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2023 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders Announced
09/18/2023

2023 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders Announced

On September 18, the U.S. Department of State announced 19 HBCUs as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” in recognition of their noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2022-23 academic year.

09/29/2023

HBCUs Achieve Strategic Goals Through Fulbright Scholar Awards

Faculty and Administrators at HBCUs take part in U.S. Scholar Awards and Visiting Scholar Awards to support research, globalize campuses, and internationalize curriculum

09/28/2023

Ruth Simmons, Fulbright Alum and Higher Education Leader, Delivers 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

Dr. Simmons reflected on her journey from a sharecropping family to the president of three universities, and the importance of studying humanities across cultures to finding her voice as a leader.

09/27/2023

Fulbright Alum Yoko Kamikawa Appointed Japanese Foreign Minister

Yoko Kamiwaka credits her “truly diverse” Fulbright experience at the Harvard Kennedy School with inspiring her career in public service and government.

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The Fulbright Program awards approximately 9,000 merit-based scholarships in the United States and more than 160 countries every year to accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields. Fulbrighters study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to complex global challenges.
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Egypt to U.S., 2019
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U.S. to Tajikistan, 2016
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U.S. to Ethiopia, 2018

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The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the United States Government. Fulbright was founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal—to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Led by the U.S. Government in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers an expansive suite of life-changing international academic and cultural exchange opportunities. Learn more about the Fulbright’s administration, funding, policies, and history.

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Fulbright was the beginning of a life-long investment that laid the strategic groundwork for a professional writing career and my work as an educator.

Alyea Pierce
U.S. to Trinidad and Tobago, 2019
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Fulbright certainly embodies this philosophy of doing interesting and important and impactful work, but also making sure that you share that work with other people.
Kevin McLean
U.S. to Malaysia and Ecuador, 2016
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Fulbright Alumni: Lasting Legacies

More than 400,000 Fulbrighters have made an impact on their communities and the world. In honor of our 2023 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders Initiative, we are highlighting notable HBCU-affiliated alumni.
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Ruth J. Simmons

Former President, Prairie View A&M University

U.S. Student to France, 1967

Fulbright was pivotal in paving the way for the leadership role that I have played in higher education.

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Hunter Mack

Virginia State University

U.S. Student to Czech Republic, 2021

Maybe I changed their minds about people that look like me, or a perspective that they would have never seen.

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Kendra L. Mitchell

Professor, Florida A&M University

U.S. Student to South Africa, 2016

The people who chose me saw that I was an HBCU graduate, and they said, ‘We want you to talk about those experiences.

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John Hope Franklin

Fisk University Graduate, Former Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Member, and Prominent Scholar of American History

U.S. Scholar and Distinguished Scholar (multiple countries)

We’ve got to tell the unvarnished truth.

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