Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn

Director of the Critical Language Scholarship

American Councils for International Education

Chair Elect, Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC)

Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn is the Director of the Critical Language Scholarship at the American Councils for International Education. Prior to this, she served as Manager of Education Abroad and International Fellowships at Gallaudet University, the world's only university designed to be barrier free for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. Becca holds a BA from Pomona College, an MA in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service and an MPA from the American University School of Public Affairs. She is currently working towards her EdD in Higher Education Administration at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She was named the Diversity Abroad EDIIE Rising Star for 2019 and the NAFSA Rising Star Young Leader Award for 2019. She is a graduate of the NAFSA Academy and a Trainer Corps member.

Rising Star Young Leader Awardee

Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn received the 2019 NAFSA International Education Rising Star Young Leader Award