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Kenneth Lai-Fulbright Recipient and Marshall Finalist

by Soledad Quartucci | Jan 15, 2017 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures

Fulbrighters in Jyväskylä Kenneth Lai graduated from UCI magna cum laude in 2014 with a B.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in Classics, additionally receiving the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction. He completed two UROP projects (2012–2014) under the guidance of...

Jacqueline Rodriguez-Fulbright ETA Semi-Finalist-Venezuela

by Soledad Quartucci | Dec 31, 2016 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures

Jacqueline Rodriguez is the daughter of Salvadoran working class immigrants. Both her parents fled El Salvador during the Civil War and settled in Los Angeles, California where Jacqueline was born. At age 5 Jacqueline’s mother died of cancer and her dad, with the help...

Eliza Collison-Fulbright Recipient-Nicaragua

by Soledad Quartucci | Dec 29, 2016 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures

Eliza graduated from UCI in 2014 with a B.A. in International Studies and minor in Spanish. She also earned a Certificate in Contemporary Latin American from the Pontifical Catholic University in Santiago. Upon graduation, Eliza participated in the UCDC program in...

John Naviaux-Fulbright Scholar in Norway and NSF Research Fellow

by Soledad Quartucci | Dec 26, 2016 | Q & A's with Recipients-Tips & Adventures

John Naviaux graduated with the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction from UC Irvine in 2012 after receiving a B.S in Environmental Science and a B.A in Business Economics. He worked on a variety of projects while at Irvine that included the economics of urban bus...

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