May 08, 2008

Holy Cross Senior Earns Fulbright Grant to Teach Students in Korea

WORCESTER, Mass. – Anne Schroeder, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to work and live in Korea. 

Schroeder, an anthropology major from Spokane, Wash., will teach at a Korean secondary school next year where she will aid Korean teachers and help with conversational English.

“I will be living with a host family, which will give me the opportunity to be able to actively participate in Korean culture,” she says.

She studied abroad at the National University of Galway last year. On campus she was involved with Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), a student-run community service organization, where she tutored and worked at a homeless shelter for women.  

“I am struck by the close community at Holy Cross.  I have developed meaningful relationships with those whom I have lived, worked, studied and traveled,” says Schroeder. “I have come to appreciate the benefits of a small community and will hold close the relationships and experiences for the rest of my life.”

When she returns to the U.S., she plans to attend law school to focus on international business.

Each year approximately 1,000 college students are awarded grants through the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship program in international educational exchange. Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Since the program’s inception in 1946, more than 250,000 participants — chosen for their leadership potential — have had the opportunity to observe each other’s political, economic and cultural institutions.

For additional information contact Cristal Perriello at 508.793.2419