Fulbright in China: A Transformative Experience – Pat Munday – China 2012 & 2017
Academic exchange as exemplified by the Fulbright Program is fundamental to promoting better global relations. This is especially important for the two superpowers of China and the United States. My first real understanding of Chinese culture came through my friendship with Chinese students as a graduate student in the 1980s. When one of my friends […]
2021 Fulbright Prize to Bono
Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE and (RED), to be awarded the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding Musician, activist, and humanitarian to be honored for his commitment to fighting injustice, extreme poverty, and the global AIDS crisis Award ceremony to take place in Washington DC on March 31st, 2022 Washington, DC/Ireland – The […]
Two Nations, One Heart – Yarinett Del Carmen Rojas Rodriguez – USA 2019
Who am I now? Now, I can say that I am a renovated person with a new perspective of life. Sharing with people from around the world has made me more flexible and conscious about cultural differences and how I can be adapted. TEA fellows, host families, partners, teachers, and every single person with a […]
Mistaken Identity – Leslie Burke Barratt – Hungary 1987
When I arrived in Hungary for my first Fulbright, I was introduced to the English Department at the Technical University of Budapest (who I would be teaching) and learned that I would be sharing an office with eight faculty, all of whom were female. They seemed quite surprised to see me and explained that they […]
Many Forms of French Theatre – Felicia Hardison Londré – France 1962
My Fulbright study grant at the Université de Caen in 1962-63 focused on French theatre. Before applying, I knew I had no chance of getting the year in Paris as a fresh graduate. I had written to several French universities to ask about their offerings in drama. I learned that Caen would be preparing to […]
Presenting with my Teacher and Professor in DC – Maria Gabriela Portal – USA 2010
My Fulbright experience was the experience any English teacher wants to have in the teaching and learning language career. My experience started in the fall of 2010 in Hamilton College, located in a beautiful town called Clinton, Upstate New York. By having the experience of teaching Spanish and my connection with the culture of the […]
Norway and Meeting My Husband – Nancy Ortmeyer Kuhn – Norway 1980
I studied in Trondheim, Norway on a Fulbright scholarship as part of my music Masters degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. It was a life-changing experience to live outside the Midwest for a year and learn and enjoy Norwegian customs and Norwegian folk music. I also took every opportunity to travel throughout Europe […]
Welcoming Scholars and Lasting Personal and Professional Connections in Sweden – Theresa Kutasz – Sweden 2015 and 2016
When I arrived in Sweden for my Fulbright year, I found that the scholars I met to be generous, welcoming, and genuinely engaged in helping me to progress my research project. When I herd from a fellow Fulbrighter about a seminar on Queen Christina of Sweden, the subject of my doctoral work, being conducted at […]