Liberty University Alumna Awarded Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Spain
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Friday, April 13, 2018
LYNCHBURG, Va., April 13, 2018 Liberty University graduate Katarina Bouton ('17) has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to teach English in Asturias, Spain.
Key Points:
- LYNCHBURG, Va., April 13, 2018 Liberty University graduate Katarina Bouton ('17) has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to teach English in Asturias, Spain.
- While at Liberty, Bouton developed an interest in teaching English overseas, specifically in Spain.
- Liberty has had Fulbright recipients in the past, including a professor who received a Fulbright grant to teach in Romania and another professor who conducted research on health issues in Ireland , but Bouton is the first student applicant through the newly established Liberty University Fulbright Committee to have an application accepted.
- Liberty University , founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation and the largest university in Virginia.