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Six Rutgers Faculty Receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for 2024–2025

Rebecca Davis, Olabode Ibironke, Ani Javian,Adam McCollum, Asa Rennermalm, and Samah Selim

September 23, 2024

Rutgers University is pleased to announce that six faculty members have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards in a range of fields and in a variety of countries for the 2024-2025 academic year. These awards are granted from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Since 2009, Rutgers University–New Brunswick has been among the top Fulbright producing institutions.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award Recipients

Rebecca Davis, Professor, School of Social Work, in Romania
Olabode Ibironke, Associate Professor, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences, in Nigeria
Ani Javian, Assistant Professor, Department of Dance, Mason Gross School of the Arts, in Armenia
Adam McCollum, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, in Kazakhstan
Asa Rennermalm, Professor, Geography, Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Samah Selim, Professor, Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Adial Languages and Literatures, in Egypt

Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. Fulbright Scholars engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions. Upon returning to their home countries, institutions, labs, and classrooms, they share their stories and often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars to campus and encouraging colleagues and students to go abroad. 

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