Two Elon faculty and staff members are selected as 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
Allegra Laing, executive director for global programming, and Steve Friedland, professor of law and director of the Center for Engaged Learning in the Law, have each been selected for聽2026-27 awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Laing will spend a month in South Korea where she’ll visit 14 higher education institutions throughout the country to learn about the current trends in South Korean higher education and how these institutions view campus-wide internationalization, and also to learn more about international student mobility for students from (and to) South Korea. Friedland will spend his time as a Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary, where he will be聽teaching about the information economy, social media, and privacy and writing a book on comparative media law.
Fulbright U.S. Scholars are accomplished faculty, researchers, administrators and established professionals who teach or conduct research in partnership with institutions around the world. Through these affiliations, they expand their professional networks and often seed future research, innovation and institutional partnerships. When they return home to their campuses, labs, and classrooms, Fulbright Scholars share their experiences and insights, becoming champions of international collaboration. Many go on to host visiting scholars and inspire colleagues and students to pursue transformative opportunities abroad.
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