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Davie Named Senior Fulbright Specialist
From: UVa Top News Daily
Sharon Davie, director of the Women’s Center, was recently named a Fulbright Senior Specialist of 2006-2007. As such, Davie will go to a foreign university for two to six weeks as a faculty consultant, with Fulbright funding one trip each year for five years, which she calls “an extraordinary chance to walk in different worlds.” Davie is working on a book about international women activists.
“My experiences have led me to form strong relationships with individuals in Uganda, Kenya, Croatia and South Korea, who are working on education and gender issues on both the university and grassroots levels,” she said, noting that she hopes to visit those countries The U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Senior Specialist program provides short-term academic opportunities designed to allow faculty the flexibility to pursue a grant in the midst of academic or professional commitments. Faculty who are receiving Fulbright grants are encouraged to submit information about their projects to Inside UVA.