Five Luther students are Fulbright semi-finalists

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 9:08 pm
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Luther College recently announced five students are semi-finalists in the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Operating in 160 countries worldwide, the Fulbright Program is the largest and often referred to as the most esteemed exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

The Luther College semi-finalists are: Sarah Damhof ’22 – English Teaching Assistantship in Uganda; Hannah Hoffmann ’23 – English Teaching Assistantship in the Czech Republic; Gideon Perez ’23 – English Teaching Assistantship in the Slovak Republic; Sadie Pichelmann ’23 – English Teaching Assistantship in the Slovak Republic; and Berit Skogen ’23 – English Teaching Assistantship in Norway.

These students were approved by the National Steering Committee and selected among the nearly 10,000 applicants on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program places recent college graduates and young professionals abroad as assistant English teachers in classrooms from primary through university level