2022–23 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

Four ARHU students receive the prestigious grant.

By ARHU Staff

Each year the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent graduates to create their own research projects or teach English abroad. The prestigious program offers the opportunity for students to gain international experience, personal enrichment and cultural exchanges in more than 140 countries.

Four students from the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) received 2022–23 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for international research, studies and English teaching.

ARHU recipients:

Mackenzie Allen ’22, Spain

Spanish and environmental science and politics with a minor in international development

During her Fulbright year, Allen will teach English in Spain, where she plans to volunteer with local farming programs and teach her students about sustainable living. As a student at Maryland, she volunteered with the local Spanish-speaking community and held internships with the U.S. Department of Energy and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, among others. Upon her return from Spain, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in the field of international development.

Cheryl Hansen ’22, Spain

Spanish and psychology with a minor in nonprofit leadership and social innovation

During her Fulbright year, Hansen will teach English in Spain, where she plans to continue her work in mental health advocacy by volunteering with La Confederación Salud Mental España. While a student at Maryland, she was a tutor of English for Speakers of Other Languages at a local high school, a College Park Scholar and an advocate for suicide prevention. In the future, Hansen aims to work as a teacher of English as a Second Language or a school psychologist.

Nabila Prasetiawan ’22, Indonesia

Philosophy, politics, and economics and women, gender, and sexuality studies with a minor in Asian American studies

Prasetiawan will teach English in Indonesia. While there, she also plans to volunteer with SERUNI, a grassroots women’s organization that advocates for gender equality and women’s rights. During her time at Maryland, Prasetiawan was vice president of the Student Government Association, a member of the Student Entertainment Events programming board and an intern for U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin. In the future, she plans to pursue a dual law degree and masters program in foreign affairs in order to work as an international human rights lawyer.

Caroline Pugh ’22, Germany

Germanic studies and biology, and a minor in humanities, health, and medicine

Pugh will teach English in Germany, where she plans to volunteer with a community health organization. At Maryland, she lived in the German cluster of the Language House, was a member of the Ethnobeat multilingual acapella group and a leader for the Alternative Breaks program. In the future, Pugh will attend medical school in the United States or Germany, possibly specializing in a surgical field.