University of Michigan has the most Fulbright Fellows

The Victory Valiant are coming from all corners of the world, and its showing with the high number of Fulbright Fellows at the University of Michigan.

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The University of Michigan's 31 Fulbright Fellows this year are the most at any university in the country, a distinction U-M has enjoyed three times in the last four years.

The U-M recipients will be working in more than 20 countries, including Germany, Macao, Ecuador, Italy, Bangladesh, Kenya, China, Oman and Finland.

The Fulbright program, established by Congress in 1946, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to enhance "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries." The program operates in 155 countries.

After U-M, Harvard University had the second most fellows with 29, followed by Yale University with 26.

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