Converse Alumna Angela Brobson Receives Fulbright Award

Angela Brobson, a 2023 Converse University alumna, has received a Fulbright U. S. Student Program award for 2026-2027.

Brobson will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Germany.

Brobson, who is from Spartanburg, earned a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, along with a minor in Data Science at Converse University. She took on every challenge during her time at Converse, accumulating a long resume, including participating in the Nisbet Honors Program, serving as Student Government President, playing soccer, and participating in Model NATO and Model Arab League. She also presented at conferences and won an award for a presentation at a regional event.

That experience led to her current role as a fraud analyst, but this fall, she takes a new, exciting step and adds yet another rarity to her resume. Brobson will pack her bags and pursue her dream of combining her varied interests into one life-changing experience.

“I enjoy the analytical side of math, and my mom is German,” Brobson said of her placement. “I'm very excited.” Brobson will learn the details over the summer, but she knows she will be in a German state that is near her mother’s family. She will serve in a classroom as an assistant to a primary English teacher, offering students insight into her life in the United States.

“I applied for this because I wanted to use both of my majors, but also, I will really enjoy it. What I want to do when I come back is possibly go back to school and be a policy analyst. This will help me do a bunch of day-to-day things in a country where I'm not as familiar with the governmental structure.”

Brobson said her time at Converse University helped prepare her for this next challenge, and she even received support and encouragement as she applied for the Fulbright Program. “There were a lot of opportunities for transferable skills, because they encourage you to get involved with campus life, whether that’s through student government or professors saying, ‘You should take advantage of this math conference or be a Girls Who Code facilitator,’” she said. “When it came to applying for this, I was able to ask questions of professors…as well as fellow alumni.”

Brobson is excited to see the museums and to collaborate in teaching students. “One of the things that I want to do is work on communication with the students, because everyone is talking about AI, but the thing that doesn't go away is how important communication is between people,” she said.