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UI alumna Isabel Rushton awarded Fulbright to teach English in Slovakia

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Learn more about Isabel Ruston being awarded the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Slovakia.

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Our teaching, research and public engagement are animated by anthropology’s appreciation for and study of all aspects of human difference.