AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN MONTEREY, HAS BEEN DECLARED A “SENIOR SPECIALIST” BY THE FULLBRIGHT PROGRAM. DR. SOPHAL EAR’S AWARD WAS BASED ON THE FIELDWORK HE DID OVER THE PAST DECADE, AS WELL AS PEER RECOMMENDATIONS. EAR WILL NOW BE PUT ON THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT’S ROSTER OF ACADEMIC EXPERTS.