Author: afinnatkins
Fulbrighter in Taiwan: Mobeen Ahmed
By Melina Piatti-Chayan Mobeen Ahmed is a graduate student at the University of Chicago and a recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Student Award. As a student undergoing this Fulbright track, Mobeen is wor... Read More
Q&A with NYC Teaching Fellow Mayarita Castillo
By Alex Finn-Atkins Mayarita, can you please tell us a little about yourself? Sure! I am a Fordham College Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’16 alumna. While at Fordham, I double majored in applied mathe... Read More
Margaret Fahey: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to France
Can you tell us about yourself? Have you always been interested in France and French culture? I came to Fordham as a transfer student during my sophomore year. While at Fordham, I studied French and I... Read More
Gabrielle McGovern on Applying to Fulbright: 8 Tips for Success
Writing essays for fellowship applications is no easy task. Just ask Gabrielle McGovern, a recipient of the Fulbright grant, who just returned from her year teaching English in Costa Rica. Prior to li... Read More
Mahbuba Hossain: Becoming an NYC Urban Fellow
Receiving my acceptance email from the NYC Urban Fellows Program was the happiest news I could get in what would be the beginning of a very uncertain time. The fall semester of my senior year at Fordh... Read More
Rosalyn Kutsch: Global Classrooms ETA to Spain
I’m Rosalyn Kutsch (Fordham ‘19), and I’ve just returned from living in Madrid as a 2019-20 recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to Spain. At Fordham Rose Hill, I stud... Read More
Priscilla Consolo: From AnBryce Scholar to NYC Lawyer
Priscilla Consolo is a lifelong New Yorker and a lawyer working as an associate in the Litigation Group at a premier international law firm in New York City. She focuses on commercial litigation, secu... Read More
How I Fell In Love With a Town Most People Don’t Know Exists: My Experience as a Fulbright ETA in Campobasso, Italy
By Christopher Penello When I accepted my position as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) to Italy in June of 2019, being evacuated during a global pandemic was not part of the plan. Yet here... Read More