WKU student awarded Tillman Scholarship wku.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wku.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Truth be told, recalls Aliyah Jones, it all started with a bout of procrastination.
Jones, a double major in psychology and social work, is currently working in a child development lab at Duke University.
The rising Rutgers University–Camden senior was browsing her emails, trying to do anything other than start her work, when she spotted an email from one of her professors touting a National Science Foundation research experience for undergraduates (REU) at Duke University.
“I saw that it was a great opportunity to work with children in a development lab,” says Jones, a double major in psychology and social work.
21 WKU Students Earn Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad wku.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wku.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Jayden Thomas, a senior political science and international affairs major from Glasgow, has earned a $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarship to fund intensive language study abroad in the 2021-2022 academic year. It is the latest among a series of nationally competitive scholarships Thomas has earned as he pursues a career in federal service.
A fascination with Japanese popular culture in high school led Thomas to seek out resources related to East Asian cultures at WKU. In addition to pursuing coursework in East Asian politics and Japanese language, he enlisted the help of Office of Scholar Development staff to apply for scholarships to study language abroad. In his second year at WKU, Thomas earned a fully-funded Critical Language Scholarship to study in Japan, as well as Gilman and Freeman-ASIA scholarships to fund his third year abroad at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic not only brought him home early from Japan, it canc
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Howard University is proud to be named a
Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing the noteworthy engagement that selected HBCUs have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government s flagship international educational exchange program. Howard University is one of 20 HBCUs to receive this distinction.
“Howard University is delighted to be recognized as an HBCU Institutional Leader by the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright experience has made a significant positive impact on our Howard scholars, helping them to become better global leaders who are prepared to be servant leaders with an international perspective,” said