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Share: Howard University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader.  For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing the noteworthy engagement that selected HBCUs have achieved with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. governments flagship international educational exchange program. Howard University is one of 20 HBCUs to receive this distinctio...

U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Announces Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders Share Article Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced it has designated 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as this year’s annual Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders, recognizing their noteworthy engagement with the Fulbright Program, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary. The U.S. D...

Date Time Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joey Hood Visits Tunisia Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood visited Tunisia from May 17-20. Acting Assistant Secretary Hood met with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi and underscored the United States government’s commitment to partnering with Tunisia to advance its democratic, economic, and security goals. They also discussed regional issues of mutual importance, including support for the UN-led Libyan ...

Emi Moriuchi and Jessica Hardin will travel to Japan and New Zealand, respectively, in spring 2022 Emi Moriuchi, left, from Saunders College of Business and Jessica Hardin from the College of Liberal Arts have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to travel abroad and conduct research at partner universities. Two RIT faculty members from Saunders College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to travel abroad and conduct resear...

Six UConn Students Receive Fulbright Program Grants UConn had an all-time high of 17 semifinalists for the Fulbright Student Program award, which includes the six finalists and three alternates. Top Row: Elizabeth Clifton, Karli Golembeski and Chloe Murphy. Bottom Row: Simran Sehgal, Jessica Stargardter and Candace Tang. Copy Link Six UConn students have been selected as recipients of a grant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2021-22 academic year. The progr...

In the few years since the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) began advising on Fulbright applications, Pratt Institute has become a leader in involving students in the Fulbright US Student Program. The prestigious cultural exchange program is led by the United States government in partnership with more than 160 countries, with its support including grants for US citizens to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. The student program is aimed at graduating seniors and rece...

Date Time United States and Kingdom of Denmark: Strengthening Our Alliance “In that spirit, as other countries strive to meet and raise their climate targets, the United States will mobilize resources, institutional knowledge, and technical expertise from across our government, the private sector, civil society, and research universities to help.” – Secretary Antony J. Blinken, April 22, 2021 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the Kingdom of Denmark on May 16-17 and 20, 2...

20 Penn students and recent graduates awarded Fulbright grants Penn Fulbright grant recipients for 2021-22 include 12 graduating seniors, six graduate students and two recent graduates. Pictured left to right (top row) Daisy Angeles, Robyn Barrow, Saxon Bryant, Youvin Chung, Gabriel DeSantis, Megan Everts; (middle row) Samuel Goldstein, Maria Kovalchuk, Andreas Nolan, Caleb Oh, Neelima Paleti, Bhavana Penmetsa; (bottom row) John Sigmier, Claire Sliney, M...

Photo - of - by staff |  May 14, 2021 Eight William & Mary alumni and students have been selected to receive U.S. Student Program awards, which will fund their teaching and research in countries around the world during the 2021-2022 academic year. Seven of the alumni received English Teaching Assistant Awards, and one received an Open Study/Research Award.  Six additional alumni were selected as alternates for the awards, which...

May 14, 2021 Zhihua Jiang Zhihua Jiang, professor and genome biologist with Washington State University’s Department of Animal Sciences, will conduct advanced research in Australia through a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award. The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced Jiang’s award this week. As a Fulbright Scholar, Jiang will research at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, as part of a project mapping the complex links between ge...