(Pictured above: Shelbey Rosengarten, top right, with students in Northern Ireland, Summer 2024)

Congratulations to Professor Shelbey Rosengarten, who was recently selected for a Fulbright Award!

Fulbright is one of the most prestigious programs worldwide and the U.S. government’s most highly competitive international exchange program. This program is led by the U.S. government in cooperation with over 160 countries and offers cultural and international education exchange opportunities.

Shelbey has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the Fall semester, 2025. She will be posted in Nitra, Slovakia, at Constantine the Philosopher University. She will focus on a comparison of writing instruction in the digital age that involves academic, argumentative, analytical, professional and reflective writing, as well as media literacy and creative thought. Students at the university are part of an English and American Studies department, so Shelbey is really looking forward to hearing what they do, given the challenges we have in common, and others that are so different.

Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided over 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists and professionals 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. Notable Fulbrighters include 62 Nobel Laureates, 93 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, 44 heads of state or government, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and non-profit sectors.

In the U.S., the Institute of International Education implements the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. For more information about the Fulbright website.