Brenda McGadney and Phyllis Bell Miller – West Africa 1979 – Bulgaria 2005 – India 2006
Fulbright is about making connections – and sometimes reconnections. At the Fulbright Association’s 40th Annual Conference in 2017, Phyllis Bell Miller, who was displaying her research in a poster presentation, noticed the impeccable fashion of another poster presenter. As a fashion design researcher, she was specifically impressed with the African-influenced pattern of this woman’s clothing […]
The Importance of Human Connection: Networking, Coffees, and Conferences
A basic premise of human nature is our need to associate with others. Of course, increasingly social media and videoconferencing are accomplishing this. Virtual and technological means have advantages, especially when time and place create limitations. The ability to Skype with someone in another part of the world in a different time zone may be […]