After graduating from Virginia State University, a historically black university, engineering student Hunter Mack spent a year as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in the Southern Bohemian region of the Czech Republic. He discusses the powerful connections he was able to make with students and their community by through shared family experiences and mutual interests.

Jay Shapiro, a lawyer with over forty years of experience in criminal law in New York, and a 2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Albania shares how the U.S. legal community is uniquely situated to strengthen judicial institutions in young democracies through international exchange.

The 2023 recipients of the Fulbright-National Geographic Award will undertake in-depth explorations of pressing local and global issues, focusing on fields of conservation, research, storytelling, education, and technology.

Taniqua Huguley earned her Master’s degree in public policy and conducted Fulbright research in Trinidad and Tobago on the incarceration of young women. Recently, Huguley was named as one of Hartford Business Journal’s Top 25 Women in Business. She is the founder of Black Girls Achieve, an empowerment program for Black girls around the world.

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.

As medical technologies and treatments evolve, Fulbright plays a critical role in addressing public health challenges worldwide. Fulbright Students and Scholars working in different fields and countries demonstrate how Fulbright fosters collaboration to improve outcomes, reduce disparities, and create healthier communities.

Since leaving her hometown of San Diego, California, Emi Koch’s passion for the oceans and the people whose well-being depends on them have taken her around the world. A Fulbright-National Geographic Award to Vietnam in 2019 marked a turning-point in her career path from professional surfer to sustainable oceans advocate.

Carina Ho is an acclaimed Oakland-based indie electronic artist and music producer, a talented professional dancer, and an inspiring children’s book author. She is also a wheelchair-user and a powerful disability rights advocate, who works at Airbnb to promote greater accessibility and inclusion within travel. Carina was paralyzed below the chest following a car accident in 2014.

Fulbright Amazonia, an international, multi-disciplinary collaboration of scholars investigating topics related to the Amazon Basin, kicked off its inaugural program with a meeting in Belém, Brazil from June 18 to 22, 2023.

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.