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

Terik Tidwell, who specializes in inclusive innovation, met with university and ministry officials, heads of research, and entrepreneurs to evaluate progress on the country’s 2017 National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation.

Dr. Mildred García, President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), has been appointed as chancellor of the California State University (CSU). She is a first generation college student and the first Latina appointed to oversee the 23-campus CSU system. She had previously served as president of CSU Fullerton and CSU Dominguez Hills.

Alexandra Papadopoulou, a distinguished member of the Greek Foreign Service who was a Fulbright Foreign Student from Greece, has been appointed as the country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since 2020, she has represented her country as the Ambassador of Greece to the United States, the first woman to serve in that role.

Fulbright-Nehru Fellow Anchal Sharma presented her research on assistive technology to improve inclusion in science and math education at the National Science Foundation, on the first day of Prime Minister Modi’s visit in Washington.

Saros will study newly formed glacially fed lakes near the Jostedal Glacier and above the Arctic Circle with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and connect the UMaine Arctic Research Forum with students in Norway.