Celebrating Founding Fathers at 25th, 50th, 75th and 200th Anniversaries – Glenn W. Geelhoed – Mozambique 1996
During my Fulbright year in 1996, I was teaching and researching in Maputo based in the University Eduardo Mondelane. I had carried with me a banner from GWU, as my home base was celebrating its Sesquicentennial, and I circumnavigated with the GW flag. Following a special presentation to the governing community of the young nation, […]
Presentation at Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) – Khushboo Irshad – USA 2017
The Fulbright grant allowed me to widen my scientific network in the United States. I did several presentations on the outcome from my research project on brain tumors and received valuable inputs from eminent scientists in the field of cancer biology. I attended the 2017 Society for Neuro Oncology Annual Meet in San Francisco, which […]
A Learning Experience – Eric F Prince – 2019
I am a Walden University Ph.D Candidate in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Forensic Psychology and U.S.C.G. Aux Unit officer. I’ve assisted with critical global mission campaigns with other Fulbright military personnel to teach and assist communities who are in need on how to safe guard themselves in times of crisis. I learned tremendous […]
Exhibition of Tapestry Work – Jon Eric Riis – India 1969
Jon Eric Riis – Fulbright to India 1969
Andean Treks – Robert Lima – Peru 1976
While I was at the airport in Lima, Peru, a custom official looked at my passport in disbelief as he saw my surname. Sometime later during my stay, The Lima Times ran the headline “Lima comes to Lima,” assuring my celebrity status thereafter, as I received numerous invitations to private dinners and social gatherings – […]
My Fulbright Year of Teaching: Pushing a Career Reset Button – Sara Tipton – Slovakia 1999
During my Fulbright year, I taught 4 sections of English composition in Presov University, Slovakia with terrific colleagues and talented students. I also traveled often by train within the country to Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic to experience that part of the world and attend workshops and conferences on teaching English. The opportunities to travel, […]
My Wonderful Memories at Texas A&M – Dr. Balagopalan Unni – Texas, USA 1988-1991
Dr. Balagopalan Unni – Fulbright to Texas, USA 1988-1991
A Half A Century Ago – Edmond Gerald Meyer – Chile 1959
I am probably the oldest Fulbrighter still around. My Fulbright assignment was at the University of Conception, Chile in 1959 where I collaborated with two other Fulbrighters, and was asked to formulate a plan to establish departments of chemistry, physics, and biology at the university. We were paid in pesos. The next year, we hosted […]