Fulbright Students Aboard SS. United States – Diana Kurz – France 1965

The photograph above was taken at a special dinner for Fulbright students on their way to France aboard the SS.United States ship. Although I do not remember the names or the field of interest of the students in the photo, we became very good friends during the trip. Diana Kurz – Fulbright to France 1965

Characterizing South Indian Dance Traditions – Aparna Keshaviah – India 2006

As an independent Fulbright scholar in Dance, I spent a year traveling to more than 60 Bharatanatyam (south Indian classical dance) schools around Chennai, Bangalore, and Delhi. I interviewed more than 200 teachers and students about their practice of Bharatanatyam. That unprecedented study of how the dance form is being expressed differently in different cities, […]

A Foundation For The Future – Rebecca Davis – Russia 2004 and The Crimea 2012

How can an experience prepare you for your life’s work? I am the Founder and Executive Director of MindLeaps, a non-profit organization that uses dance as an entry point to education and skills development for some of the world’s most vulnerable youth. How I built MindLeaps is deeply rooted in my Fulbright experience. In 2004-05, […]