An associate professor in the Hunter School of Education has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025–2026 for Jamaica.
Nadine Bryce is the principal Investigator of a school-based qualitative research study “Disciplinary Literacy in History: Improving Academic Performance in Jamaican Schools.”
During her fellowship leave for 2025–2026, she will partner with faculty at the University of the West Indies, at Mona in Jamaica, to study the teaching and learning of literacy and disciplinary literacies in teacher education and grade-school classrooms. She seeks to promote a cross-cultural dialogue on promising pedagogical practices that advance equitable access to a quality education.
“Thanks to Hunter College for granting this fellowship leave, and to the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for funding the Fulbright program,” Bryce said. “Because of this funding and support, I will be able to engage in deep inquiry on what teachers can do to advance educational reform and academic success for students. In this study, I ask, ‘how can teachers and students transform the curriculum through disciplinary literacy in history to build in problem solving skills, historical inquiry, and active learning?’ I can’t wait to get started!”
Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious fellowships that offer scholars opportunities to teach and conduct research abroad, playing a critical role in U.S. public diplomacy. Surveys confirm that Fulbright experiences lead to greater international co-publication and exchanges and stronger cross-cultural communication skills. The awards also raise the profile of recipients’ home institutions.
Bryce has taught in New York City urban public and private elementary schools as a regular classroom teacher and reading specialist, taught middle-school students in a specialized tutoring program, and taught high-school students in an academic writing enrichment course she developed using technology to enhance student writing. She has taught at Hunter since 2005.
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