Luther College announces 2025-26 Fulbright Program semi-finalists

Luther College is proud to announce that four students have been selected as 2025-26 semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. All four students received nominations for English teaching assistantships.

The Luther College semi-finalists are:

• Lydia Gruenwald, class of 2025, English Teaching Assistantship in Germany
• Alexia Murano, class of 2025, English Teaching Assistantship in Spain
• Cassandra Norton, class of 2024, English Teaching Assistantship in Germany
• Mark Severtson, class of 2025, English Teaching Assistantship in Germany

Luther College is proud to announce that four students are semi-finalists in the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Luther College semi-finalists are (from left to right): Lydia Gruenwald, Alexia Murano, Cassandra Norton, and Mark Severtson.

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program places recent college graduates and young professionals abroad as assistant English teachers in classrooms from primary through university level.

Last year, two Luther graduates were selected as Fulbright teaching assistants in Germany.

The finalists for 2025-26 will be announced this spring.

These students were approved by the National Steering Committee and selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.

Operating in 160 countries world-wide, the Fulbright program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. The primary goal of the program is to increase mutual understanding between U.S. residents and people from around the world.