“My professors encouraged deeper exploration and learning than the material covered in class, and took a serious interest in my professional development,” says Wojcik, of the mentorship she found at UMBC. Continue Reading Jacqueline Wojcik to combine animation and history through Fulbright research in Norway
“What I loved about this year’s class is that they threw themselves into the process early,” says Brian Souders. “They really got into the spirit of Fulbright, which is all about cultural exchange.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 2016 Fulbright Scholars to serve as teachers and researchers around the world, from Moldova to Malaysia
Leupen will teach and facilitate faculty development at Charles University Medical School in the Czech Republic. Continue Reading Sarah Leupen receives Fulbright award to teach evidence-based science pedagogy at Czech medical school
The support of UMBC mentors “helped me achieve my goals… [and] become the person that I am today,” says Kelly. Continue Reading Matthew Kelly to pursue interest in German language and culture through Fulbright teaching assistantship in Bavaria
Associate Professor Lynn Cazabon, Visual Arts, has received a Fulbright Teaching Award to work at Leipaja University for the Spring 2015 semester. Leipaja University is in Leipaja, Latvia, a city of 75,00 located in the western part of the country on the Baltic Sea. Cazabon says her “project proposal is to develop and teach classes centered on Photography and Public Art in their New Media Arts Program. I will also pursue a project of my own focused on local traditions centered on mushroom harvesting as they connect to country-wide environmental conservation policies.”
A. Moon ’99 MFA, Imaging and Digital Arts, multimedia artist and staff member of the Academic Outreach and Engagement Division at Morgan State University, has received a Fulbright Research Award to examine the intersections between contemporary film production in Turkey and practices in the Asian American filmmaking community. “My research will have two identifiable outcomes, motivated by a need for more open dialogue and cultural exchange, specifically within the area of film, between the U.S. and Turkey: (1) I will organize a screening of work by contemporary Asian American media artists to present in Turkey; and (2) I will curate a program of work by… Continue Reading A. Moon ’99 MFA, Imaging and Digital Arts, Named Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Eric Zeemering, an assistant professor of public policy, has been named a 2013-14 Fulbright Scholar by Fulbright Canada. He will spend five months at the University of Ottawa investigating how urban sustainability is defined in Canadian cities, with special attention on how social policy and programs are integrated with economic and environmental initiatives. Dr. Zeemering’s research and teaching interests focus on public management, intergovernmental relations and urban policy (see video below). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzVW-RaTDiY&w=560&h=315] To learn more about Dr. Zeemering’s work, read his upcoming profile in UMBC Magazine, online and in print later this month. Fulbright Canada is a binational, treaty-based… Continue Reading Eric Zeemering named Fulbright Canada Scholar
