2019 Call for Proposals: Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture
Are you a pioneering dance researcher or practitioner with a focus on international exchange and impact? Share your talent and research with the Fulbright community at our 42nd Annual Conference, “Connecting Minds and Hearts for Global Change” from October 24-26, 2019 in the Washington, DC area. Applications for the 2019 Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture […]
2019 Conference Logo Design Competition
Calling all designers! The Fulbright Association is hosting a logo competition for its 2019 annual conference, and invites submissions of compelling logos that visually represent our conference theme: “Connecting Minds and Hearts for Global Change.” This theme recalls a famous quote from Senator J. William Fulbright: [cv_notification type=”neutral” text=”Our future is not in the stars […]
Raha Hakimdavar – The Netherlands 2013
Raha Hakimdavar, an award-winning engineer and hydrologist, knew what it meant to live in a different country long before her Fulbright to the Netherlands. Originally from Isfahan, Iran, she moved to the United States when she was ten years old. Though she could not speak English, she jumped right into a California middle school, and […]
Chapter Spotlight: Michigan/Northwest Ohio
The Michigan/Northwest Ohio Chapter wrapped up 2018 by hosting their annual Fulbright Welcome Extravaganza Reception Dinner, which brought together over 60 Fulbright alumni, current visiting Fulbrighters, and friends of the Program from all around the Great Lakes region for an evening of networking, culture, and friendship. Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Board of Regents, […]
Career Corner: How Does an International Experience Give You an Edge?
You are now back in the U.S. or maybe your native country, and looking for work. You get an interview and the interviewer asks you: “How can my organization benefit from your experience overseas?” Good question. Have you thought it? We are all the converted, of course. Fulbrighters believe that international education is a good thing. […]
Angela Merkel Awarded Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
The 2018 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding was awarded to Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, in a ceremony taking place at the AXICA Congress and Convention Centre located right next to the historic Brandenburg, on January 28, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. With this award, the Fulbright Association honors Chancellor Merkel for her […]
Ashley Mae Conard – Belgium 2014
Ashley Mae Conard comes from a social junction of the American Midwest and global education. Her Indiana hometown, like many small Midwest towns, hosted a fairly homogeneous population, and the distance to the international world was far – both geographically and sociologically. There wasn’t a lot of cross-cultural movement, Ashley admits, and most of her […]
Chapter Spotlight: Mid-Florida
Just as the Fulbright Program affects both neighborhoods and nations, our chapters engage communities on both the local and international level. The Mid-Florida Chapter of the Fulbright Association has demonstrated outreach and engagement that has fostered connections through institutions and organizations at home and abroad. In October, the mid-Florida Chapter partnered with three colleges within […]