Senior Ciar谩n Flake 鈥�18聽received the prestigious聽to study abroad for the fall 2017 semester.聽Ciar谩n will be attending the University of Oxford聽in Oxford, England.
This marks the third consecutive year the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs-sponsored scholarship has been awarded to an Oglethorpe student.[contextly_sidebar id=”R8Y3shuigYBalrQrX2NbHcZEUjCgzuJi”]
Ciar谩n is an Eastern Philosophy and Buddhist Studies He聽also recently received research funding to聽establish a foundational, comparative study on two surviving Buddhist sects: Tibetan Buddhism (Drepung Loseling Monastery) and Japanese Soto Zen (Atlanta Soto Zen Center). His project research is examining the philosophy of Buddhism and its influence on the West, and if this influence is an answer to a modern, global identity, and for transgender identity.
