Rhodes College | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

United States

State

Tennessee

City

Memphis

Institution IPED

221351

Liaison(s)

Dr. Eric Henager

Title

Associate Dean for Global Initiatives

henager@rhodes.edu

Dr. Erin Hillis

Title

Director, Buckman Center for International Education

hillise@rhodes.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Susan Kus	Rhodes College	University of Madagascar, Museum of Art and Archaeology	Anthropology	Madagascar	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Gottlieb	Rhodes College	University of Talca	Mathematics	Chile	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael LaRosa	Rhodes College	Javeriana University	History	Colombia	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Bensko	Rhodes College	University of Alicante	Literature	Spain	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Michta	Rhodes College	Polish Institute of International Affairs	Political Science	Poland	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas McGowan	Rhodes College	University of Trnava	Sociology	Slovak Republic	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael LaRosa	Rhodes College	University of the Andes	History	Colombia	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susan Kus	Rhodes College	University of Antananarivo	Anthropology	Madagascar	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Catherine Welsh	Rhodes College	University of Innsbruck	Computer Science	Austria	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Scott Newstok	Rhodes College	University of Murcia	Literature	Spain	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Mason	Rhodes College	Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts	Drama/Theater Arts	India	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Henager	Rhodes College	University of the Azuay	Literature	Ecuador	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shadrack Nasongo	Rhodes College	University of Johannesburg	Political Science	South Africa	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program