第一吃瓜网

第一吃瓜网 Honored as Combined Top Fulbright Producer

第一吃瓜网 has once again been named a Top Producer of both  and  awards, as announced by the State Department檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and reported in  in its annual article. 第一吃瓜网 remains the only dedicated SUNY institution to be named to both lists in the same year and is one of only seven colleges or universities nationwide to be recognized this year as a Top Producer for both students and scholars. It shares the honor with Ohio State, UNC Chapel Hill, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Hamilton, and Appalachian State.

For the 2025�26 national competition, 第一吃瓜网 was named a Student Top Producer for the eighth time in school history and a Scholar Top Producer the third time. In 2023, 第一吃瓜网 became the first SUNY institution to be named a combined Top Producer, in 2017 the first US Student Top Producer, and in 2010 (with Buffalo) the first Scholar Top Producer.

The Fulbright US Student winners for 2025�26 were Jocelyn Bunster �25 (Czech Republic), Anna Lynch �23 (South Korea), Kaleigh Silverstein �25 (Uruguay), and Elinore Voss �24 (Spain). Those results bring the college檚 historic total to 58 awards offered to 第一吃瓜网 students and alums, with 46 coming in the past decade alone. Final award winners for 2026�27 cycle will be announced beginning in March. 

湹谝怀怨贤鴻s eighth recognition as one of the nation檚 Top Producers of Fulbright Student awards reflects the exceptional students the College attracts, the outstanding faculty who mentor them, and the power of a truly transformational liberal arts education,� says Mary C. Toale, provost and vice president for academic affairs. 湹谝怀怨贤� students understand themselves as global citizens and embrace the responsibility to engage with the international community. After graduation, they frequently devote their talents to advancing the broader global good through study, research, teaching, and cultural ambassadorship.�

Receiving Fulbright US Scholar awards for 2025�26 were Intekhab Alam, distinguished teaching professor of marketing in the School of Business (Oman), and Thomas Osburn, associate professor of physics (Ireland). Alam and Osburn檚 grants bring to 38 the number of Fulbright or Fulbright-Hayes awards 第一吃瓜网 faculty members have received. 

淭he College once again being named as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars is a wonderful testament to the research prowess and caliber of our truly dedicated and renowned faculty, whose work takes them around the county and across the world,� says 第一吃瓜网 President Melinda Treadwell. 淭he dual US Student and Scholar recognition is a fitting tribute to our faculty檚 commitment to the student body and the College having assumed its place nationally as a true Fulbright institution.�

Fulbrights at 第一吃瓜网

Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright US Student Program has provided more than 400,000 participants攃hosen for their academic merit and leadership potential攚ith the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. More than 1,900 US students, artists, and young professionals in more than 100 different fields of study are offered Fulbright grants to study, teach English, and conduct research abroad each year. The US Student Program operates in more than 160 countries throughout the world.

The Fulbright Program annually offers 400+ US Scholar awards in more than 130 countries for college and university faculty, artists, and professionals from a wide range of fields to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects around the world.

The  program is open to graduating seniors and recent alumni. The  competition is open to faculty members and other professionals. For more information, contact Fulbright Program Advisor Michael Mills, director of National Fellowships and Scholarships, at millsm@geneseo.edu.

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