Highline Community College | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

United States

State

Washington

Institution IPED

235431

Liaison(s)

Ms. Jenn Ritchey

Title

Faculty, Global Education Initiatives

Address

Des Moines, WA
United States

jritchey@highline.edu

Samuel Kaplan

Address

WA
United States

Sakaplan@highline.edu

Mina Vo

Address

Des Moines, WA
United States

mvo@highline.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Amal Mahmoud	Highline Community College	University of Jordan	Lang Teaching	Jordan	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sibyl James	Highline Community College	University of Tunis	Literature	Tunisia	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joe Figel	Highline Community College	SINTAS Indonesia	Biology	Indonesia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sibyl James	Highline Community College	University of Abidjan--Cocody	Literature	Cote d'Ivoire	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amelia Phillips	Highline Community College	Polytechnic of Namibia	Computer Science	Namibia	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amal Mahmoud	Highline Community College	American University of Kuwait	Lang Teaching	Kuwait	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sibyl James	Highline Community College	University of Tunis	Literature	Tunisia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Emmanuel Chiabi	Highline Community College	Catholic University of Cameroon-Bamenda	Humanities	Cameroon	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Phillip Sell	Highline Community College	Ministry of Education	Engineering	Cyprus	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Abdessamad Chakour	Highline Community College	Politeknik Pariwisata Medan	Business	Indonesia	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Abdessamad Chakour	Highline Community College	NHI Bandung Tourism Polytechnic	Business	Indonesia	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Gerardo Mora-Brenes	National University of Costa Rica	Highline Community College	History	Costa Rica	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program