Chronicle of Higher Education Features Fulbright Top Producers and Diversity Outreach Initiatives

A feature in the Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the Fulbright Program and lists the Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Students—those institutions in each Carnegie Classification that had the highest numbers of their U.S. students (primarily recent graduates) and scholars (faculty, researchers and administrators) who received Fulbright grants for the current academic year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, and the Top Producing schools are announced each year by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The feature article, Fulbright Seeks More Diverse Pool of Scholars and Students, focuses on the Fulbright Program’s efforts to diversify the students and scholars who participate in the prestigious exchange program, noting that "during the past 10 years, the State Department has been successful in increasing the participation of black people and other underrepresented minorities in both its scholar program, which provides grants primarily to academics, and its student program, which awards grants to recent college graduates, master’s and doctoral students, and young professionals." Mala Adiga, the Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, said in a statement to The Chronicle, "We want to send the message to all students and scholars that Fulbright encourages your interest, and that we’re committed to promoting diversity in the program for the long term. We believe that individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, who have the talent and commitment to succeed, should have an opportunity to expand their knowledge of the world as Fulbrighters."

Congratulations to all those institutions whose scholars and students received Fulbright grants this year and especially to those listed in this year's top producing lists. The institutions that had the highest number of students who received Fulbright U.S. Student awards for 2015-2016, by Carnegie Classification, are: Harvard U. (Research Institutions), Saint Edward's University (Master’s Institutions), Pitzer College (Bachelor’s Institutions), and Princeton Theological Seminary (Specialized Institutions). The institutions that had the highest number of faculty who received grants from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs are: Arizona State University at Tempe (Research Institutions), Eastern Michigan University (Master’s Institutions), Bucknell University (Bachelor’s Institutions), Northern Virginia Community College (Community Colleges), and University of California at San Francisco (Specialized Institutions). Visit the Chronicle of Higher Education online to see this special coverage of the Fulbright Program. To view the full list of Fulbright Scholars for 2015-2016, visit the Fulbright U.S. Scholar and Fulbright U.S. Student websites.

We would like to thank the Fulbright Scholar Campus Representatives and Fulbright Program Advisers for their efforts to promote the program and assist students and faculty on their campuses. To find out details on your campus's involvement with the Fulbright Scholar Program, please contact Peter Vanderwater; for details regarding the Fulbright Student Program, please contact Schuyler Allen.