4 alumni were awarded 2017-18 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grants

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program places grantees in schools overseas to supplement local English language instruction and to provide a native speaker presence in the classrooms. Pitt's winners this year — all from the class of 2017 — include:

• Tiffani Anne Humble, of Butler, Pennsylvania, who graduated with a sociology major and a Global Studies certificate, will go to Jordan.
• Melissa Kukowski, of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, who earned a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience and psychology and minors in chemistry and classics, will go to South Korea.  
• Amber Montgomery, of Pasadena, Maryland, who graduated with degrees in history and international and area studies with a minor in political science and certificates in Arabic Language and Linguistics, will go to Jordan.
• Marjorie Tolsdorf, of McLean, Virginia, graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy in political science and a major in Russian and Eastern European studies. She will go to Russia.