Memories of my Fulbright in Vienna – Jerry Rosenberg – Austria 1955
After completing an internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital in June,1955 I married Corliss, who had been a nursing student while I was a medical student, and spent the summer in Wisconsin Dells where I had a locum tenens as a GP. We left for Austria in September, 1955 where I was to begin […]
Living Abroad – Richard H Pells – Austria 1979 Denmark 1982 Finland 1997 Germany 2003 Indonesia 2004 The Netherlands 2005
I’ve had 6 Fulbright lectureships and chairs, possibly a record! As a historian of the U.S., I’d always wanted to live abroad and my chance to do so changed my life and career. It yielded 2 books, Not Like Us and Modernist America. For these experiences, I will always be grateful. Richard H Pells – Fulbright […]
The Power of Cultural Diplomacy – Katherine Hoffman
Katherine Hoffman – Fulbrights to Austria (2006), Germany(2014), and Netherlands(2017) Story was originally published in Portraits: The Magazine of Saint Anselm College – Fall/ Winter 2020, pp. 38-41. Visit this link to see the original publication.
Celebration – Nancy Duvall Hargrove – France (1963 & 1976) Belgium (1984) Sweden (1992) Austria (2005)
Since I’ve had five Fulbright grants (a student fellowship to France, a Junior Lectureship to France, Senior Lectureships to Belgium and Sweden, and a Distinguished Chair Award to Austria), I’ve had numerous memorable experiences that exemplify the “Fulbright Spirit.” However, one that stands out came at the end of my semester teaching American Literature at […]
Remembering Horst S Jarka – Fulbrighter from Austria 1951
Horst S. Jarka passed away in Missoula on February 9, 2021 at the age of 95. For three decades he taught German language and literature at the University of Montana. Innovative as a teacher, he has former students spread throughout the community and across the country, and was known for his engagement and wit in […]
Ernest D. Rose – Austria 1972 – Israel 1972 – Czechoslovakia 1989 – Malta 1995
Following service as a Navy pilot during World War II, Ernie Rose attended UCLA and became a member of the first class of film students in that newly established program. Three years later he earned the first MA Degree ever awarded by the University of California for a documentary film he made in lieu of […]