University of New Orleans provost and senior vice president for academic affairs Darrell Kruger has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to study higher education in India. Kruger will participate in the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrator’s Seminar, which aims to provide American higher education administrators with first-hand knowledge of the Indian higher education system.

The participants in the program will have an opportunity to have close interactions with their counterparts at Indian institutions, exchange thoughts and ideas, and understand the current framework of government policy for higher education institutions in India. The seminar will act as a springboard for future initiatives involving Indian institutions.

Kruger will spend two weeks in India in March 2025. The seminar begins in Mumbai, followed by visits to educational institutions in the city of Coimbatore and concludes in Delhi.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to help further grow international education at UNO by leveraging our program and research strengths with Indian universities,” Kruger said. “Participation in Fulbright will give me direct access to potential leaders and partners to build holistic institution-to-institution relationships.”

Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. Fulbright Scholars engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions. Upon returning to their home countries, institutions, labs and classrooms, they share their stories and often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars to campus and encouraging colleagues and students to go abroad.

Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided over 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges. Notable Fulbrighters include 62 Nobel Laureates, 90 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, 41 heads of state or government, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and non-profit sectors.

Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.