Chase Friel to study in Finland, while Joel Beyar will teach in Jordan.
²ÝݮӰÊÓers Chase Friel C’23 and Joel Beyar C’22 have been named recipients of the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program award.
Friel, a double major in biblical and theological studies and politics and government, will use her Fulbright grant to pursue a Master’s Degree in Inequalities, Interventions, and New Welfare State at the University of Turku in Finland. During the two-year program, she will receive a full-tuition scholarship and additional funds to pursue studies and research on social policy and intervention design.
Joel Beyar, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a minor in Arabic Studies, will use his Fulbright award to work in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan as an English teaching assistant at a local school. He will also receive funding to continue studying the Arabic language.
In addition, Theodore Hallam C’22, was named a Fulbright semifinalist and will re- ceive a smaller award to work as an English teaching assistant in Lithuania.