Congratulations to recent alumni Aiman Ghani, Elementary Education, on being named a Fulbright grantee!
Ghani was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award in Thailand. She graduated in May with her bachelor's degree from the College of Education after transferring from the University of Illinois Chicago and Joliet Junior College. Ghani did her student teaching in bilingual elementary school classrooms and completed her teaching practicum in Italy. On campus, she was engaged with interfaith and diversity-promoting organizations, and in Thailand is interested in exploring how Buddhism’s focus on mindfulness may be linked with mental health. Ghani writes and presents her own poetry and is completing her first novel. After the Fulbright, Ghani said she plans to become an English as a second language teacher in an elementary school and is committed to diversifying children’s literature as an author.
Sixteen total University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another six Illinois students were named Fulbright alternates.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program builds international relationships to help solve global challenges. This flagship international educational exchange program of the U.S. government awards grants to students based on their academic and professional achievement, as well as their ambassadorial skills and leadership potential. The Fulbright student program will fund approximately 2,200 U.S. citizens to live abroad for the 2022-23 academic year.
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