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Connecticut College is a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students

2007-2008 Fulbright scholar awardees (clockwise from top left) Noah Fralich, Rose Golder-Novick, Megan McCarthy and Stephanie Gollobin. Not pictured: Joshua Duclos ´04.

November 06, 2007

The Fulbright Program recently announced that Connecticut College is among the colleges and universities that produced the most 2007-2008 U.S. Fulbright Fellows. The success of the top producing institutions was highlighted in the October 26 printed edition of "The Chronicle of Higher Education."

Five students from Connecticut College won Fulbright awards for 2007-2008.

"We´re extremely proud of these Fulbright Fellows, who embody the academic intellect and civic engagement of Connecticut College students," President Leo I. Higdon Jr. said. "The prestigious Fulbright fellowship is a wonderful opportunity for our students to make an impact in the world."

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study, research or assistant teaching abroad.

Fellows undertake self-designed programs in disciplines ranging from the social sciences, business, communication and performing arts to physical sciences, engineering and education.

Four members of the Connecticut College class of 2007 and one member of the class of 2004 were recipients of Fulbright awards for the 2007-2008 academic year.

- Joshua Duclos, a 2004 Connecticut College graduate, is teaching English and researching the Czech philosopher Jan Potocka in the Czech Republic. 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, a 2007 Connecticut College graduate, is teaching English and researching the renewable energy industry in Germany. At Connecticut College, Fralich was a scholar in the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies. He plans to pursue a degree in environmental policy.

- Rose Golder-Novick, a 2007 Connecticut College graduate, is studying the renewal of the Jewish community in Germany and the conflict between German-born Jews and immigrant Eastern European Jews in Munich, Germany. A religious studies major at Connecticut College, 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, a 2007 Connecticut College graduate, is teaching English in Germany and advising an American Studies discussion and debate club. A major in German and American Studies at Connecticut College, Gollobin plans to pursue a career in education.

- Megan McCarthy, a 2007 Connecticut College graduate, is researching glue addiction and treatment among street youth in Honduras. At Connecticut College, McCarthy was a scholar of the Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts and majored in psychology and Latin American studies. McCarthy plans to pursue a doctorate in child psychology and work with at-risk youth.

Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided approximately 290,000 participants worldwide with the opportunity to observe each others´ political, economic and cultural institutions, exchange ideas and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world´s inhabitants. In the past 61 years, almost 42,000 students from the United States have benefited from the Fulbright experience.

Financial support for the Fulbright Program is provided by an annual appropriation from Congress to the Department of State, with significant contributions from participating governments and host institutions in the United States and abroad.

For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu