Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) visit Wesleyan for one year to study as visiting graduate students and enhance students’ language learning instruction. They work under the supervision of Wesleyan’s language learning departments and bring valuable cultural exchange to Wesleyan’s language community! This year, we welcomed 9 new FLTAs and 2 returning FLTAs. Hailing from France,…
By Ryan Wong ’27 You may have already met them during advising appointments or seen them tabling around campus—the Office of Study Abroad is delighted to welcome its newest Ambassadors! The Study Abroad Ambassadors are students who’ve returned from abroad to work part-time at the Office during the Academic Year. They walk students through the…
By Morgan Keller, Director of the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) This past June, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend two weeks in South Korea as a recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Award. Over the course of the trip, I visited 14 Korean universities across the country with a cohort…
By Anita Deeg-Carlin, Director of Intercultural Learning Konnichiwa and thank you for your interest in my Fulbright experience in Japan! It was my first time to visit the Asian continent and I am so grateful for the opportunity. After supporting student Fulbright applicants for many years, I decided to pursue an “adult” Fulbright opportunity myself,…
By Alexander Ober ’26 This summer I had the opportunity to walk 500 miles solo on El Camino Francés (the French Way), funded by the United States of Adventure (USOA). I documented my journey and observed the religious practices associated with one of the most famous pilgrimages in Christianity to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral,…
Hear from Wesleyan Associate Professor of Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies, German Studies, and Feminine, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Roman Utkin in the newest edition of the Wes and the World podcast. Utkin discusses his courses, teaching style, the gap between speaking and teaching a language, the trip he led to Berlin, and his…
Hello! My name is Lizbeth Ramirez ’28, and I am a junior at Wesleyan University studying Government & Education Studies with a minor in Global Engagement. I am originally from Tennessee and am passionate about language learning, intercultural exchange, education, and creating opportunities for students to engage with cultures and communities beyond their own. This…
By Jack Noble ‘25 Hey Fries Center fans, fanatics, and followers of all kinds, Just under two weeks ago, I arrived back in the States from a ten-month stint in Nepal. I was working an independent research project through the Buddhist Studies wing of Kathmandu University, studying, through interviews and surveys, how Tibetan Buddhist monks…
By Natasha Karageorgos, Associate Professor of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies I am deeply honored to receive the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Ukraine Beyond Borders Award. This fellowship will allow me to go to Greece in 2027 for four months to work on the project, “The Legacy of the Mariupol Greeks.” The Fulbright program, “Ukraine…
By Anita Deeg-Carlin, Director of Intercultural Learning I’m honored to share that I’ve been selected for an IEA Fulbright Award to Japan! This June, I’ll travel to Tokyo, Hiroshima, and possibly Kyoto to deepen my understanding of Japan’s higher education system, society and culture while building relationships that will further Wesleyan University’s engagement in the…
