{"id":9611,"date":"2018-02-22T13:37:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T18:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science-new\/news\/faculty-leads-in-fulbright-scholars\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:21:57","slug":"faculty-leads-in-fulbright-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/news\/faculty-leads-in-fulbright-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Leads in Fulbright Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NC&#160;State again ranks among the top universities producing <a href=\"http:\/\/eca.state.gov\/fulbright\">Fulbright Scholars<\/a> \u2014 faculty members selected to travel abroad to teach or conduct research for up to a year through the nation\u2019s flagship educational exchange program. The university previously made the list of top-producing institutions two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>NC&#160;State\u2019s Fulbright Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zubair Azad, postdoctoral researcher, Department of Physics<br \/>\nProject Title: A Novel Device for Sequencing Proteins<br \/>\nHost Institution: Universitat de Barcelona<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/confucius.ncsu.edu\/people\/anna-dunaway\/\">Anna Dunaway<\/a>, director, Confucius Institute<br \/>\nProject Title: U.S.-Taiwan International Education Administrators Seminar<br \/>\nHost Institution: Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Foundation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spia.ncsu.edu\/people\/faculty_staff\/hhobbs\">Heidi Hobbs<\/a>, associate professor, School of Public and International Affairs<br \/>\nProject Title: Developing Future Leaders in the Czech Republic<br \/>\nHost Institution: University of Economics, Prague<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/communication.chass.ncsu.edu\/faculty_staff\/jkiwanu\">James Kiwanuka-Tondo<\/a>, associate professor, Department of Communication<br \/>\nProject Title: Documenting of the Media in Uganda: From Colonial Era to Present<br \/>\nHost Institution: Makerere University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.chass.ncsu.edu\/mtnance\">Mark Nance<\/a>, associate professor, School of Public and International Affairs (2 awards)<br \/>\nProject Title: Varieties of Crisis Capitalism? Saving the Auto Industry in Sweden, Germany, and the U.S.<br \/>\nHost Institutions: University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Gothenburg<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/people\/jtsherk\/\">Julieta Sherk<\/a>, associate professor, Department of Horticultural Science<br \/>\nProject Title: Discovering Community Assets and Evidenced-Based Active Learning Strategies<br \/>\nHost Institution: Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of the fact that our emphasis on tackling real-world problems on a global scale aligns with the mission of the Fulbright Program,\u201d says Provost Warwick Arden. \u201cNC&#160;State remains committed to supporting the scholarly pursuits of those who continue to enrich our knowledge base and make us a world-class academic institution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 380,000 participants \u2014 chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential \u2014 with opportunities to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. The State Department\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs\u00a0sponsors the program, founded by Sen. J. William Fulbright, with funding from the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2018\/02\/faculty-leads-in-fulbright\/\">originally published<\/a> in NC&#160;State News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"NC State again ranks among the top universities producing <a href=\"http:\/\/eca.state.gov\/fulbright\">Fulbright Scholars<\/a> \u2014 faculty members selected to travel abroad to teach or conduct research for up to a year through the nation\u2019s flagship educational exchange program. The university previously made the list of top-producing institutions two years ago.\r\n\r\nNC State\u2019s Fulbright Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Zubair Azad, postdoctoral researcher, Department of Physics\r\nProject Title: A Novel Device for Sequencing Proteins\r\nHost Institution: Universitat de Barcelona<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/confucius.ncsu.edu\/people\/anna-dunaway\/\">Anna Dunaway<\/a>, director, Confucius Institute\r\nProject Title: U.S.-Taiwan International Education Administrators Seminar\r\nHost Institution: Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Foundation)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spia.ncsu.edu\/people\/faculty_staff\/hhobbs\">Heidi Hobbs<\/a>, associate professor, School of Public and International Affairs\r\nProject Title: Developing Future Leaders in the Czech Republic\r\nHost Institution: University of Economics, Prague<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/communication.chass.ncsu.edu\/faculty_staff\/jkiwanu\">James Kiwanuka-Tondo<\/a>, associate professor, Department of Communication\r\nProject Title: Documenting of the Media in Uganda: From Colonial Era to Present\r\nHost Institution: Makerere University<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.chass.ncsu.edu\/mtnance\">Mark Nance<\/a>, associate professor, School of Public and International Affairs (2 awards)\r\nProject Title: Varieties of Crisis Capitalism? Saving the Auto Industry in Sweden, Germany, and the U.S.\r\nHost Institutions: University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Gothenburg<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/people\/jtsherk\/\">Julieta Sherk<\/a>, associate professor, Department of Horticultural Science\r\nProject Title: Discovering Community Assets and Evidenced-Based Active Learning Strategies\r\nHost Institution: Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of the fact that our emphasis on tackling real-world problems on a global scale aligns with the mission of the Fulbright Program,\u201d says Provost Warwick Arden. \u201cNC State remains committed to supporting the scholarly pursuits of those who continue to enrich our knowledge base and make us a world-class academic institution.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nSince its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 380,000 participants \u2014 chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential \u2014 with opportunities to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. The State Department\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs\u00a0sponsors the program, founded by Sen. J. William Fulbright, with funding from the U.S. Congress."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC State ranks among an elite group of globally engaged universities producing the highest number of Fulbright Scholars. 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