WMU hailed as a top producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars
With six WMU Fulbright Scholars awarded grants for 2016-17, the University is tied in 10th place as a top producer among the nation's research universities. The report was compiled by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
"It's especially meaningful right now to be acknowledged for our success in producing Fulbright scholars," says WMU President John M. Dunn. "Global engagement has been central to this University's identity for decades, and at the same time our faculty members are active internationally, we have been host to record numbers of Fulbright students from other nations. As a campus and community, we're enjoying the best of both worlds."
Dr. Wolfgang Schlör, associate provost, and Dr. Jane E. Blyth, executive director, both of the University's Haenicke Institute for Global Education, attended a Fulbright reception in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21 honoring top Fulbright colleges and universities.
2016-17 WMU Fulbright Scholars
WMU's Fulbright Scholars for the 2016-17 year and their areas of focus include:
- Dr. James Butterfield, professor of political science; Vietnam in its global contest
- Dr. Jon Davis, associate professor of mathematics, ethnomathematics and South Africa's centralized educational system
- Dr. David Huffman, professor of chemistry, innate immune response, Denmark
- Dr. James Hueng, professor of economics, economic reforms in China
- Albert LaVergne, professor emeritus of art, sculpture in Nigeria
- Lynn Kelly Albertson, director of Career and Student Employment Services, the German- American Fulbright Commission
About the Fulbright Program
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 370,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential—with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Over 1,100 U.S. college and university faculty and administrators, professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, and independent scholars are awarded Fulbright grants to teach or conduct research annually. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program operates in more than 125 countries throughout the world.
The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the United States Congress to the Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support.
Faculty interested in learning more about the Fulbright Program at WMU can contact Michelle Metro-Roland, Fulbright campus scholar liaison, at michelle.metro-roland@wmich.edu.
Learn more about the Fulbright Program at us.fulbrightonline.org.
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