2019 Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
Senator Fulbright, during the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Fulbright Program, called for alumni to create an active body to advocate for the program. Today, the main responsibility of the Fulbright Association is serving as the unified voice of the Fulbright community in advocating for the program to the U.S. Congress. The primary […]
June 2019: Advocacy Update
In politics, numbers matter. The more voices you raise, the better you will be heard. The more constituents speak up, the more attentive a member of the House or Senate will be. This spring, our community proved that by once again responding to threatened cuts to the Fulbright with impressive, powerful numbers. 5,700 Fulbrighters and […]
April 2019: Advocacy Update
Fulbrighters love a challenge. We imagined an adventure overseas (which also means coming to the U.S.) as an optimistic act of discovery and diplomacy. We then tackled the unexpected problems of living that adventure, and then we returned, eager to give back to the communities—and the taxpayers—who had funded our grants. Our current and ongoing […]
Advocacy Update
I am glad to report that our community’s many efforts to advocate for the Fulbright Program in the face of threatened cuts–47% in 2017 and 71% this year–have been effective and successful. This spring, we relaunched “Stand for Fulbright,” a coordinated effort at the national and grassroots levels. More than 8,000 of you signed petitions. […]
Institutional Letter Campaign to Mike Pompeo
The Fulbright Association has always been dedicated to advocating for the Program on Capitol Hill. As part of our mission, we play an important advocacy role in supporting, growing, and saving the Program. We have national reach through our chapters and members who live in every congressional district. We represent a unified voice of Fulbrighters and supporters of […]
Advocacy Update: June 2018
On May 24, 2018, the Fulbright Association held a special Advocacy Day, welcoming 22 Executive Directors of bi-national Fulbright Commissions to Washington, D.C. from around the world to meet with members of Congress. In total, 40 participants met with 32 Congressional offices throughout the day. This event marked the third Fulbright Association Advocacy Day in […]
Fulbright Advocacy Update: March 2018
The Fulbright community has responded strongly and effectively to those who have been trying to cut or even destroy the Program. We take our role as advocates for the Fulbright Program very seriously, and the results have been extraordinary. Thank you! You’ll recall that last spring the Administration proposed a destructive 47% cut to the […]
Advocacy Update: July 2017
When we learned that the Administration had proposed a budget that would result in cutting the Fulbright Program in half — by 47% — for Fiscal Year 2018, the Fulbright Association launched an aggressive campaign on June 7 to “Stand for Fulbright.” We asked our members and supporters to write and call their members of […]