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Eight CU Â鶹ӰԺ students and recent alumni have been named Fulbright finalists for the 2020–21 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The finalists and their host countries, where they will study or teach during the coming academic year, are Rayna Benzeev, Brazil; Joseph Hegeman, Azerbaijan; Zena Jahmi, Spain; Aislyn Keyes, Chile; Remington Ruyle, Mexico; Ku Thomas, Fiji; Erica Ursich, Brazil; and Olivia Wittenberg, Argentina. For the full CU Â鶹ӰԺ Today on all CU Â鶹ӰԺ 2020-21 Fulbright finalists, click here to read more.

Each year, more than 1,900 U.S. students, artists and early career professionals are offered Fulbrights to study, teach English and conduct research in more than 140 countries throughout the world. CU Â鶹ӰԺ had 33 students apply to Fulbright this year, 19 of whom were named semi-finalists, and 11 of those were recognized as finalists or alternates. 

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Zena Jahmi is a recent graduate of CU Â鶹ӰԺ with a degree in international affairs and minors in Spanish and ethnic studies. She recently worked as a paralegal at an immigration law office and hopes to go into the immigration field. During her time in Spain with Fulbright, she plans to focus on language and culture with students in the classroom. Additionally, she’ll be able to use her Arabic and Spanish language skills to volunteer with North African immigrants outside the classroom.  

Olivia Wittenberg graduated this May with honors as a double major in international affairs and Spanish language and literature and a minor in philosophy. She has been offered a Fulbright grant to assistant-teach English in universities in Argentina, where she will also conduct research on women’s participation in government and travel extensively. Olivia views Fulbright as a way of fostering mutual cultural understanding to create a more peaceful and connected world. At CU, Olivia has volunteered with Swap, a student-run initiative to provide English classes for CU employees, and served as one of the campus’s 2018-19 student body presidents.