Fulbright U.S. Student Program Semi-Finalist

William (Liam) Blume – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

William (Liam) Blume – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Liam Blume is a journalist and 2019 graduate of UCI’s Literary Journalism program, where he also studied Arabic and Spanish. He reported on political corruption, crime, music, and public health for OC Weekly, Voice of OC, and New University while studying at UCI, and...

Melissa Cruz – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Melissa Cruz – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Melissa Cruz is a recent graduate in English and Spanish with cum laude honors. Prior to transferring to UCI as a Regent’s Scholar, Melissa earned an Associate’s Degree in English at Golden West College, where she participated in the swim team and was named a Student...

Sarah Mahoney – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Sarah Mahoney – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Sarah Mahoney graduated from UCI in 2019 with a bachelor’s in anthropology. She applied to graduate programs in Anthropology and will be hearing back in the Spring 2020 term. She applied to MA programs in Anthropology at the University of Hawaii and the University of...

Aya Labanieh – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Aya Labanieh – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Aya is a recent alumni who triple-majored in French, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature. She presented her research on the emotional induction and false memories at the UROP Research Symposium in Spring 2016 and on Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of Self and Other...

Julianna Cressman – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Julianna Cressman – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Julianna Cressman is a recent alumna who graduated with a major in Dance and a minor in African Dance Studies. A UCI Regents Scholar, Julianna was also nominated for Academic Honors Phi Beta Kappa and received a 2017 Barnes and Noble College Scholarship for which she...

Priya Sri-Tharan – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Priya Sri-Tharan – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Priya is a graduating senior with a major in Criminology, Law and Society and dual minors in Political Science and Management. During her UCEAP internship in Scotland, she worked with the UN in the field of International Relations and helped coordinate seminars and...

Tulou (Tala) Pirouzian – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tulou (Tala) Pirouzian – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tala is a recent alumna in English and a semi-finalist for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Turkey. She previously won this award in 2016, but the Turkey program was cancelled for both 2016 and 2017 due to safety concerns. She has previously performed...

Tiffany Thompson – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tiffany Thompson – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Tiffany is a high-performing recent graduate in History and a member of Phi Alpha Theta. She presented her research at two undergraduate history conferences and served as a research intern at the Nixon Presidential Library. Her research interests include the role of...

Chris Galeano – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Chris Galeano – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Chris is a recent alumnus and triple major who currently serves as a Senate Fellow in the California Capital Fellows program. His research focuses on Southern Mexico-US relations and the experiences of child migrants in this region. He plans to continue work with...

Rosemary Gomez – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Rosemary Gomez – Fulbright Semi-Finalist

Rosemary Gomez is a graduating senior, recipient of the Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship, and a Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Scholar. Her research interests include public policy impacts on deportees and local organizations in Mexico that serve...