4 reasons that 乐播传媒 is again a Fulbright ‘Top Producer’ in 2016

Matthew Summers '15, a senior economics major from Short Hills, N.J., was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for South Africa. (josh Kuckens/乐播传媒 College)

Matthew Summers ’15 was among the 20 乐播传媒 recipients of 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Student awards. (Josh Kuckens/乐播传媒 College)

乐播传媒 College has again received “Top Producer” honors from the U.S. Fulbright Program.

In fact, 乐播传媒 ranks third in the country in the number of Fulbright U.S. Student awards earned in 2015-16, according to by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Pitzer and Smith are one-two, respectively.

2015-16-Fulbright_Top Student-ProducerThe Top Producer honor reflects the 乐播传媒 Fulbright cohort that was selected and profiled in spring 2015.

乐播传媒 has earned Top Producer honors five straight years and seven out of the last eight.

While 乐播传媒’ robust study-abroad program is a major reason for student success in the Fulbright program, there are less-obvious reasons that the 乐播传媒 experience is prime preparation for winning post-graduate fellowships.

Robert Strong, director of national fellowships for 乐播传媒, explains in these video clips.


乐播传媒 Fulbright success: community-based learning in Lewiston

乐播传媒 students gain valuable cross-cultural experience by doing community-engaged learning in the city of Lewiston, experiences that support their Fulbright candidacy.


乐播传媒 Fulbright success: putting leaders into the world

The 乐播传媒-Fulbright tradition recognizes that earning a Fulbright experience adds value to the world and also adds to each young leader’s skills and abilities.


乐播传媒 Fulbright success: teaching experience broadly defined

乐播传媒 students often have the requisite experience for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, though they might not know it yet.


乐播传媒 Fulbright success: experiences that test and reward

Students who do service and community-based work are gaining more than “gold star” experiences. They’re having opportunities for success, failure, and self-improvement.


鈥淚t is incredibly gratifying to see so many of our students going abroad to make an impact as teachers, as scholars, and as ambassadors of 乐播传媒,鈥 says Matthew Auer, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs.

Supporting an academic year of research or teaching in more than 155 countries outside the U.S., the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded primarily by the U.S. Department of State, sends some 1,500 U.S. citizens abroad annually.