University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship, Heading to Teach In Kenya

A University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) student have been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarships that will allow her to study, conduct research, and teach abroad-in Kenya.Meredith Whye just graduated with a master’s degree in early childhood education through the Teach for America program. She will be heading to Kenya to teach English at the university level.“I’m really excited for the opportunity to help,” Whye explained. Originally from Iowa, Whye has been teaching Pre-K in the Clark County School District at Ruben P. Diaz Elementary school.She applied to Kenya because of family roots. Her grandfather once worked in the African nation with the East Africa Research Organization. “I had this personal connection and I was always interested in going there,” Whye said.Eventually, Whye hopes to get her doctorate in international education with a focus on how education policymakers in the U.S. can learn from how other countries educate their citizens. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright after World War II because too few Americans could speak the languages of their allies. However, scholarship recipients nowadays aim to grow international goodwill through studying and teaching abroad.The program awards about 1,800 grants annually. Grants are awarded to U.S. students, foreign students, U.S. scholars, visiting scholars, teachers and professionals who study, research, or teach abroad for about a year. The Fulbright program operates in more than 140 countries covering more than 100 different fields of study.Winning a Fulbright Scholarship is a highly competitive process, with dozens of students applying annually from UNLV and thousands applying from colleges and universities across the nationHave you ordered a copy of the African Warrior Magazine June-August Issue? Check it out HERE