IDP graduate wins prestigious Fulbright Award

Published December 15, 2020

Congratulations to Lilian Macancela, a 2020 graduate of the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Program (Legal Studies) for her selection as a Fulbright Scholar in Italy for the 2021-22 academic year! The Fulbright is an extremely competitive and prestigious award that has supported international cultural exchange since 1946. Lilian will join an elite group of Fulbright alumni that includes Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Fellows, Nobel Prize winners, and leaders in government and industry throughout the world. We are so proud of Lilian’s accomplishment and know that she is going to continue to impress us all!

To learn more about Lilian’s award and future plans, we encourage you to read this wonderful article by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, where Lilian earned a minor in Italian during her time at UB