Fulbright U.S. Student Program Recipient

Elizabeth Hafen – Fulbright Recipient

Elizabeth Hafen – Fulbright Recipient

Elizabeth Hafen is a recent first-generation graduate with degrees in Political Science and Psychology. Her research focuses on uplifting marginalized communities through positive policy implementation. Elizabeth conducted her Honors Thesis on the political attitudes...

Aditi Mayer – Fulbright Recipient

Aditi Mayer – Fulbright Recipient

Aditi Mayer is a 2019 UCI graduate who double majored in Literary Journalism and International Studies. Her career at UC Irvine included serving as a founding student council member and fellow for the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, studying abroad in Mexico,...

Joyce Nguy – Fulbright Recipient

Joyce Nguy – Fulbright Recipient

Joyce is a graduating senior majoring in Political Science and Education Sciences and a Fulbright recipient for an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan. Before pursuing a career as a research professor, Joyce plans to attain a Ph.D. in political science in order to...

Madeleine Hart – Fulbright Recipient

Madeleine Hart – Fulbright Recipient

Madeleine graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Irvine in 2017 as a Psychology major and German Studies Minor. A recipient of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award in Germany, Madeleine, upon returning to the U.S., will attend University of Virginia School of Law...

Madeleine Collins – Fulbright Recipient

Madeleine Collins – Fulbright Recipient

Madeline Collins is a graduating senior with a major in Korean Literature. She has served as President of the UCI Chapter of Liberty in North Korea, an organization through which she has also tutored North Korean students in South Korea. She is currently a Corps...

Leanne Lupone – Fulbright Recipient

Leanne Lupone – Fulbright Recipient

Leanne is a graduating senior with a major in Chemistry and a concentration in Education. Leanne has served as a Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough Collaborative in San Juan Capistrano and additionally taught through UCI's Early Academic Outreach Program in Compton for...

Daniela Estrada – Fulbright Recipient

Daniela Estrada – Fulbright Recipient

Daniela is a graduating senior in Political Science and a Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Scholar. She has interned at the ASUCI Legal Clinic Commission and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and volunteered as a teaching assistant for the...

Amy He – Fulbright Recipient

Amy He – Fulbright Recipient

Amy He is a recent alumna in Sociology and Education Sciences, was selected for Phi Beta Kappa, and received the Dan and Jean Aldrich award for top juniors. She previously taught 7th grade pre-algebra and served as the Dean of Students at Breakthrough San Juan...

Emma Austin – Fulbright Recipient

Emma Austin – Fulbright Recipient

Emma is a cum laude graduate and Campuswide Honors Program alumna who has been writing creatively since the age of 8. As a winner of the Fulbright Uversity Master’s in Creative Process grant to Ireland, Emma designed her own master’s degree plan to support her novel...

Sara Arellano – Fulbright Recipient

Sara Arellano – Fulbright Recipient

Sara is a graduating senior, participant in the UCDC program and Summer Undergraduate Research Program, and winner of the Fulbright Study/Research grant to Colombia. She is a transfer student and has lobbied state representatives as a Legislative Intern for ASUCI. She...