Amanda Grant is The Korea Society's Education Program Officer and is the Coordinator of the  Society's Korean Language Program. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in Asian Languages and Literature.  It was during this time that she began her academic career in Korean Studies. Following her BA she was awarded a Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistant grant to South Korea where she served from 2018-2020. Upon her return, she entered the University of Hawai'i where she honed both her academic and Korean language skills with her research on inclusive teacher education for LGBTQ+ students in South Korea conducted and written in Korean and received an MA in Korean for Professionals.