For the third consecutive year, Northern Arizona University has been named a Fulbright HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution) Leader for 2024.
The annual recognition from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes strong engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program. Fulbright HSI Leaders were announced Sunday at the annual conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.
“I am thrilled that NAU has been recognized for the third time in furthering the important global work of the Fulbright Program, which has long been a partner of our university,” NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera said. “NAU and Fulbright share a commitment to learn and engage locally and globally and to ensure that students of all backgrounds have access to a variety of learning opportunities, and I am proud to see how many Lumberjacks take advantage of these opportunities to study and research throughout the world.”
The 51 Fulbright HSI Leaders demonstrate significant support for Fulbright exchange participants and encourage administrators, faculty and students at HSIs to engage with Fulbright on campus. The Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative also highlights the strength of HSIs as destinations for international students and scholars.
“Fulbrighters from HSIs contribute to the program’s goal of reflecting the full diversity, perspectives, and talents of the American people,” said Scott Weinhold, senior bureau official for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
About the Fulbright Program
Since its founding in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists and professionals in all fields with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program. Learn more about Fulbright at www.fulbrightprogram.org, including Fulbright’s commitment to DEIA within the program and about how HSIs engage with Fulbright.