Matthew Handelman '06 Awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantship

He'll Teach English In Germany

Matthew Handelman '06, a candidate for graduation from Hamilton College in May, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship.  A mathematics and German major at Hamilton, he will teach English as a foreign language in Germany.

The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills. The program is designed to give recent college graduates opportunities for personal development and international experience.

It offers invaluable opportunities to meet and work with people of the host country, sharing daily life as well as professional and creative insights. The program promotes cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity and intellectual freedom. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by Congress to the Department of State. The U.S. Student Program awards approximately 900 grants annually and currently operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Handelman studied in Germany at the University of Tuebingen in 2004-05. At Hamilton he is an Adirondack Adventure trip leader, an ITS Help@Night Help Desk intern, a disc jockey at WHCL and member of the German Club, Cycling Club, Chess Club and Outing Club. He is the son of Carol and Alvin Handelman of Northfield, Minn.