100 Years of Dominican Feminisms Published – Ginetta E.B. Candelario – Dominican Republic 2016
One of several major accomplishments of my 6 months as a Fulbright Scholar during the spring of 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was the publication of the groundbreaking Cien años de feminisms dominicanos, 1865-1965. This 1,555 page, two volume collection of curated primary documents offer unequivocal evidence of the long and autochthonous history of feminist […]
American Becomes TV Star in Belarus – Robert Eckhart – Belarus 2018
Belarus isn’t so well-known outside of its borders, and isn’t on the radar for most travelers to Europe. A locally-produced television show–Welcome to Belarus!”–is trying to fix that, with episodes every week featuring the wonderful experiences of travelers to Belarus. As a Fulbright Scholar and exuberant participant in Belarusian culture and the city-life of Minsk, […]
Anthropological Fieldwork in a Village in Turkey – Carol Delaney – Turkey 1979-1982
I spent 2 1/2 years in a mountain top village in Turkey focusing on their notions of gender, procreation, and religion that resulted in my book: “The Seed and the Soil: Gender and Cosmology in Turkish Village Society.” Carol Delaney – Fulbright to Turkey 1979-1982
Engineering with Fulbright – Hassaan Idrees – USA 2014-2016
Thanks to the Fulbright grant, I was able to study my master’s in electrical power systems engineering at Arizona State University, where I studied and worked on multiple projects on renewable energy and power systems. At ASU, I was the Vice President of the Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, through which I was able to […]
Putting on a Musical at an Engineering School – Leanne Block – France 2017
When I began my Fulbright year to France, I hardly knew anyone in Paris and was alone at my host institution, Ecole Polytechnique. My master’s program was largely international and taught in English. I was disappointed to find that there was no contact between my program and the famous “polytechnicien” students – the ones that […]
Birding Never Goes Out of Style – Laura A. Macaluso – Eswatini (Swaziland) 2008
The pandemic of 2020-2021 brought renewed attention to amateur birding across the world. I had forgotten, until this call for 75th anniversary memories, that the birding I do here at my house in Alexandria, Virginia was preceded by a birding pamphlet project done around 2008-2009 when I was a Fulbright Scholar at the Swaziland National […]
Closer to My Country Thanks to Fulbright – Carla Cabrera Cuadrado – USA 2018-20
During my Fulbright experience, I truly got immersed in the American culture. I carved pumpkins for Halloween, I cooked s’mores on a fire pit, I went to a Super Bowl and Oscars watch party, I cheered for the Washington Nationals during a baseball game, I celebrated Thanksgiving, and many more American activities. Yet, what I […]
Connected to Make a Better World – Rolando E. Tellez – USA 1992
The Fulbright Program made my life more productive and interesting by being connected to the rest of the world. I was born to a poor family in Nicaragua. This excellent program allowed me to go native in American culture and acquire the skills and motivation to continue learning up to this day. Living in the […]