How Fulbright Enriched A Traveler Linguist, Musician, and Educator – Clinton Everett – Spain 1971
My progress as a multi-linguist began in my college years and later reinforced and given depth while living in Europe and in Mexico. Over some forty five years now, foreign visitors to New York (friends and friends of friends) continue to compliment me on my spoken language skills – more than truly I deserve. A […]
Political Talk and “Reward” – David Hammer – United Kingdom 1964
I was at the University of Leeds as an MSc Physics student. The Fulbright office in London contacted me about giving a talk in the Sheffield area about the American Presidential Election that was soon to come in 1964. I accepted the opportunity and was invited to spend the night at the home of the […]
100 Years of Dominican Feminisms Published – Ginetta E.B. Candelario – Dominican Republic 2016
One of several major accomplishments of my 6 months as a Fulbright Scholar during the spring of 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was the publication of the groundbreaking Cien años de feminisms dominicanos, 1865-1965. This 1,555 page, two volume collection of curated primary documents offer unequivocal evidence of the long and autochthonous history of feminist […]
American Becomes TV Star in Belarus – Robert Eckhart – Belarus 2018
Belarus isn’t so well-known outside of its borders, and isn’t on the radar for most travelers to Europe. A locally-produced television show–Welcome to Belarus!”–is trying to fix that, with episodes every week featuring the wonderful experiences of travelers to Belarus. As a Fulbright Scholar and exuberant participant in Belarusian culture and the city-life of Minsk, […]
Anthropological Fieldwork in a Village in Turkey – Carol Delaney – Turkey 1979-1982
I spent 2 1/2 years in a mountain top village in Turkey focusing on their notions of gender, procreation, and religion that resulted in my book: “The Seed and the Soil: Gender and Cosmology in Turkish Village Society.” Carol Delaney – Fulbright to Turkey 1979-1982
Environmental Education Field Based Project – Sara S. Garcia – Mexico 2001
Sara S. Garcia – Fulbright to Mexico 2001
Engineering with Fulbright – Hassaan Idrees – USA 2014-2016
Thanks to the Fulbright grant, I was able to study my master’s in electrical power systems engineering at Arizona State University, where I studied and worked on multiple projects on renewable energy and power systems. At ASU, I was the Vice President of the Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, through which I was able to […]
First Thai Children’s Book That Has an African-American Girl as a Main Character – Peeriya Pongsarigun – USA 2018
I had a memorable experience during my FLTA years at the University of Pennsylvania. It was my first time reading to kids, reading “Can You Carry Me?” which I wrote for the Advanced Writing for Children class. The preschoolers couldn’t stop laughing and I was wondering why because it wasn’t funny to me as an […]