Mariam Malik
Hometown: Syosset, New York
Major/Degree: Political Science, double minor in International Studies and Middle Eastern Studies
Departmental advisors/research mentors: Harsh Bhasin, William Chittick, Jason Rose
Malik received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Kyrgyzstan, where she plans to teach English to high school and college-level students. As a cultural ambassador, she hopes to conduct literature circles that focus on sharing elements of classic American literature and of Islamic poetry.