PSYC Major Awarded Fulbright Grant

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences congratulates Lindsey Benjamin—a Global Communities alumna and a Psychology major minoring in Spanish Language and Culture, who will graduate this spring—on receiving a Fulbright grant to teach at a secondary school in Madrid, Spain next year.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the nation's largest study abroad fellowship program, and is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates opportunities for international experience, personal enrichment and an open exchange of ideas with citizens of other nations.

Lindsey studied abroad in Seville, Spain during the Spring 2014 semester. She also has worked for several summers as a Teaching Fellow with Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, an organization which focuses on improving teaching in urban environments. Lindsey even created a psychology club for the students at the middle school! Lindsey tutors and mentors students in Washington, D.C., and has served as a tutor for student athletes at University of Maryland.

In 2014, Lindsey was awarded membership in the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars program, which honors Maryland’s most successful seniors. Outside of classes in her final semester, Lindsey currently works as a Junior Associate in the Division of Bilingual Education with the District of Columbia Public Schools. 

On her Fulbright appointment in Spain next year, Lindsey will lead and prepare the students for the Global Classrooms: Model United Nations Program. This is an innovative, international program that provides middle and high school students the opportunity to step into the shoes of United Nations ambassadors and attempt to tackle complex global problems through simulations, discussions, debates and other activities. She also will assist the permanent teaching staff with different classes throughout the school day. She will help with English Language courses as well as with various other subject matters, including History, Geography, Science, and Physical Education. 

More information about applying to the Fulbright program, as well as other scholarship opportunities, can be found at www.scholarships.umd.edu.

Story and photo courtesy of umdpsych.blogspot.com

Published on Fri, Mar 20, 2015 - 3:48PM