Mestenhauser Student Award

Douglas Kennedy is a Ph.D. student in the University of Minnesota’s Comparative and International Development Education program. Inspired by the experiences of his Distinguished Fulbright Award in Teaching grant in Tamil Nadu, India, Douglas has worked with Fulbright colleagues to build collaborative partnerships and international study programs in India and South Africa. Among many other commitments to internationalize the University of Minnesota, Douglas served as a student representative to the College of Education and Human Development’s International Education Committee; his work with the committee includes a project to promote internationalization of higher education and faculty collaborations on international education projects by providing access to resources, information, and opportunities to engage. Through this position, he also worked to build a collaborative partnership between the college and an educational trust in Mumbai, India.