{"id":49451,"date":"2019-04-01T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49451"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:53:23","slug":"acc-named-top-fulbright-u-s-scholars-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/04\/01\/acc-named-top-fulbright-u-s-scholars-college\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC named top Fulbright U.S. Scholars college"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) has been named a top producer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cies.org\/program\/fulbright-us-scholar-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fulbright Scholars<\/a> for 2018-2019 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. ACC is the only community college in Texas to be awarded this designation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Fulbright Scholar Grant is a wonderful opportunity for ACC faculty to learn about a new country and culture, enhance their professional development, and share their community college experience with faculty, staff, and administrators at their host institution,&#8221; said William Hayden, ACC International Programs director and Fulbright Scholar liaison. &#8220;We&#8217;re proud to be named a Fulbright top-producing institution once again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ACC was previously named a Fulbright Top Producing institution in 2015-2016 when it had two grant awardees.<\/p>\n<p>The following ACC faculty members have been awarded Fulbright grants to conduct projects abroad:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/05\/02\/acc-instructor-receives-prestigious-scholar-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Kathryn Frost<\/a>, Psychology associate professor, Romania, 2004-2005<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Shannon Bailey, ESOL department chair, Vietnam, 2008-2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/18\/acc-professor-receives-fulbright-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr.\u00a0Elizabeth Pintar<\/a>, Anthropology chair and Archeology professor, Argentina, 2011-2012<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/04\/17\/echevarria-cruz-receives-fulbright-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr.\u00a0Samuel Echevarria-Cruz<\/a>, Social Sciences dean and Sociology professor, Romania, 2015-2016<\/li>\n<li>Jill Brockmann, former Business professor, Denmark, 2015-2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/tledupdates\/faculty-spotlight-blanca-alvarado-is-set-to-sabbatical-in-the-happiest-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr.\u00a0Blanca Alvarado<\/a>, Sociology professor, Costa Rica, 2018-2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most recently, Dr. Heather Barfield, Drama adjunct professor, was awarded a 2019-2020 U.S. Scholar Fulbright grant for arts-based research in France. Barfield will work in collaboration with Syrian performer Nawar Bulbul. The project will culminate in a community-based performance titled &#8220;Performing Migrant Stories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ever since my undergraduate studies, I have longed to receive a Fulbright grant for research and international exchange,&#8221; says Barfield. &#8220;This award offers me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will, hopefully, be of benefit not only to my host community in France and Aix-Marseille Universit\u00e9 but to Austin Community College through future teaching and service to the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government&#8217;s flagship international educational exchange program. Grants are awarded annually and fund research or teaching abroad for up to one year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We thank the colleges and universities across the United States that we are recognizing as Fulbright top-producing institutions for their role in increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries,&#8221; said Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. &#8220;We are proud of all the Fulbright students and scholars from these institutions who represent America abroad, increasing and sharing their skills and knowledge on a global stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you, or another faculty member you know, were recognized as a Fulbright Scholar at another institution, please contact the Office of Communications &amp; Marketing at <a href=\"mailto:pubs@austincc.edu\">pubs@austincc.edu<\/a> and Hayden at&nbsp;512-223-7114 or email <a href=\"mailto:william.hayden@austincc.edu\">william.hayden@austincc.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars for 2018-2019 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. ACC is the only community college in Texas to be awarded this designation. &#8220;A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/04\/01\/acc-named-top-fulbright-u-s-scholars-college\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,18],"tags":[2780,170,3469,75,972],"class_list":["post-49451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-fulbright-scholar","tag-grant","tag-international-educational-exchange","tag-international-programs","tag-research"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}