Students Carmen De Souza Bronshteyn ’26, Sophia Diliberti ’26, and Liv Whitmore ’26, and alumni Lia Sánchez Valles ’25 and Leyden Streed ’25 have received Fulbright US Student Program awards for the 2026–2027 academic year from the US Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As Fulbright participants, all recipients will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2026–2027 academic year through the Fulbright US Student Program or related Fulbright partnerships abroad. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an open, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or professional achievement, and record of service.
As Fulbright alumni, their careers are enriched by joining a network of thousands of esteemed alumni, many of whom are leaders in their fields. Fulbright alumni include sixty-three Nobel Prize laureates, ninety-three Pulitzer Prize recipients, and ninety-three MacArthur Fellows.
Five Scots received awards for English teaching assistantships:
- Carmen De Souza Bronshteyn ’26 will teach English in Taiwan
- Sophia Diliberti ’26 will teach English in Peru
- Liv Whitmore ’26 will teach English in Latvia
- Lia Sánchez Valles ’25 will teach English in Mexico
- Leyden Streed ’25 will teach English in Indonesia
“We are very proud of these five students and we hope their Fulbright experiences will be deeply meaningful,” said President Suzanne Rivera. “Their participation in the program is part of a long tradition at Macalester, which is a top producer of Fulbright recipients.”
The Fulbright Program is the US government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 450,000 participants the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns in over 160 countries.
The primary source of funding for the Fulbright program is an annual appropriation by the US Congress to the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support.
The Fulbright US Student Program is administered at Macalester through Dr. Brigetta Abel, associate dean of academic success.