuomi, Public Affairs, (212) 854-7907
Caroline Bogucki, Public Affairs, (212) 854-2037