07-25-2011, 03:45 PM
Now we know why the Bollin Grat (aka Chlamydia Loots-Gollin) was so busy cleaning up its filthy blogs from the internet--it wanted to win a prize.
And sure enough, it fooled the government clowns who award Fulbright Fellowships. But it looks like a rare case of taxpayer money well spent--anything that even temporarily rids the country of plague, pestilence or gollins has got to be a good thing.
And sure enough, it fooled the government clowns who award Fulbright Fellowships. But it looks like a rare case of taxpayer money well spent--anything that even temporarily rids the country of plague, pestilence or gollins has got to be a good thing.
Quote:Oberlin Students and Alumna Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Fellowships
Jun. 09, 2011
Five graduating seniors and one recent graduate will spend the next academic year abroad pursuing independent study or teaching English while gaining a deeper understanding of their host countries as members of the 2011-2012 class of Fulbright scholars.
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program, is designed to increase mutual understanding between the United States and people of other countries. The program provides participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential—with a one-year opportunity to travel to a foreign country to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
This year, Oberlin has eight winners out of 19 applicants — a high success rate compared with the national average, says Michael Fisher, Robert S. Danforth Professor of History and a faculty Fulbright program advisor. Of the winners, Andrew Flachs ’11 decided instead to accept a Jacob K. Javits fellowship.
Nationally, an average of 10 percent of applicants from a single college or university receive the fellowship.
“The competition is extremely competitive,” Fisher says. That Oberlin produces so many Fulbrights is attributed to “the high quality of graduating seniors, the value of their proposed works, their thoughtful and persuasive project essays, and the extended advising and support by Oberlin administrators and faculty members.”
Established in 1946, the Fulbright program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Approximately 1,500 U.S students receive Fulbright scholarships each year. For more information, visit the Fulbright Program website.
Oberlin’s 2011-2012 winners include:
Charlotte Beers ’11 will study organ and conducting in Germany.
Helen Burns ’11 will teach English in Russia.
Jonathan Doucette ‘11 will teach English in the Slovak Republic.
Cordelia Loots-Gollin ‘ 11 will teach English in Poland.
Elena Rippel ’10 will teach English in Germany.
Katie Thompson ‘ 11 will teach English in Costa Rica.
Theodore Waddelow ’11 will return to Bahrain to study the ancient Dilmun civilization
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Cordelia Loots-Gollin will be an English teaching assistant at a university in Szczecin, Poland. She is graduating with a double major in comparative American studies and gender, sexuality and feminist studies (GSFS). Her honors thesis in GSFS examined the ways that language used by the Centers for Disease Control in its HIV prevention materials possibly furthers systems of marginalization. On campus, she is an HIV peer tester. She has taught German during summer breaks, and she looks forward to improving her Polish language skills.
“I'm very grateful to my advisors, departments and the Fulbright application team for all the support and encouragement they've given me during this process,” Loots-Gollin says. “I'll miss the incredibly supportive environment of Oberlin and the friends I've made here, but I also feel that the past four years have prepared me to start this next adventure.”
After the Fulbright year, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in social work.