History doctoral candidate was honored in late March with an award from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the nation鈥檚 most prestigious international educational exchange program. During his nine-month fellowship in Vienna, Bronner will conduct dissertation research on early medieval legal practices.
Bronner expressed gratitude to his doctoral supervisor , associate professor of history, and Andrew Litke, assistant director of student support, grants, and fellowships.
Bronner鈥檚 research focuses on how Carolingian-era local communities resolved disputes in a 鈥渓egal system without lawyers鈥 and a 鈥渟tate apparatus鈥 with limited capacity to effectively enforce its will. He said he is especially looking forward to studying at the Austrian State Archives, which houses one of the world鈥檚 most significant collections of medieval documents.
鈥淒r. Davis helped me a lot with the sort of research side of the proposal,鈥 said Bronner. 鈥淒r. Litke read several drafts of everything I wrote and I don鈥檛 think I would have gotten this award without his help. 鈥 I鈥檓 very grateful for their guidance.鈥
Litke described Bronner as an 鈥渆xcellent and dedicated scholar who has served the University community through his work with the Graduate Student Association.鈥
鈥淎mos' selection as a Fulbright finalist showcases 香蕉视频's status as a national research university as exemplified by his research skills and expertise in both modern and ancient languages,鈥 said Litke. Bronner is the eighth University student in the last five years to be offered a Fulbright grant.
Bronner, who is originally from Israel, chose the University to study with Davis. He said his advisor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 鈥渉ighly recommended I work with Dr. Davis, whose research I cited extensively in my master鈥檚 thesis.鈥
鈥淚 took his advice, and I'm very glad that I did,鈥 said Bronner, describing the University鈥檚 history department as 鈥渆xceptional.鈥 He said, 鈥淚 cannot think of another institution of this size with such a concentration of deservedly well-known and well-respected medievalists.鈥
To learn more about , contact the office of grants and fellowships.
