FSU recognized as top-producing institution of U.S. Fulbright Scholars
The U.S. State Department鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized 糖心vlog for being one of the colleges and universities nationwide with the highest number of faculty and administrators selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
Fulbright Top Producing Institutions such as FSU value global connection and support members of their campus communities across the United States to pursue international opportunities.
鈥淭his recognition is an important indicator of our faculty members鈥 efforts to reach out to and engage with partners in different parts of the world in their research and teaching,鈥 said Stephen McDowell, FSU assistant provost for international initiatives. 鈥淚t also shows the value of investments by the university in supporting faculty in these efforts. We are glad to celebrate their significant accomplishments.鈥
Six faculty scholars and one post-doctoral researcher from FSU were selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for academic year 2024-2025. FSU has had 191 faculty members selected for the program since its inception.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international academic exchange program. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided over 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections and work to address complex global challenges.
spanned across Sweden, Colombia, Italy, India, Germany and Finland to conduct research in their related fields.
- Nora Underwood, a professor in the in the College of Arts and Sciences, studied the impact of climate on the phenology of plants and birds at Stockholm University, Sweden.
- Diana Lopez, a postdoctoral associate in the in the College of Arts and Sciences, studied coral ecophysiology in Gorgona Island, Colombia.
- Mainak Mookherjee, a professor in the in the College of Arts and Sciences, studied trace quantities of water in crustal rocks in India.
- Vincent Salters, director of the geochemistry program at the and professor in the , studied the Earth鈥檚 mantle and fractionation due to mid-ocean ridge volcanism at the University of M眉nster in Germany.
- Shuyuan Ho Metcalfe, an associate professor in the in the , studied the perception and traceability of anonymous communication for global cyber defense in Bologna, Italy.
- Daekwan Kim, the Spencer-Feheley MBA Professor in the Dr. Persis E. Rockwood School of Marketing in the , studied the performance and sustainability implications of global versus regional industries at the University of Vaasa, Finland.
- Gang Wang, the Madeline Duncan Rolland Associate Professor and doctoral program director for the organizational behavior and human resources and strategy majors in the Department of Management in the , studied leadership, acquisition premium and human resources management in Helsinki, Finland.
Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at FSU are supported by Peggy Wright-Cleveland, director of faculty development in the Office of Faculty Development. FSU faculty interested in learning more about applying for a Fulbright can contact her directly at mwrightcleveland@admin.fsu.edu .
鈥淚 am continually impressed with the work FSU faculty do through the Fulbright program,鈥 Wright-Cleveland said. 鈥淔rom physics to music, FSU faculty have shared research, pedagogy and curricula with faculty, administrators and students abroad. Additionally, they have brought back to FSU new collaborations, expanded research and sharpened skills. I can think of no better professional development than the Fulbright Scholar program. Congratulations to our faculty.鈥
Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program.
Fulbright alumni work to make a positive impact on their communities, sectors and the world and have included 44 heads of state or government, 62 Nobel Laureates, 90 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows and countless leaders and changemakers who build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit .