KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 23 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:

KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 23, 2026 - A pair of recent University of Rhode Island graduates are currently overseas teaching English to students residing in different parts of the world as part of the U.S. Fulbright fellowships they received.

Jia Yao Chen '26, a West Warwick resident who earned degrees in Chinese and public health and was enrolled in the University's Chinese Language Flagship Program, began mentoring students in Taiwan in August. Amanda Queiroz '25, a Cromwell, Connecticut, resident who graduated from URI last fall with her Master of Arts in International Relations and is currently mentoring students in Uruguay on a Fulbright fellowship...