Isabella McCormick '21 Selected for Fulbright Award

According to the Fulbright Program, "the Fulbright U.S. Student Program expands perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue. Fulbright creates connections in a complex and changing world. In partnership with more than 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad."

The U.S. Department of State says, "Fulbrighters from the United States and around the world have gone on to achieve distinction in government, science, the arts, business, philanthropy, and education. Among the ranks of Fulbright alums are 62 Nobel Prize recipients, 80 MacArthur Foundation Fellows, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 42 current or former heads of state or government."

As Bayside Academy’s World Languages Department Chair Marian Claramunt says, “Isabella showed such love for Spanish the first time she stepped into my classroom. Her passion for different cultures is outstanding. She has traveled all over Spain and abroad during summers while in college, so, of course, it was not a surprise to me when I got the great news about her going back to Madrid, Spain, but now with a Fulbright!!! Because of students like Isabella, I am still passionate about teaching.”

We are so incredibly proud of Isabella!