Chronicle of Higher Education Lists UC as Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars
The Chronicle of Higher Education this week published Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, and among research institutions, the University of Cincinnati ranked near the top of the list, with seven UC faculty earning Fulbrights.
The prestigious Fulbright awards allows faculty to teach and conduct research internationally. In 2011-12, UC faculty representing the disciplines of architecture, English, history, philosophy, planning and sociology will be conducting such work in Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan and the West Bank. See
about their work.
In earning these Fulbright awards for international research and teaching, UC ranked ahead of other institutions, including Harvard University, Columbia University, Cornell University and Ohio State University.
- See UC web coverage about the work students and faculty will be conducting in 2011-12 as Fulbright winners.
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