Lauren Buchholz

“Anyone can study Chinese if they are willing to put in the time; the language simply requires a lot of contact hours to master.” For Lauren Buchholz, the path into the Chinese Language Flagship program had a few twists and turns. She was pursuing a major in Economics and Political Science with a minor in […]

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Emily Hadfield

After Emily finishes her capstone year in China, she begins a job with the Newton, Massachusetts admission consultancy firm, AcceptU, as a bilingual marketing associate. “It is perfect for me because I will spend 90% of my time speaking Chinese,” she says.

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Samuel Browne

Sam, now a process engineer in the Rhode Island location of Teknor Apex, says that many people speak English in multinational companies, so basic communication isn’t a challenge, but knowing someone’s native language means that you can communicate on a deeper level.

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Olivia Hallam

The Flagship program has enabled Olivia to regain her original language and pursue a Master’s Degree in nonproliferation and terrorism studies, with a concentration in Chinese at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.

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