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Fulbright Program Brings International Students to Kent State

Scholars from 24 countries are on Kent Campus to learn about American university life

黑料网 is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. 

Kent State is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

The group arrived July 22 and will be on campus through Aug. 19, before leaving to begin their graduate programs throughout the country.  

Kent State is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

The students hail from 24 countries and will move on to graduate programs at 31 universities; two will remain at Kent State for their studies. 

Kent State is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

The orientation program is possible due to a $230,000 Fulbright grant awarded to principal investigator Amanda Johnson, Ph.D., director of the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within Kent State鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, and co-principal investigator, Debbie Rozner, M.Ed., director of Kent State鈥檚 English as a Second Language Center (ESL).  

Amanda Johnson, director of the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within Kent State鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, speaks to students in the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program

The monthlong program includes seminars on American higher education, educational technology, leadership and other discipline-specific topics, in addition to tours and dinners to learn about American culture. 

Read more about the program.

POSTED: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 02:36 PM
Updated: Thursday, August 3, 2023 02:39 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Lisa Abraham