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Students Awarded Fulbrights
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Fulbright Winner
Lauren Fraser
Lauren Fraser and Rafiq Ahmed, both Foreign Language majors, were recently honored with prestigious Fulbright teaching assistantships to Germany and South Korea, respectively. Fraser, a senior German Teacher Education major, was one of about 140 chosen to teach English to middle and secondary students in Germany. “Lauren stands out especially for her commitment to international understanding,” said Lisa Huempfner, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Second Language Pedagogy. “As a teacher candidate in Foreign Language Education, she has displayed a very natural talent for the creation of excitement around the learning of the German language. I am certain she will be an excellent teaching assistant in Germany.” Ahmed, a senior French major and Italian minor, was one of 70 chosen to teach English to high school students in South Korea. “I am very impressed but not surprised that Rafiq Ahmed won a prestigious Fulbright teaching assistantship,” said Jonathan Druker, Assistant Professor of Italian. “Ahmed always excelled in the nuts and bolts of language learning and in all of the skills associated with communication. He will be an excellent ambassador for the United States.”

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Fulbright Winner Rafiq Ahmed

The Fulbright Teaching Assistantship is a highly competitive, prestigious fellowship. These awards offer full support for a year of teaching in a foreign country, following completion of a bachelor’s degree. These awards require an interest and ability to work with adolescent students as well as a project or activity to pursue in the selected country. The main purpose of the Fulbright is to increase a mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. The Fulbright Program, created in 1946 and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is the largest United States international exchange program. Approximately 1,100 awards are designated nationwide each year for those demonstrating exemplary leadership potential.

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