This week, Dr. Rachel Nabulsi, associate professor of biblical studies, was accepted into the Governor’s Teaching Fellows program at Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia.
Among a wide pool of strong applicants, only 16 were chosen as fellows for the May 2026 Symposium in Athens, Georgia. The Governor’s Teaching Fellows program, which was established by Governor Zell Miller in 1995, exists to offer Georgia’s higher education faculty with increased opportunities for developing teaching skills.
“Dr. Nabulsi is an excellent colleague and leader among the faculty body,” said Dr. Jon Ernstberger, chief academic officer. “She has a heart for education — students and faculty — and the Governor’s Teaching Fellows program gives her an opportunity to grow and to bring that back to us. I’m confident that we will all benefit because of her experience!”
“I am honored to be chosen for the spring Governor’s Teaching Fellowship Symposium,” said Nabulsi. “I know I will learn a great deal from my colleagues around the state and from the faculty of the Louise McBee Institute for Higher Education.”
“The topic this year is ‘Where Generative AI Skills and Human Essential Skills Meet in Higher Ed,’” said Nabulsi. “Anyone who knows me is probably aware of the conflict I often feel between protecting the integrity of student learning while adapting to the now pervasive presence of generative AI. I hope that the symposium will help equip me with positive ways of addressing these complex issues that I can then share with the Point community.”
