9/1/2006

Professor Richard Torrisi has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and research at the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management in Warsaw, Poland during the 2006-2007 academic year. The Kozminski Academy is one of the top business schools in Central and Eastern Europe.

Torrisi will continue his research on the European Union and Emerging Economies while in Europe. He is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel aboard to some 150 countries for the 2006-2007 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between people of the U.S. and other countries. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Only four awards are made to Poland each year. Professor Torrisi will be the third Fulbright Scholar from the Sawyer Business School. In addition to his long career in teaching and research in international business and in academic administration, Professor Torrisi has lectured and taught at various European Business Schools including the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Back to News »