Houghton Professors Named Fulbright Scholars
May. 28, 2010
Houghton College announced that B. David Benedict, professor of political science and international relations, and James Zoller, professor of writing and literature, have both been named as Fulbright Scholars for 2010-11.
Through the Fulbright award, B. David Benedict will be lecturing at a Chinese university from February to July 2011. He plans to conduct research into the country’s changes experienced over the past 20 years in the areas of economics, politics and society. Having previously lived in China, Benedict expects his understanding of China to be both invigorated and tempered.
“This experience should allow me to teach courses in Chinese history and politics with greater expertise, vision and dynamism as well as research recent Chinese politics more effectively while comparing and contrasting Chinese and Russian politics with greater accuracy,” he stated.
James Zoller has been appointed to Pusan National University in Pusan, South Korea through his Fulbright Award. He plans to teach two courses representing different viewpoints that explore post-WWII American literature and culture.
He remarked. “As a teacher and as a writer, living in Korea will help me understand better the ways culture is embedded and embodied in language and thus in literature. This benefit is particularly important for how I approach and teach my contemporary world literature course which continues to evolve as my knowledge expands.”
–Sharon Myers, Houghton College
