Barbara Gorka has served as the Director of Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising since December 2015. Previously she held administrative positions in education abroad at the University of Pennsylvania, Colgate University and Temple University, and teaching positions in Spanish at Muhlenberg College, Dickinson College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout her administrative and teaching careers, she has advised students on competitive awards for study abroad and post-graduate opportunities. She holds her B.A. in Spanish from Dickinson College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2023, she participated in the Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminar in Germany. In her spare time, Barbara enjoys working on her German or running/walking on the trails of the Wissahickon with her husband and their dog Scout.