Marcus Farr was the recipient of a 2018-2019 Fulbright Scholar Award as a professor. His research was conducted in China, where he also taught. During his stay in China, Marcus received weekly Mandarin language training and traveled extensively throughout Mainland China. He regularly met with U.S. Diplomats in China along with Foreign Service officers from the U.S. Department of State to learn about best practices for education abroad and diplomacy.
Marcus lectured throughout China and visited the architecture and design programs of Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Southeast University, Nanjing University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Forestry University, and Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. He also taught in the graduate school of Tianjin University.
A Fulbright is one of the most prestigious and competitive fellowship programs in the world. Marcus joined a prestigious list of scholars with a tradition of excellence associated with the program. The Fulbright Program, which aims to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries, is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. A presidentially appointed 12-member board comprised of U.S. Senators and members of Congress was responsible for supervising the Fulbright Program worldwide and approving the selection of all Fulbright recipients. This grant was made possible through funds appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress. Grantees joined the ranks of distinguished alumni of the Program, which include 59 Nobel Laureates, 82 Pulitzer Prize winners, 71 MacArthur Fellows, 16 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, and thousands of leaders across the private, public, and non-profit sectors.
