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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. government's flagship international educational exchange program. Howard University is one of 20 HBCUs to receive this distinction. “Howard University is delighted to be recognized as an HBCU Institutional Leader by the Fulbri...

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 are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as record of service and ...

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 applicants. Grantees are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as reco...

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 International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) at National Chengchi University. In Taiwan, ...

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 international travel. With seven recipients in this cycle—the highest number in institutional history—WKU...