2018 Graduate Wins Fulbright Scholarship

Lauren Coggins ’18 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Mexico, where she will teach English as a Second Language at a university in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

Lauren Coggins, (right) a member of The University of Scranton’s class of 2018, received a highly-selective Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Mexico for the 2018-2019 academic year. She is pictured with Susan Trussler, Ph.D., Fulbright advisor and associate professor of economics and finance at the University.
Lauren Coggins, (right) a member of The University of Scranton’s class of 2018, received a highly-selective Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Mexico for the 2018-2019 academic year. She is pictured with Susan Trussler, Ph.D., Fulbright advisor and associate professor of economics and finance at the University.

Lauren Coggins ’18 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Mexico, where she will teach English as a Second Language at a university in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

“Being in Mexico, I will learn more about the culture by experiencing it firsthand. Because learning the language also involves learning the culture, I can bring that deeper understanding back to the United States to share with English speakers here who want to learn Spanish,” Coggins said.

Coggins is one of over 1,900 U.S. citizens who will conduct research, teach English, and provide expertise abroad for the 2018-2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

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