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Four Connecticut College students and one alumnus receive Fulbright grants for research and teaching abroad
May 02, 2007
For immediate release - May 2, 2007 Contact: Eric Cárdenas (860) 439-2508; eric.cardenas@conncoll.edu
Number chosen is highest for Connecticut College in recent history
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Four graduating Connecticut College seniors and one alumnus have been selected to receive prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants to live and conduct research abroad for an academic year.
The five awardees is the highest number of Connecticut College students to receive Fulbright grants in recent history, and puts the college in the top level of colleges and universities whose students receive Fulbright awards. Approximately 1,150 grants are awarded each year, and nearly half of the Connecticut College students nominated for the award were accepted.
Fulbright fellows receive round-trip transportation to the host country, a living stipend, research allowances and medical insurance. In addition to research, grantees are encouraged to get involved in cultural and/or community activities, such as teaching English or American Studies, volunteering with a non-profit organization, or giving presentations to local groups or in schools.
Joshua Duclos, of New Lebanon, N.Y., a 2004 Connecticut College graduate currently working as an English and history teacher at The Darrow School (N.Y.), will travel to Czech Republic to teach English and research on the Czech philosopher Jan Potocka. At Connecticut College, Duclos was a scholar in the certificate program of the college´s Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy and majored in philosophy. He intends to pursue a graduate degree in philosophy or intellectual history.
Noah Fralich, of New Gloucester, Maine, a scholar in the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies, will teach in English and research the renewable energy industry in Germany. A major in environmental studies and German, Fralich plans to pursue a degree in environmental policy.
Rose Golder-Novick, of Lexington, Mass., plans to travel to Munich, Germany to study the renewal of the Jewish community in Germany and the conflict between German-born Jews and immigrant Eastern European Jews. A religious studies major, Golder-Novick interned at the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She plans to attend graduate school in religious studies and work in the non-profit sector.
Stephanie Gollobin, of Huntington, N.Y., will teach English in Germany and advise an American Studies discussion/debate club. A major in German and American Studies, Gollobin plans to pursue a career in education.
Megan McCarthy, of Wellesley, Mass., a scholar of the Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts, plans to research glue addiction and treatment among street youth in Honduras. She will work with the Honduran organization Fundación Proniño, which she worked with last summer. A major in psychology and Latin American studies, McCarthy plans to pursue a doctorate in child psychology and work with at-risk youth.
In the past decade, Connecticut College has had an average of one to two Fulbright fellows annually working on various projects around the world, including Ecuador, Germany, Argentina, Korea, Japan, Italy and Switzerland.
Lauren Harris, a 2005 Connecticut College alumna, was selected as an alternate. Harris, who resides in Solana Beach, Calif., proposed to study in Ecuador.
Established by Congress in 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is considered the country´s leading educational exchange program. Last year, almost 1,300 American students in more than 100 fields of study were offered grants to study, teach English, and conduct research in more than 120 countries.
Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 43 states and 45 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 85-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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