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Hendrix History Major Accepted into Teaching Assistant Program in France

Emily Hardick (3 of 3)CONWAY, Ark. (May 4, 2017) – Emily Hardick ’17 was recently accepted to the Teaching Assistant Program in France, managed by the Centre international d'études péedagogiques (CIEP, an agency of the French Ministry of Education) for the 2017-2018 academic year.

A history and French major from Austin, Texas, Hardick will work in the Académie de Lille at the secondary school level (middle and/or high school).

"I'm thrilled to be working with TAPIF because I'll be able to share my love of language while still continuing my own education in French,” she said. “My whole academic outlook changed when I began studying French, and I hope to assist in that process of discovery for students of English as well."

Hardick was the first Hendrix student to participate in a Fulbright Summer Institute, one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating world-wide. In summer 2015, she studied the effects of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade on the city of Bristol, England, through the Fulbright Commission-University of Bristol Summer Institute for Young American Student Leaders, a four-week cultural and academic program for U.S. students held at the University of Bristol in the U.K.

"After TAPIF, I plan on pursuing an advanced degree in francophone history,” she said. “Luckily, the interdisciplinary nature of Hendrix's History and French Departments allowed me to explore my academic passion. I feel prepared not only for my year working with French students, but also for my continued cross-cultural studies."

About Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.