Isabel Snodgrass ’18 Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study the Relationship Between Indigenous Knowledge and Experiential Education in Samoa

Bard College is pleased to announce that Isabel Snodgrass ’18 has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Samoa, where she will study the relationship between indigenous knowledge and experiential education, and that four Bardians have been named as alternates for the Fulbright—two of them to conduct independent research: Natalie Kerby ’15  (Ireland) and Evan Tims ’19 (India); one to pursue graduate study: Nathalie Jones ’21 (New Zealand); and one to teach English: Getzmany Correa ’21 (Belgium).

“Congratulations to all five of these outstanding young people, and thanks to all those who helped them get here,” said Dean of Studies David Shein. For more information about fellowships and scholarships at Bard, please email [email protected].

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 2,000 grants annually in all fields of study and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright U.S. Student alumni populate a range of professions and include ambassadors, members of Congress, judges, heads of corporations, university presidents, journalists, artists, professors, and teachers. Bose Corporation founder Amar Bose, actor John Lithgow, composer Philip Glass, opera singer Renee Fleming and economist Joseph Stiglitz are among notable former grantees. For more information, visit us.fulbrightonline.org.

About Bard College
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 parklike acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs; graduate degrees in 11 programs; eight early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 161-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal arts education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu. (5/25/21)
 

This event was last updated on 05-25-2021

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