Inbal Mazar, assistant professor of Spanish, was selected as a 2018-2019 Iowa Campus Compact Engaged Scholar Research Fellow. The fellowship program, in its second year, supports Iowa faculty in the scholarship of community-engaged teaching and learning. This year’s three selected scholars will receive support for completing and publishing their research. This includes sponsored participation in the 2018 Pen to Paper Writing Retreat being held this August in Seattle, Washington.

For Mazar, living in six countries sparked an appreciation for culture, and she strives to share this enthusiasm by promoting culture and building connections between students and local and international communities. As a fellow, she will assess how community engagement affects confidence in language learning and the link between meaningful language interaction outside of the classroom and increased confidence in speaking and interacting in the language.

— Renee Sedlacek, Academic Excellence and Student Success