PAC Faculty Member Selected for Fulbright

Karen Mahaffy, a professor of art at Palo Alto College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and research at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn, Estonia during the 2008-2009 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Mahaffy will focus her research on “Considering Place: The Role and Influence of Place in Contemporary Art.” She is scheduled to depart for Estonia in February and return in July.

The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.

Palo Alto College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges, is a fully accredited community college located on the Southside, and awards associate degrees, short-term certificates and offers non-credit continuing education classes. The campus is located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16 or online at www.accd.edu/pac.