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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Three English Majors Win Fulbright Grants

Please join us in congratulating graduating English majors Isabel Forward, Caleigh Manyak, and Clare Reckner, who have been awarded Fulbright US Student Grants for 2020-21. 

Isabel Forward graduated this month with a double major in English and Secondary Education, with minors in Spanish, Peace and Justice, and Latin American Studies. She plans to spend her Fulbright year in Colombia working as an English teaching assistant. On her return she hopes to go to law school and pursue a career in domestic policy reform.

Caleigh Manyak was an English and Global Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS) major, with a concentration in Arab and Islamic Studies. She intends to spend working as an English teaching assistant in Brazil. She plans to go on to do a Master's degree in Education Policy.

Clare Reckner graduated this spring with a degree in English, with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric, and a minor in Communication. She plans to spend her year working as an English teaching assistant in the Czech Republic. On her return she hopes to go to law school.

You can read more about this year's Fulbright award winners and learn how to apply yourself here.