Sixteen Fulbright Alums Selected as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
The selection of distinguished Fulbrighters across the humanities, arts, and sciences reflects the lasting impact of research and study programs supported by Fulbright.
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Christopher Tin
Christopher Tin, two-time Grammy-winning Fulbrighter, composed a new ending to Puccini’s unfinished opera Turandot, performed at the Kennedy Center.
Artist Sedrick Huckaby Explores a Transnational Celebration of Juneteenth through Fulbright
Painting a portrait of Opal Lee led to a Fulbright project highlighting the story of freedom that Black Americans share with an Afro-Indigenous community in Mexico.
Fulbrighter’s Broadway Play “Appropriate” Wins Three Tony Awards
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Appropriate was named Best Revival of a Play at the 77th Annual Tony Awards. It was the crowning achievement for the play, which Jacobs-Jenkins started writing while on his Fulbright to Germany in 2010.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
‘Fulbright is where I was born as a writer’: Tony award-winning playwright playwright reflects on his journey to his Broadway debut
Fulbright Celebrates “Resilience, Renewal, and Community” at NAFSA 2024
Fulbrighters shared their research, told their transformative stories, and connected with international colleagues in New Orleans.
Sumalee Montano
Montano’s Fulbright research on single mothers in the Philippines set her on a path of choosing film and television projects that amplify a broad range of voices.
Fulbright Scholar Liaison Training for Community Colleges
The Fulbright Program held trainings, hosted by Ohlone College, for Fulbright Scholar Liaisons from community colleges across the United States to increase the participation of Community College faculty and administrators in the Fulbright Program.
HBCU Fulbright Program Advisers Training
Fulbright encourages HBCU participation in international exchange through resources, knowledge, and further opportunities. At a Fulbright Program Adviser workshop in February 2024, participants connected with a network of HBCU campus advisers, learned more about the role of the FPA in recruiting and advising their students and alums, and discussed how to foster a Fulbright culture on campus.
Fulbright at NAFSA 2024
Connect with the Fulbright Program at 2024 NAFSA Annual Conference in New Orleans.