University lauded for producing US Fulbright scholars

Purdue University Northwest, with campuses in Hammond and Westville, has been recognized as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Scholars by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, according to a release from the university.

PNW ranked among other top higher education institutions in the Master’s category, as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Two PNW faculty members received Fulbright awards for the 2022-23 period.

Associate professor of accounting Maureen Mascha is conducting research related to sustainability reporting and textual data analytics through June 2023 at the University of Vaasa in Finland. Meden Isaac-Lam, associate professor of Chemistry, will promote and exchange interdisciplinary chemistry research between May and August 2023 at the National University of Singapore, Tan Tao University in Vietnam and the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, the release said.

Fulbright, established more than 75 years ago, is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 participants from multiple backgrounds and fields — from the U.S. and over 160 other countries — have participated in the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright Program was established to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries. For more information about the Fulbright program and to view the full list of recognized institutions, visit fulbrightprogram.org.