The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, announced a list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2012-2013 U.S. Fulbright Students — and UNL is on that list of the top 40 research institutions whose students were awarded Fulbright scholarships. The success of the top-producing institutions is highlighted in the […]

In mid-June, UNL was named to a list of prominent institutions known for promoting excellence and student achievement. No, not the Big Ten Conference. UNL was selected as a 2010 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Honor Institution in recognition of the university’s outstanding record of support for Truman Scholars. Each year the Truman Foundation selects […]

Matthew Boring, a junior music major, is a recipient of the Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship is a $30,000 highly competitive, merit-based national scholarship awarded to undergraduate students for financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government, the nonprofit sector or elsewhere in public service. The scholarship foundation received […]

A program initiated a decade ago has led to a fundamental shift in research opportunities for undergraduates at UNL. Since enlisting the first 100 students in 2000, the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience program has offered a hands-on research experience to more than 2,500 UNL students. Nearly 80 percent of all participating UCARE students […]