Mahwah September 14, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 11 Jeremy Teigen, associate professor of political science at Ramapo College of New Jersey, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach at Tbilisi State University in Georgia for the fall 2011 semester. Established in 1918, Tbilisi State University is the oldest university in the Caucasus region. Teigen will teach American government classes and research methodology on political institutional and electoral forms. The educator is a member of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad in the 2011-12 academic year under the Fulbright Scholar Program. Fulbright recipients are among the over 40,000 individuals who study, teach, and research international concerns in the U.S. Department of State exchange each year. “Dr. Teigen’s achievements in teaching, scholarship, and community service have been outstanding,” said Dean Hassan Nejad of Ramapo College’s School of American and International Studies. “His expertise on the American electoral process, campaign strategies, party politics, and research methodology have enriched our curriculum, and his scholarly work has been published in several peer reviewed journals, including Political Communication, European Security, Armed Forces & Society, Political Research Quarterly, and Social Science Quarterly.” Teigen joined Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2005. He resides in Emerson. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The program is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. The program is geared toward creating understanding between the people of the United States and residents of other nations. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has funded and supported programs promoting respect between the U.S. and other countries. Fulbright Scholar to spend fall in the Caucasus Individuals selected as Fulbright recipients are given grants based on academic and professional achievement and leadership potential in their chosen field. Forty-three Fulbright scholars have received the Nobel Prize, and 75 scholars have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize. For more information regarding the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, visit http://fulbright.state.gov. Located in Mahwah, Ramapo College of New Jersey is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as fourth in the Best Regional Universities North category. Jeremy Teigen, associate professor of political science at Ramapo College of New Jersey.