Nasser Bogale, an associate professor of mathematics at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, will spend the 2024-25 academic year in Ethiopia as a Fulbright Scholar in mathematics and statistics.

Bogale, who has been teaching at Thaddeus Stevens College since 2009, was selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He’ll be teaching research methods and advanced statistics to Ph.D. program students at Hawassa University in Ethiopia.

“Bogale has long been known for his excellence in teaching such complex subjects as well as his support and mentorship of students,” said Antonio Jackson, vice president of academic affairs at Thaddeus Stevens. “We’re proud of his success in being awarded this honor.”

At Thaddeus Stevens, Bogale has served on the Academic Policies and Standards Committee and the Curriculum Review Committee. He’s also served as an academic advisor to two of the college’s technical program majors and has advised the college’s Phi Theta Kappa honors society.

Prior to teaching at Thaddeus Stevens, Bogale served as a dean of academic affairs at Nelson Mandela College in Ethiopia and as deputy head of the education department in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia.

He holds a doctoral degree in leadership from the University of the Cumberlands, a master’s degree in mathematics from Millersville University, a master’s degree in education leadership from University College Dublin Belfield in Ireland and a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.

The Fulbright program offers awards in more than 160 countries for awardees to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. The program awards more than 1,700 fellowships each year, enabling 800 U.S. scholars to go abroad and 900 visiting scholars to come to the U.S.