2026 Recipient: Ehab Alafifi

Ehab Alafifi’s leadership integrates rigorous curriculum design, cross-institutional collaboration, and innovative accessibility-focused pedagogy to expand advanced language learning opportunities for first-generation college students, students with diverse learning needs, and learners from rural and low-income communities. He states, “It means a great deal to me that the review committee recognized my work in promoting and expanding world language education. I am deeply committed to advancing language learning and supporting students in developing global competence, and this recognition is truly motivating for me.”