Hahn Plaza stands at the core of the USC University Park Campus. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
USC again among top producers of Fulbright students
The university’s 22 Fulbright students is the most of any institution west of the Mississippi
?USC has been named one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright students for 2017-18, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced Feb. 18.
Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
USC’s 22 Fulbright students is the most of any institution west of the Mississippi. Only seven universities nationwide provided more Fulbright students.
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 380,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Over 1,900 U.S. students, artists and young professionals in more than 100 different fields of study are offered Fulbright Program grants to study, teach English, and conduct research abroad each year. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program operates in over 140 countries throughout the world.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, funded by an annual appropriation from Congress to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education.
The Fulbright Program also awards grants to U.S. scholars, teachers and faculty to conduct research and teach overseas. In addition, some 4,000 foreign Fulbright students and scholars come to the United States annually to study, lecture, conduct research and teach foreign languages.