Kyle Landis

Kyle Landis has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Madrid, Spain.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. Administered in the U.S. by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 to promote international goodwill through education and cultural exchange.

“It has long been a goal of mine to pursue a Fulbright Award, and I am both deeply honored and truly humbled to have received one. Over the course of my grant, I look forward to working with my students, improving my Spanish and serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States abroad."

Undergraduate Achievements:

Graduated May 2021 with bachelor's degree in history and minors in political science and Spanish.

Inspiration:

Drs. Bethany Smith and Charlie Leonard, who oversee national and international scholarships at UofL; Drs. Gregory Hutcheson, Regina Roebuck, Lisa Wagner and Clare Sullivan, department of classical and modern languages; Drs. Bradley Bowman, Thomas Mackey, and Matthew Goldberg, history department; Matt Church, advisor; Dr. Laura Moyer, political science department. "It is an understatement to say that I will be forever grateful for everything that the aforementioned individuals have done for me."

Hometown:

Elizabethtown, KY

Parents:

Karen Landis (mother), Elizabethtown, KY; Timothy and Marla Landis (father and stepmother), Harpers Ferry, WV