West Hartford Resident Earns Prestigious Academic Honor

Central Connecticut State University

NEW BRITAIN/WEST HARTFORD, CT — A West Hartford resident and area college professor was recently awarded one of academia's most prestigious honors.

Jacob Werblow of West Hartford, a professor in curriculum and instruction at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, has received a 2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Spain from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

This spring, Werblow and his family will live in Malaga, Spain, where he will co-teach and conduct research at the Universidad de Málaga.

Werblow will co-teach in the Máster de Políticas y Prácticas de Innovación Educative Programme.

“Having the opportunity to serve as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the Universidad de Málaga is not only a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading scholars in the field and to co-teach graduate students, but it also provides my family and me a life-changing cross-cultural, bilingual experience. Every day brings us new adventure,” Werblow said.

Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals who teach or conduct research abroad.

Scholars engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for future partnerships.

“The School of Education is happy to support Dr. Werblow as he begins his work as a Fulbright Scholar,” said Paula Talty, interim dean of the School of Education at CCCSU. “Dr. Werblow’s research interests and this opportunity for him to collaborate with international partners will enrich his work here at the university upon his return. I am confident that Dr. Werblow will form partnerships and engage in innovative work that will eventually impact the entire Central community.”

Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. N

otable Fulbrighters include 62 Nobel Laureates, 90 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, 41 heads of state or government, and thousands of leaders across the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

The Institute of International Education implements the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.