富布赖特美国学生项目, the largest inter国家 exchange program in the US, provides grants for students and young professionals to pursue individually designed study/research projects or participate in English Teaching Assistant Programs.
Sophie Basseches, 20岁, a sociology major and gender and feminist studies minor, has been awarded a 2021-22 Fulbright to teach English in 西班牙, 派往加那利群岛. She plans to use her past teaching experience in both Ecuador and the US in order to impart her passion for cross-cultural communication. 苏菲的教学法将包括互动教学法, 灵活的, and creative teaching strategies that involve lively participation and structure in an open and non-judgmental classroom atmosphere. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in social welfare, with the goal of becoming an elementary school counselor in Spanish-speaking communities.
莉莉·波拉克，21岁, a human biology major and English and world literature minor, is the recipient of a Fulbright to conduct research in Nepal on the use of interactive theater formats, 如播放剧场和论坛剧场, 作为治疗的工具. She will focus of how interactive theater has helped heal communities from specific traumatic events, 比如2015年的地震, 以及持续的社会问题, 比如性别歧视. In addition, Lily will engage with Nepal’s spoken-word poetry community. 回到美国后, she hopes to pursue an MA in drama therapy and become an accredited drama therapist.
加布里埃拉·卡雷拉，21届, 加布里埃拉·卡雷拉，21届, 媒体与批判种族研究专业, has received a Fulbright to conduct research in the Dominican Republic, utilizing the perspective of sex workers in order to identify how cis- and trans-women working in the informal economies, whose income has been contingent upon their ability to provide services that traditionally require physical contact, are strengthening avenues for worker solidarity amidst the pandemic and counteracting the stratification exacerbated by trans国家 tourism and economies of desire. Gabriela’s future plans include pursuing a master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean studies with a joint concentration in Africana studies.
普里西拉·科比安16岁， a sociology/Spanish major and Chicanx-Latinx studies minor, was awarded a 2020-21 Fulbright to Mexico to teach English. She was unable to carry out her plans due to the pandemic; she re-applied and received an offer to undertake her Fulbright for the 2021-22 year.
艾思梅·克莱恩19岁， 有机体生物学专业, received a 2020-21 Fulbright last year to do research in Panama where she will be investigating historic drivers of coral reef decline in Bocas del Toro. She reapplied and plans to undertake a 2021-22 Fulbright instead. Esme’s research will involve three phases: physical collection of coral cores; extraction of skeletal material for geochemical analyses and development of growth chronologies and analyses of results. To complement her research and for community engagement, she plans to work with the mentorship program “Mujeres del Océano,或《推荐十大正规网赌网站》, which aims to deepen local girls’ connection with the ocean through activities such as surfing, 浮潜和清理海滩. Esme plans to pursue a PhD in marine ecosystems and society.
维罗妮卡·马丁内斯21岁, an organizational studies and Spanish double major, is the recipient of a Fulbright to teach English in 西班牙 at the La Communidad de Madrid. Her experience in teaching English in Vietnam, 西班牙, and the US will enable her to demonstrate how the power of bilingualism can increase social and cultural knowledge in a community amid a globalizing world. 作为一个来自边境小镇的申请者, Veronica will incorporate her experiences as a first-generation Mexican American to explain the multicultural sectors in the US. Upon her return to the US, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in education policy.
Jessica Miao, 21岁, 生物学专业, has been awarded a Fulbright to teach English in Germany, where she will use her position as an ETA to bring discussions and language around the topic of race in Germany and the US to students. 之前在德国的时候, 看到这些，她感到很沮丧, 对许多人来说, a non-white person was automatically considered an outsider while, 同时, 白人被认为是属于这里的. As an ETA in Germany, Jessica wants to both learn from and share with students. She aims to assist her co-teacher in constructing communities of inclusivity and understanding, believing a classroom is the perfect place to start. 在她的富布赖特年度结束后, Jessica plans to work for a year and ultimately attend medical school.
