Joey Talerico
Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Political Science, Arabic

Joey Talerico is a junior in the W.A. Franke Honors College majoring in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Political Science, and Arabic. After graduation, he plans to pursue a masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies and continue on to a career working for the state department. He is a recipient of two Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, as well as founded and serves on the executive board of the UA Middle Eastern and North African Students Association (MENASA).