WEST LONG BRANCH — The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced that Priscilla Gac-Artigas, professor of Spanish and Latin American literature at Monmouth University, received a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research this fall at the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH).
Gac-Artigas, who is also a contributing member of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (North American Academy of the Spanish Language), will be working with colleagues in the Department of Linguistics and Literature at USACH on a project that aims to strengthen students’ critical thinking, linguistic and written communication skills, and master student-led learning strategies.
“I am thrilled to be part of the Fulbright Program and to share the expertise that I have gained during my tenure at Monmouth University with colleagues and students at one of the finest universities in Latin America and, in return, to bring back the knowledge that I will gain in Chile to enrich the learning experience of my students at Monmouth,” Gac- Artigas said in a press release.
“One of the goals of the program is for Fulbright scholars to enhance the possibilities for all nations to live in peace and friendship, an ideal that I share with the Monmouth University community and its Institute for Global Understanding.”
Monmouth University’s Institute for Global Understanding, through academic programs, field experiences, service learning and engagement in local and global communities, fulfills Monmouth University’s broad mission of promoting global understanding, diversity and leadership. For more information, visit eca.state.gov/fulbright.