Once in a Lifetime – Su Mi Lee – Chile 2017
I attended the 2017 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program for the postsecondary faculty members/administrators that aimed to help participants learn about how recent societal reforms and social movements in Chile have been influenced by the social, economic, political, religious, and ethnic contexts of Chile. My focus was on human rights violations committed under the Pinochet regime […]
Fulbright Experiences in South America – J. Patrice McSherry – Argentina 1992, Uruguay 2005, Chile 2011
I was fortunate to benefit from three Fulbright grants: as a grad student (Argentina, 1992), an associate professor (Uruguay, 2005), and a full professor (Chile, 2011). All three of these experiences were life-altering. In Argentina, where I lived for one academic year, my frame of reference changed. As I passed the magnificent buildings surrounding Plaza […]
A Half A Century Ago – Edmond Gerald Meyer – Chile 1959
I am probably the oldest Fulbrighter still around. My Fulbright assignment was at the University of Conception, Chile in 1959 where I collaborated with two other Fulbrighters, and was asked to formulate a plan to establish departments of chemistry, physics, and biology at the university. We were paid in pesos. The next year, we hosted […]