2025 Year in Review
Fulbright Association – 2025 Year in Review Fulbright Association – 2025 Year in Review Highlights from a year of advocacy, community, and global engagement. Thank you to our donors, members, partners, and supporters who make all of this possible. Conference 48th Annual Conference – “United We Stand” in Miami In October, hundreds of Fulbrighters gathered […]
United We Stand in Miami: Highlights from the 48th Fulbright Association Conference at FIU
The Fulbright community gathered in Miami, October 24–26, for the Fulbright Association’s 48th Annual Conference at Florida International University (FIU). Under the theme United We Stand, alumni, students, chapter leaders, and partners leaned into the program’s pillars—Advocate, Learn, Engage, and Grow—to explore how international exchange can meet this moment: from advocacy in polarized times to […]
Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the 2025 Fulbright Association Chapter and Interest Group Awards
This year’s Fulbright Association Annual Conference brought together hundreds of members and leaders from across the country, and one of the most inspiring moments of the event was our Chapter and Interest Group Awards Ceremony. As Fiona Breslin, Assistant Director for Membership and Administration, shared in her opening remarks, “This is always one of my […]
Fulbright Association Honors Dr. Mary Ellen Heian Schmider with Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fulbright Association Honors Dr. Mary Ellen Heian Schmider with Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award Washington, D.C. — September 18, 2025 — The Fulbright Association proudly announces that Dr. Mary Ellen Heian Schmider has been selected as the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing more than five decades of leadership in education, […]
Dr. Mary Ellen Heian Schmider – 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardee
The Fulbright Association is deeply honored to recognize Dr. Mary Ellen Heian Schmider as the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating a remarkable career of more than five decades that has shaped the lives of countless students, strengthened institutions, and advanced the mission of Fulbright Program across the world. Read the full press […]
Message from our new Executive Director, Tammy Hettinger
Dear Friends of Fulbright, It is an honor to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Fulbright Association. I step into this role with gratitude for the decades of leadership that built our organization and with deep commitment to carrying forward the Fulbright mission at this critical time. In recent months, we have […]
2025 Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture Awardee: Sashar Zarif
We are delighted to announce that Sashar Zarif has been named the 2025 Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture Awardee. An internationally acclaimed artist, educator, and researcher, Zarif will share his groundbreaking work as part of this distinguished lecture on October 25 at the Fulbright Association’s 48th Annual Conference in Miami, FL. This prestigious award recognizes […]
2026 National Board
We are pleased to announce the elections of new and returning members to the national Board of Directors: Calvin Dark, Warren Galloway, Anjali Kaur, Keisuke Nakagawa, Reynaldo Ortiz-Minaya, and Lauren Welch, all for a first 3-year term, and Eric Lopez for a second and final 3-year term. We are grateful for their service, guidance, and […]