Charles Aaron Beasley (2006), a BAFA Lang /Parsons alumnus, and Christine Emeran, a student at The New School for Social Research, have both been awarded Fulbright US Student Scholarships. Beasley will study philosophy in Germany, and Emeran will study sociology in the Ukraine. Both students are one of over 1,450 US citizens traveling abroad for the 2008-2009 academic year through the Fulbright US Student Program.

The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international-educational exchange program, is sponsored by the United States Department of State and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since its establishment in 1946, under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has funded approximately 286,500 Americans to study, teach, or research abroad, and 178,340 students, scholars, and teachers from other countries to engage in similar activities in the United States. The program operates in over 155 countries worldwide.