UW–Madison ranks among top producers of both Fulbright Students, Scholars
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of just 14 institutions nationwide with the highest numbers of both students and faculty to receive U.S. Fulbright grants for 2015-16.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently announced the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Six UW–Madison faculty members (listed here with their host institutions) received Fulbright Scholar Program awards for 2015-16:
- Naomi Chesler, professor of biomedical engineering, at Tel-Aviv University, Israel;
- James Luedtke, associate professor of industrial engineering, at Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile;
- Kathryn Moeller, assistant professor in educational policy studies, at Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil;
- Aili Tripp, professor of political science and gender and women’s studies, at Al-Akhawayn University, Ifran, Morocco;
- M. Vander Zanden, professor of zoology, at University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;
- Kimber Wilkerson, professor of rehabilitation psychology and special education, at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Odunpazari, Turkey.