Fulbright-in-the-Classroom: Northern California Chapter Pilot Approved
The Northern California chapter is the latest to have its pilot proposal for the Fulbright-in-the-Classroom initiative approved. The team leading the pilot includes Joyce Kim, Meg Ramey, and Dawn Barcelona. Kim was a U.S. Student Program participant/research grant awardee in South Korea (2015-2016), Ramey was an English Teaching Assistant in Mexico (2014-15) and is a […]
Chapter Spotlight: Georgia Chapter
The Georgia Chapter of the Fulbright Association has set an excellent example of advancing the Fulbright Association’s work to connect and engage alumni. Led by a dedicated board of ten individuals, the Georgia Chapter welcomes nearly 90 visiting Fulbrighters each year into a vibrant community of students, academics, and professionals. The chapter continues to distinguish […]
Fulbright: Now More Than Ever – Winning Logo Design
The Fulbright Association is excited to share the winning design from our “Fulbright: Now More Than Ever” logo competition. We offer our congratulations to Grant Thomas, who designed the logo, and thank everyone in our community who submitted logo designs for their contributions and creativity! Thomas is a designer from Baltimore. He currently lives in […]
Building ‘Pathways to Peace’: 2017 Service Tour to Malawi
If you’ve never ridden into an unfamiliar African village and been warmly embraced with singing and dancing after your small van has bumped along on an unpaved, dusty road with more naturally-grooved speed-bumps than trees alongside it, you really can’t fully appreciate how the Fulbright Association’s Service Tour in Malawi came to plant 1700 trees […]
David Bradley to Receive Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award
The Fulbright Association is pleased to announce that Mr. David G. Bradley, Chairman of Atlantic Media, will be the recipient of the 2017 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be given at a reception on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, during the Association’s 40th Annual Conference. The […]
Board of Directors Election: Announcement of New President and Directors
In August, the Fulbright Association held its annual election for incoming Board members and the new President of the Fulbright Association. The candidates on the ballot had been officially nominated in the spring. We are proud to announce the results of this election and to see four members of our community take on new leadership […]
The Fulbright Association’s 2016 Insight Tour to Peru
A major attraction for visiting Peru is Machu Picchu. In a word, Machu Picchu is awesome. “The views of snow-capped Andes Mountains, the meandering Urubamba River, and the conversations with fellow travelers on the Peru Railroad added to the pleasure of the trip to Machu Picchu,” said Nancy Neill (New Zealand, 1963), Fulbright Association President. […]
Going “Home” to Fayetteville
Sometimes, it helps to start at the beginning. Seven months into my tenure as Executive Director of the Fulbright Association, I returned to our roots as a community — the university town of Fayetteville, Arkansas. J. William Fulbright spent most of his life on the campus of the University of Arkansas before leaving for Washington […]