Fulbright

Rutgers University is pleased to announce that ten faculty and staff have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards in a range of fields and in a variety of countries for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program, founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal: to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Since its inception, nearly 450,000 individuals have participated in the Fulbright Program.

Riana Wulandari, 2025 Fulbright Doctoral Degree Grantee and PhD Student in Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health, and Mutiara Indah Puspita Sari, 2024 Fulbright Master’s Degree Grantee (Class of 2026 Graduate) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, share their reflections from a presentation given to a 5th grade classroom at Indian Fields Elementary School. "We came to share Indonesia, and a fifth-grade classroom in New Jersey showed us something too."

Passions have long driven senior Presley Albadine—whether it’s been through dance, public service, or her leadership roles at Rutgers–Camden. After graduation, the Gloucester County native and newly minted Fulbright scholar will leverage many of those pursuits internationally, capping an undergraduate journey packed with academic honors and campus involvement. Albadine, who majored in psychology and childhood studies, will travel to Paraguay next year to serve as an English Teaching Assistant through a Fulbright Scholarship. 
 

Rutgers University-New Brunswick once again has been named a top producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, with 11 undergraduate and recent graduates receiving the grants in the 2025-2026 academic year. “Our students’ ongoing success in earning Fulbright grants illustrates once again the Rutgers edge,” said Rutgers President William F. Tate IV. “Again and again their grit and perseverance are matched by exceptional intellect and curiosity.”  

When linguist Sarita Monjane Henriksen arrived on campus as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, she was struck by the similarities between Rutgers-Newark and her homeland of Mozambique.  

“I’ve been describing Mozambique as the most linguistically and culturally diverse place. But nothing had prepared me for what I’ve seen here,’’ said Henriksen, a professor at Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo in Mozambique.  

Thierno Moustapha Diallo, a Fulbright Rutgers Health student originally from Guinea, received his Master of Public Health (MPH) in Global Public Health from the Rutgers School of Public Health in the spring and was granted the 2025 Stanley S. Bergen Medal of Excellence Award, the school’s highest student honor. As the Bergen awardee, he also delivered the graduate keynote address at the school’s 2025 Convocation ceremony. Additionally, Diallo was also the recipient of the 2025 Bernard D. Goldstein Award for Global Public Health, which recognizes exceptional academic achievement among masters-level Rutgers School of Public Health students in their concentration.