Director, Critical Language Scholarship Program
American Councils for International Education
Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn is the Director for CLS at American Councils for International Education. Prior to joining the CLS team, she served as the Manager of Education Abroad & International Fellowships at Gallaudet University, the only university in the world designed to be barrier-free for the deaf, deafblind, & hard of hearing. She holds a BA from Pomona College, an MA in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service, and an MPA from American University’s School of Public Affairs. She is currently completing her EdD in Higher Education Administration at The George Washington University where she focuses on programming for returned study abroad participants. In 2019, she was named the Diversity Abroad EDIIE Rising Star & the NAFSA Rising Star Young Leader. She speaks six languages (to varying degrees) and has worked professionally in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and American Sign Language.