Remembering Earl “Bud” Rovit
The Fulbright Association is deeply saddened by the passing of Lifetime Member Earl “Bud” Rovit, an internationally acclaimed literary scholar and four-time Fulbright recipient. Rovit, a leading literary scholar of the writing of Ernest Hemingway, Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow and William Faulkner, and in the early 1960’s, one of the first to discern and explore […]
Learning Through Service: The 2018 Service Corps Trip to Vietnam
Fulbrighters and friends traveled to Hanoi in April for the Fulbright Association’s 2018 Service Corps Trip to Vietnam. In partnership with the local volunteer organizations of Friends for Asia and the Center for Sustainable Development Studies, participants contributed to several service projects with the Vietnamese community, studied and explored important historical and cultural sites, and had the […]
Conference Logo Design Competition: “Un mundo, muchas voces”
Are you a graphic designer? The Fulbright Association is hosting a logo competition and invites submissions of compelling logos that visually represent our 2018 annual conference theme: “Un mundo, muchas voces” (“One world, many voices”). Our conference will be held in Puebla, Mexico, and will feature a special focus on Mexico-U.S. relations. Competitive logo designs […]
Derek Crider – Germany 1979
As a junior at Purdue University studying civil engineering in 1976, Derek Crider participated in a yearlong study abroad program in Hamburg, Germany. Through his coursework, travel, and observations, he gained an understanding of how German public transport and urban planning were interconnected, and began to identify opportunities for improvement that could be applied to […]
Chapter Spotlight: Greater New York
Based in New York City, the Greater New York Chapter of the Fulbright Association capitalizes on all the city has to offer. Their events ensure that members are challenged both intellectually and artistically while promoting the Fulbright message of intercultural understanding. Their programming is also focused on making visiting Fulbrighters feel at home, helping them […]
“Bringing Puppetry to Uganda” — Carol Sterling
This is the first of two articles shared by alumna Carol Sterling about her Fulbright experiences teaching puppetry in Uganda and India. The articles are published, with permission of the author, as they were printed in The Puppetry Journal. To read the second article, please click here. Carol Sterling is a former President of the UNIMA-USA […]
“Travels Through India Conducting Puppetry Workshops” — Carol Sterling
This is the second of two articles shared by alumna Carol Sterling about her Fulbright experiences teaching puppetry in Uganda and India. The articles are published, with permission of the author, as they were printed in The Puppetry Journal. To read the first article, please click here. To read the second article in this series, please […]
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 […]