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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.

09/19/2023

Video: Jackson State University President on the value of Fulbright to HBCUs

President Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Ph.D. discusses how Fulbright advances her university’s strategic goals and benefits students, faculty, and the JSU community.

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.

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.

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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

08/16/2023

Fulbright Specialist assesses Egypt’s strategy for science and technology

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.

07/18/2023

Two-time Fulbrighter Mildred García named Chancellor of California State University System

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.

06/30/2023

Fulbright Alum appointed as Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

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.

06/27/2023

Fulbrighter Presents on Assistive Technology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden

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.

03/30/2023

University of Maine’s Jasmine Saros named 2023 Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Scholar

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.

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