Fulbright Info
Francesca “Chesa” Caparas
Professor of English, Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies
DeAnza College
WHEN
Thursday, April 18
12:00-1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WHERE
Graduate Student Commons, Fireside Lounge
OR Zoom
ORGANIZATION
Graduate Division
EVENT CONTACT
Sonya Newlyn snewlyn@ucsc.edu
Francesca “Chesa” Caparas
Professor of English, Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies
DeAnza College
Thursday, April 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Pacific
Graduate Student Commons, Fireside Lounge
Zoom
Lunch provided to in-person attendees
Learn about the Fulbright experience and all the opportunities that come with being a Fulbright Scholar. Former Fulbright Scholar and current Fulbright Scholars Ambassador Chesa Caparas (she/they) has a B.A. and M.A. in modern literature from UC Santa Cruz. She is faculty in English, Women’s Studies, and Ethnic Studies at De Anza College. In her classes she explores literature and pop culture, the intersections of technology with race and gender, and the ethical applications of artificial intelligence. In 2022, she was a Fulbright Scholar to the Philippines where she researched media and information literacy. She is currently pursuing a master’s in Information and Knowledge Strategy at Columbia University.
