The on Feb. 10 named 黑料不打烊 a . This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort.
Ten students from 黑料不打烊 were selected for Fulbright research, study and teaching awards for academic year 2022-23 to Austria, Colombia, Germany, Morocco, North Macedonia, Poland, Spain (two awards), United Kingdom and Uzbekistan.
鈥淎s 黑料不打烊 prepares students to be global citizens, the educational and research opportunities offered by the Fulbright program are often a key part of that mission, so this designation is particularly meaningful,鈥� says Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter. 鈥淥ur Fulbright students make a difference in the world. Just as importantly, the Fulbright experience can be a transformational one for our students.鈥�
Jake Glenshaw, 鈥�19 (Maxwell/Arts and Sciences) is currently in Austria through a Fulbright Combined Award pursuing research and teaching English. His research is on sustainability in winter sports.
鈥淥n behalf of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, congratulations to the colleges and universities recognized as 2022-23 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions, and to all the applicants who were selected for the Fulbright Program this year,鈥� says Lee Satterfield, assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs. 鈥淭hanks to the visionary leadership of these institutions, administrators and advisors, a new generation of Fulbrighters鈥攃hangemakers, as I like to say鈥攚ill catalyze lasting impact on their campus, in their communities and around the world.鈥�
The Fulbright competition is administered at . The University has been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution three times鈥攆or the 2012-13 cohort (under campus Fulbright advisor and professor emerita Susan Wadley), and 2019-20 and 2022-23 cohorts (under CFSA).
Anna Poe 鈥�20 (Maxwell/Arts and Sciences) is currently in Spain as an English teaching assistant.
Forty faculty and staff members from across the University served on the campus Fulbright committee for the 2022-23 cohort. The committee is convened by CFSA; members interview applicants, provide feedback and complete a campus endorsement for each applicant. 鈥淥ur Fulbright work is an all-campus effort. Faculty and staff support is crucial to our students鈥� success,鈥� says Jolynn Parker, director of CFSA.
Students apply for Fulbright awards in the fall and awards are made in the spring. In the current competition for the 2023-24 cohort, 22 of the University鈥檚 24 applicants have been named as semifinalists. Awards will be announced this spring.
Fulbright is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international educational exchange program. It is also among the largest and most diverse exchange programs in the world. Since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 participants from all backgrounds and fields鈥攊ncluding recent university graduates, teachers, scientists, researchers, artists and others, from the United States and over 160 other countries鈥攈ave participated in the Fulbright Program. Fulbright alumni have returned to their home countries to make an impact on their communities thanks to their expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a larger network of colleagues and friends.
Fulbright alumni work to make a positive impact on their communities, sectors and the world and have included 41 heads of state or government, 62 Nobel Laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 78 MacArthur Fellows and countless leaders and changemakers who carry forward the Fulbright mission of enhancing mutual understanding.
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