Dr. Nathans, PhD, is a Pulitzer Prize winning historian of Jewish and Russian History who witnessed the dissolution of the Soviet Union during his Fulbright year.
Benjamin Nathans
Tag: Arts & Culture
Eighteen Fulbrighters Selected as 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
Artists, researchers, and scientists who honed their craft through Fulbright—and have made exceptional contributions to their fields—have been honored by the Guggenheim Foundation.
Shaped by two Fulbrighters, Brazilian Film “I’m Still Here” Wins Oscar for Best International Feature
The film’s screenwriter Murilo Hauser earned an MFA in Writing for Film and TV from the University of Southern California through Fulbright. At USC, he was mentored by Fulbright Specialist Mary Sweeney, known for her work on “Twin Peaks,” “Mulholland Drive,” and “The Romanoffs.”
Jazz Professor’s Fulbright Sparks a Grammy-Nominated Album
Fulbright Specialist and bassist Jamie Ousley strengthens jazz education in Costa Rica leading to a Grammy-nominated cross-border collaboration.
Fulbright/Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts and Science
Fulbright Visiting Scholars Adriana Jaramillo from Colombia and Eder Zanetti from Brazil will connect with artists, staff, educators, and audiences in the United States.
Fulbright-National Archives Heritage Science Fellowship
The U.S. Department of State and the National Archives and Records Administration support international education and research in the interdisciplinary field of heritage science preserving the objects, documents, and fabrics significant to global cultures and history.
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.
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.