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By Edward Shippen “Ship” Bright, 2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to the Bahamas I was extremely fortunate to have a chance for a second Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach Social Entrepreneurship at the University of the Bahamas (UB). My first Fulbright to the Czech Republic altered the course of my life personally, professionally, and academically. One of my favorite places in the world is the
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Internationalize Your Campus: Foreign Scholar Impact at U.S. Community Colleges

By Stacye Fraser Thompson, Coordinator of International Student Services, Jefferson State Community College As an international education professional for 23 years, one of the most rewarding interactions I have had is with the Fulbright Program’s Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) and the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program . The OLF brings Fulbright Foreign Scholars already on assignment in
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Who I Am and What I Am Able to Achieve: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're highlighting the contributions of outstanding Fulbrighters who live the Fulbright mission through their identities and goals. In this Q&A, Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador Dr. Fausto Sarmiento, and five-time Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Ana Gil-Garcia, share their host country experiences, the collaborative impact on their research, and discuss inclusion
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Women in Science: Building Communities of Support

By Verónica de la Fuente, 2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar to MIT Almost one year ago, I returned to the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, after completing my Fulbright as a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As a neuroscientist in academia from a developing country, it's valuable to spend part of your career in a developed country. Labs in developed countries
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A Daunting Responsibility, But an Exhilarating Opportunity: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Rink and Dr. Gregory Poelzer, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Cohort III Co-Lead Scholars

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative III will bring together a network of professionals, practitioners, and researchers from the United States, Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden for three seminar meetings and a Fulbright exchange experience to address key research and policy questions related to creating a secure and
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Fulbright Impact in the Field: Combating COVID-19

Q&A with Dr. Ronald Law, 2019 Fulbright Visiting Scholar from the Philippines Dr. Ronald Law, chief of the Preparedness Division, in the Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health in the Philippines, explains how his Fulbright experience directly impacts his work during the COVID-19 pandemic; what you can do to support public health; and describes his hopes for international
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How to Build a Fulbright Top-Producing Institution: Appalachian State University

What makes a " Fulbright Top-Producing Institution "? In the coming weeks, a variety of institutions will discuss their efforts to recruit, mentor, and encourage students and scholars to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs. We hope these conversations pull back the curtain on the advising process, and provide potential applicants and university staff with the tools they
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