Congratulations to our German and Russian students for winning Fulbright awards to teach English!
German student Lindsay Burgess ‘24 (majors in Science-Business and German (supplementary)) was awarded a Fulbright Grant to teach English in Lower Saxony, Germany, for the 2024-2025 academic year. On campus, Lindsay served as a co-race director for the Holy Half Marathon, works as a boxing club manager, is involved in Special Olympics, and served as Professor Jones’ grader for Intermediate German.
Russian student Sarah Bender '24 (majors in Political Science and Statistics) was awarded a Fulbright Grant to teach English in Brezno, Slovakia for the 2024-2025 academic year. Sarah is also a member of the swim team and served as Professor Wang's grader for Intermediate Russian.
Lincoln Bargender ’22 (majored in German and Philosophy and minored in Constitutional Studies) was awarded a Fulbright to teach English in Germany for the 2024-25 school year. While an undergraduate, Lincoln played the saxophone in the Notre Dame Marching Band and served as a research assistant with Professor Boes. Lincoln is currently in his second year teaching in Phoenix, Arizona, through the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Program.