Hochel will teach two courses for students enrolled in the International Communications Program at the Budapest College of Communication and give lectures to other Hungarian students and faculty. She will teach one course in intercultural communication, which is designed to provide knowledge and skills for understanding cultural differences and interacting more effectively with people from diverse cultures.

Hochel is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 140 countries for the 2003–04 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.

The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Over its 57 years of existence, thousands of U.S. faculty and professionals have studied, taught, or done research abroad, and thousands of their counterparts from other countries have engaged in similar activities in the U.S.

Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and because they have demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential in their fields. Selection as a Fulbright Scholar is highly competitive and one of the most prestigious awards a faculty member can receive.

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