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Four candidates for the Western Illinois University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs position have been selected to visit WIUs campuses in March and April.

Ashley Floyd Kuntz is supporting FIU students on their journey to land some of the worlds most competitive scholarships, which often provide funding for grad school or international study.

A Somerset native is among 19 Western Kentucky University students to earn the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the October 2021 application cycle, more than all

Truth be told, recalls Aliyah Jones, it all started with a bout of procrastination. Jones, a double major in psychology and social work, is currently working in a child development lab at Duke University. The rising Rutgers University–Camden senior was browsing her emails, trying to do anything other than start her work, when she spotted an email from one of her professors touting a National Science Foundation research experience for undergraduates (REU) at Duke University. “I saw that it w...

Monday, May 24th, 2021 Jayden Thomas, a senior political science and international affairs major from Glasgow, has earned a $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarship to fund intensive language study abroad in the 2021-2022 academic year. It is the latest among a series of nationally competitive scholarships Thomas has earned as he pursues a career in federal service. A fascination with Japanese popular culture in high school led Thomas to seek out resources related to East Asian cultures at WKU. In ad...

Share: Howard University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader.  For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing the noteworthy engagement that selected HBCUs have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. governments flagship international educational exchange program. Howard University is one of 20 HBCUs to receive this distinctio...

WNKY 40 News May 3, 2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two Western Kentucky University students have been awarded Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2021-22 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ariana Pedigo, of Russellville, and Reuben Tang, of Glasgow, are among a smaller than usual cohort of graduating seniors and recent graduates nationwide selected from a larger than usual pool of applicants. Grantees ...

Monday, May 3rd, 2021 (Left: Ariana Pedigo, photo by Gaelle Jego. Right: Reuben Tang, photo by university photography) Two WKU students have been awarded Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2021-22 academic year by the US Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ariana Pedigo and Reuben Tang are among a smaller than usual cohort of graduating seniors and recent graduates nationwide selected from a larger than usual pool of app...

Monday, April 26th, 2021 WKU student Isabel Eliassen will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Taipei, Taiwan. Eliassen’s application was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bowling Green in District 6710. Eliassen, daughter of Ruth Hemmer and James Eliassen, is from Edgewood. After graduating with degrees in international affairs and Chinese, as well as a Mahurin Honors College self-designed degree in linguistics, she will enroll in the Intern...

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 (First row from left: Bethel Aklilu, Jaylyn Briggs, Bobbi Coffee. Second row from left: Summer Gary, Oo Meh, Niki Patel. Third row: Isaiah Richardson.) Seven WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarships for study abroad in the January 2021 application cycle. The recipients earned scholarships totaling $28,075, deferrable through summer 2022 to help students achieve their study abroad goals despite disruption to higher education and internati...