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New Rochelle Educator To Teach In Vietnam After Receiving National Grant. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - A New Rochelle educator will be traveling abroad over the summer after earning a prestigious national award that will see her teaching talents taken to Vietnam.

New Rochelle Educator To Teach In Vietnam After Receiving National Grant

Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn, the science coordinator for the Columbus Elementary School has been offered a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching short-term grant to teach in Vietnam. She is one of nine American educators chosen for the award, which is granted by the United States Department of State and J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Zahn was selected for the Fulbright grant “on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential.” Last year, she was awarded the Anton Bank Award for excellence in elementary school science teaching, given by the Science Teacher’s Association of New York. Adams Earns Fulbright Grant To Study In India. May 30, 2017 By Joanne Norell NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Recent University of Notre Dame graduate and Fighting Irish women’s soccer goalkeeper Kiley Adams has spent her academic career working on research to improve people’s lives.

Adams Earns Fulbright Grant To Study In India

Fulbright Chile » Jeffrey Bleich: A Letter to Fulbright Program Alumni. Ambassador Jeffrey L.

Fulbright Chile » Jeffrey Bleich: A Letter to Fulbright Program Alumni

Bleich, Chair of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Dear Fulbright Program Alumnus/a: I write to you in my capacity as Chair of the J. Triona McGrath: How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry. Memories of Ferguson shape career aspirations of Fulbright grant recipient Arlesha Moore. Topics: Scholarships, Honors College, College of Sciences and Humanities May 30, 2017 Photo by Gail Werner Arlesha Moore poses in the Honors College beneath one of the banners congratulating her on becoming a 2017 Fulbright U.S.

Memories of Ferguson shape career aspirations of Fulbright grant recipient Arlesha Moore

Student Award recipient. Undergrad Wins Fulbright Award, SOP Encourages Student Scholarship Applications. Alvara will work in robotics at the University of Toronto.

Undergrad Wins Fulbright Award, SOP Encourages Student Scholarship Applications

May 25, 2017 - Samueli School undergraduate Alexander Nicholas Alvara has won a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award, which provides funding for research outside of the United States. Alvara, a triple major who is completing his degree in mechanical, aerospace and materials science engineering this year, will work next year at the University of Toronto. Reflections on the impact of educational exchanges from a Fulbright scholar. US Congress Reviews Plan to Cut Education Budget. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposes a 13 percent cut in federal spending on education.

US Congress Reviews Plan to Cut Education Budget

But like most budget proposals, the United States Congress is sure to make changes. Tom Cole of Oklahoma is a member of the House of Representatives. Article_aae91283-5e45-5f45-9a38-236b3592c24e. As the rickety bus barely rounded another corner, an audible gasp went through the passengers.

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A recent blizzard had taken out the road between the high Himalayan villages of Ranipauwa and Jharkot, leaving some 800 meters of mountainous mudslides between us and the first of many 1,000-foot cliffs all the way down to the Kali Gandaki River Valley below. A few feet on our right were the steep walls of Nepal’s Annapurna mountain range, soaring up to heights of 8,000 meters or more. Fulbright recipient will spread hometown pride to S. Korea - News - The Hawk Eye Newspaper - Burlington, IA. Somewhere in South Korea, high school students are about to learn a whole lot about Burlington.

Fulbright recipient will spread hometown pride to S. Korea - News - The Hawk Eye Newspaper - Burlington, IA

Peter Goeckner, 21, a Burlington native and Creighton University graduate, will leave July 7 for South Korea, where he will remain for 11 months on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award. He doesn’t know exactly where he will be during that time -- and he likely won’t find out until near the end of an intense, six-week orientation with 78 other grant recipients at Jungwon University in Goesan, South Korea -- but he does know what his first lesson will be. “Literally, my first lesson is going to be about me and Burlington, Iowa,” he said Wednesday. Former Bellarmine Prep soccer star Kiley Adams wins Fulbright grant for research in India.

An Edgewood woman received a Fulbright grant to study in India, the University of Notre Dame announced Wednesday.

Former Bellarmine Prep soccer star Kiley Adams wins Fulbright grant for research in India

Kiley Adams, a biological sciences major, was Bellarmine Prep’s valedictorian in 2013 and she was a member of the Gig Harbor Premier soccer club. She is a goalkeeper on the Notre Dame soccer team but did not compete her junior season so she could study abroad. She previously received a grant from Notre Dame to conduct research in Indian in Summer, 2016.

She served as an early intervention special educator in India where she helped in pediatric therapy and education services. Adams is Taekwondo black belt, a member of Notre Dame’s Dean’s List and a volunteer with the Washington Trails Association. Brown University announces 37 Fulbright Scholars. Teaching and research abroad awaits the students and recent graduates PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thirty-seven students and recent graduates of Brown University have received Fulbright scholarships, sponsored by the U.S.

Brown University announces 37 Fulbright Scholars

Department of State, and will soon teach and engage in research abroad, the university announced. The scholars will travel to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South America — and use their talents to explore subjects as diverse as childhood cancer in the Netherlands and the social impacts of Brazil’s Zika epidemic. “Armed with the Brown spirit of inquiry and openness, they will go into the world to advance the Fulbright mission of mutual understanding across borders,” said Linda Dunleavy, associate dean of the College for Fellowships.

Another Tasmanian joins the prestigious Fulbright list - Your Afternoon - ABC Radio. Concord student Elizabeth Doe Stone receives Fulbright Scholarship - News - The Concord Journal - Concord, MA. The following is from a release submitted by the University of Virginia. Elizabeth Doe Stone, of Concord, has received a Fulbright Scholarship. A doctoral candidate in art and architectural history in the University of Virginia’s McIntire Department of Art, she will be conducting archival research in Stockholm and Mora, Sweden, at the National Museum, the Zorn Museum and Stockholm University. Hansen Receives Fulbright IEA Grant. USU professor named Fulbright scholar. Paulina Ochoa-Figueroa ’17 Named a Fulbright Finalist. Paulina Ochoa-Figueroa ’17 has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English teaching assistantship grant for the 2017-18 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Record 38 students and alumni receive Fulbright Awards for 2017-2018. A record 38 current University of Notre Dame students and alumni have been awarded grants by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to study abroad in 2017-18, topping last year’s record of 30 finalists. Six alternates and seven semifinalists were also named, for a total of 51 students and alumni recognized. The number of students and alumni recognized this year improves upon last year’s University record of 48. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, offering students grants to conduct research, study and teach abroad. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

WKU produces five new Fulbright finalists. Five WKU students and recent alumnus were named finalists and four were listed as alternates by the Fulbright U.S Student Program Melinda Grimsley-Smith, coordinator of international scholarships in the Office of Scholar Development, said the process of recruiting students typically begins in the spring semester for juniors.

Grimsley-Smith said the program can also apply to recent graduates. Melissa Smith was one of the five students selected for a Fulbright and will be teaching English in Mongolia starting July 31. She graduated in December and has been teaching English in Cambodia for the past three months. The Fulbright grant has two branches, either teaching English in a foreign country or research programs. U.S. and Egypt celebrate 70 years of Fulbright Program. Expanding educational exchange between Egypt and the United States was the focus of a May 21 event hosted by the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt (BFCE) to mark the 70th anniversary of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship program. The U.S. -funded program began worldwide in 1947 under the initiative of the late Senator William Fulbright, who envisioned the Fulbright program would “bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion to world affairs.”

U.S. and Egypt Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Fulbright Program. USU professor named Fulbright scholar. Carolyn Del Vecchio Wins Fulbright Grant to Vietnam - The senior political science major will teach English in Vietnam during the 2017-2018 academic year.Posted on May 19th, 2017 by JJ Akin '11. Student Fulbright Winners Head to Brazil, Morocco, India. Medical educator wins Fulbright to study plant use in Colombia – MilTech. Thirty-five seniors receive national and international scholarships and fellowships. Five university students selected as Fulbright scholars – The Review.

Hannibal High School Teacher Earns Fulbright Scholarship – Oswego County Today – Oswego County Home Page. Arcadia student named Fulbright Scholar. 12 UVA Scholars Earn Fulbright Grants to Teach and Study Abroad. Gesenia Viviescas '17 Will Have Fulbright Teaching Experience in Taiwan - DePauw University. Senior Biological Sciences Majors Receive Fulbright Awards to Study Abroad - Biological Sciences. Ramona Convent STEM department co-chair receives Fulbright Award. 14 Johns Hopkins students receive Fulbright grants to study, teach, conduct research abroad.

Plymouth resident receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Canada - News. Miami University students awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Grants - Miami University. Gesenia Viviescas '17 Will Have Fulbright Teaching Experience in Taiwan - DePauw University. 12 UVA Scholars Earn Fulbright Grants to Teach and Study Abroad.

Ruben Mirakyan: From Fulbright to e-publishing – Conversations at the American Corner. Why You Should Apply For a Fulbright Scholarship. Carroll University names new president after first pick withdrew. Five university students selected as Fulbright scholars – The Review. 19 Bowdoin Students (Including Many German Students) Offered Fulbright Grants. Local Fulbright Scholar to teach English in Moldova. Hometown Fulbright Scholar heading to Colombia. Blazer, U of L grad receives Fulbright award. Jordan Woodward is named as Fulbright Scholar. Fulbright scholar publishes book on creativity and education in China. Fresh research planned into Australia's flying-fox bats and the Hendra virus - Horsetalk.co.nz.

Student Awarded Fulbright Assistantship - SUNY Cortland. Six Students Receive Fulbright Awards To Study Abroad - News. Fulbright: Marist College. # ​Hastings College student receives Fulbright award. UB lands record number of Fulbright, Boren awards - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff. SESP Seniors Win Fulbright Teaching Fellowships  Delaware Township School teacher to teach in U.K. under Fulbright Award. FL Poly, Fulbright Canada Open Exchange, Research Programs - Lakeland, FL Patch. Mercer University student graduating with three degrees, Fulbright Award. Record-Tying Four Wooster Students Earn Fulbrights. Onalaska Native Awarded Fulbright Grant. University of Iowa, Coe College set Fulbright records. Grad profiles: CNU senior to use physics, leadership for good. One student and one alum from Appalachian named Fulbright Scholars » News Archive » Appalachian State University News.

Sara Scully '13 Will Teach English in Taiwan as Fulbright Winner - DePauw University. Academic Prowess - Harrisburg Magazine - May 2017 - Harrisburg PA. Visiting Japanese Fulbright alumni talk of common issues - Miami Today. UMF grads to serve as Fulbright Ambassadors to Mongolia and Thailand — Education. Fulbright honors five Loyola students - The Maroon. Two UMF graduates win Fulbright Scholarships. NC State Ties Its Record of Seven Fulbright Recipients for 2017. Campbell earns Fulbright for international study. UW College of Education Professor Receives Second Fulbright Award. Three WVU graduating seniors receive Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad. Pasadena Schools » Ramona Convent STEM Department Co-Chair Receives Fulbright Award. NMSU alumna receives prestigious Fulbright grant to teach in South Korea. Fulbright scholar Ellen Korcovelos uses computer science and speech analysis to combat dementia. Undergraduates, recent alumni and a PhD candidate win Fulbright grants.

Wabash College: Fulbright Winners Announced Crawfordsville, Indiana. Fulbright College Honors Program Director Transitions to Next Phase of Academic Career. Fulbright taps 10 CU Boulder students, 1 'alternate' for 2017-18 awards. Bright students now Fulbright scholars - Telluride Daily Planet: News. Three Texas Tech Students Earn Fulbright Grants - Story.

Nigerian lecturer wins 2017 Fulbright African scholar fellowship. Record Number of Students Earn Fulbrights for International Study, Teaching. SMC alumna receives Fulbright Grant to teach English in Mongolia // The Observer. SDSU History Professor Wins Fulbright for Research in China. With Fulbright, Bednarz to Conduct Research in Armenia — The Heights.