WASHINGTON - The College of Professional Studies’ Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University is delighted to announce that Dr. Dennis W. Johnson, professor of Political Management, has been awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China for the 2010-2011 academic year.

At Jinan University, Dr. Johnson will teach courses on American domestic public policy and national political institutions. Additionally, he will travel widely throughout China giving lectures on current American politics and policy.

“I am thrilled to be teaching students about American policy and politics,” said Johnson. “It will be both fascinating to teach my Chinese students and to learn from them.”

Johnson is one of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in 2010-2011, and one of nineteen awarded the Distinguished Lectureship in China.

In past years, two other faculty members from The Graduate School of Political Management have received Fulbright awards: Jeffrey A. Weinberg, adjunct professor of Legislative Affairs and Tom Coles, former adjunct professor of Political Management.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in over 155 countries worldwide. Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator (and GW Alumni) J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given approximately 300,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

The Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University is the nation’s preeminent school of applied politics, offering graduate programs in political management, legislative affairs, strategic public relations and PAC management, as well as international programs in Latin America and Europe. The school seeks to improve politics by educating its students in the tools, principles and values of participatory democracy; preparing them for careers as professional, ethical and effective advocates and leaders at the international, national and local levels.

For more information about GW’s Graduate School of Political Management, visit www.gspm.gwu.edu.

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