
缅北强奸 English faculty member receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
June 25, 2025
Dr. Amy Montz, 缅北强奸 Professor of English, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct research in Manchester, United Kingdom, focusing on the nineteenth-century author Elizabeth Gaskell, during the 2025鈥26 academic year. She is the first 缅北强奸 faculty member to receive this honor since , 缅北强奸 Professor Emeritus of Accounting, who was selected for the 2016鈥17 academic year.听
Montz began her application in March 2024 and spent most of the summer working on the requested documents (a personal statement, a list of reference works, individual questions outside the personal statement and a sample syllabi).听听听
After much work and several rounds of revisions, she submitted her application in September. In December, she was short-listed for the award, and in January, had an interview with the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission where they asked questions about her project and goals for living in England. Montz received her decision letter in May. 听
As a recipient, Montz will write Two Lived Lives: An Autobiographical Survey of Elizabeth Gaskell and Her Works, an examination of Gaskell鈥檚 novels, short stories, letters, papers, Victorian textiles, fashions and ephemera. Her publication will be complemented by an examination of current-day responses to Gaskell, such as the BBC鈥檚 productions of North and South and Cranford.听听
Over a six-month residency, Montz will be affiliated with the University of Manchester, working in the renowned John Rylands Library, which houses the Elizabeth Gaskell Collection. Her research will delve into Gaskell鈥檚 novels and personal archives, with a particular emphasis on gender, class and nationalism.听
"Receiving this Fulbright is the culmination of a career-long dream," said Montz, who has studied Gaskell鈥檚 work for over a decade. "It鈥檚 an extraordinary opportunity to immerse myself in Gaskell鈥檚 world, both through the archives and through direct engagement with the places she lived and wrote about."听听
While in Manchester, she will also engage with undergraduate and graduate students at the university through guest lectures and mentoring, contributing to the academic community through knowledge exchange and scholarly dialogue.听听
Additionally, she will collaborate with the Elizabeth Gaskell House, a preserved historic site that was Gaskell鈥檚 home in Manchester, further enriching the research through site-specific inquiry and public humanities outreach.听
鈥淣one of this would be possible without the support of Dr. Oana Popescu-Sandu, Chair of English; Dr. Del Doughty, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland, Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Dr. Shelly Blunt, Provost; the University at large, and, of course, my family,鈥 says Montz. 鈥淲hile I am nervous about leaving my family and my country for six months, I'm also so excited to see what this project and adventure brings.鈥听
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.听听
In the United States, the Institute of International Education implements the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.听 For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit .听