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From Disaster to Diplomacy: Field Notes from the First Fulbright in Cabo Verde

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorKaren S. Barton AbstractAs the first Fulbright Scholar in Cabo Verde, I arrived knowing that my role would be both energizing and uncertain. What began as a maritime geography proposal developed into a broader engagement with agriculture, water harvesting, and emergency coordination after the unprecedented August 11,…

Teaching Across Traditions: Lessons from Vietnam

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorNathan C. Gehlert AbstractTeaching counseling skills in Vietnam required me to rethink assumptions about pedagogy. My experience began at Fulbright University Vietnam, where interactive methods translated seamlessly. That success bred confidence, but in the fall, the same course at Vietnam National University met silence and hesitation, revealing…

Extending Engagement Beyond Familiar Fulbrights

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorsNelly M. Robles Garcia and Jack Corbett AbstractMany ex-Fulbrighters interested in maintaining engagement abroad overlook opportunities such as the Alumni engagement Innovation Fund, supporting applied projects encouraging cross-national collaboration. A binational team worked with a multicultural mix of small communities in Mexico’s Cuicatlán Valley toward developing a…

Resilience in Hanoi: Lessons in Leadership, Culture, and Connection

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorMonica Lakhwani AbstractThis Fulbright reshaped my understanding of leadership through cultural immersion, indirect communication, and flexible planning. A Hanoi typhoon became a symbol of resilience, revealing communal strength and quiet determination, while work with the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) deepened my appreciation for community…

Cybersecurity and AI Ethics Across Borders: A Fulbright Case Study in Educational Transformation

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorGeorge Antoniou AbstractThis article reflects on my experience as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tirana, where I worked with faculty, administrators, government agencies, and international partners to develop a university-wide AI and Ethics course and design a proposed Master’s program in Cybersecurity. The residency took…

Unearthing the History of the Young European Federalist Movement:A Fulbright Research Experience in Florence

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorJesica Siham Fernández AbstractAs a Fulbright-Schuman Scholar at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy, I pursued research at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU). I examined the Young European Federalists (YEF) movement’s archival records to historicize and contextualize its sociopolitical discourses and actions…

From Sunflower Fields to Hawker Centers: Reimagining Middle-Power Food Security

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorFeryaz Ocakli AbstractMiddle-power states face a dilemma amid global food volatility. Will they trust markets or build costly state-led buffers? Drawing on fieldwork in Singapore, Indonesia, and Turkey, this essay examines different strategies for managing food security. While Singapore and Indonesia have invested in import diversification and…

Preserving What? Lessons from Singapore’s Hawker Centers on Policy Design and Heritage Preservation

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 3 (September 2026) AuthorJenny Dorsey AbstractDuring my 2023–2024 Fulbright-National Geographic Fellowship in Singapore, I investigated how UNESCO heritage designation intersects with economic sustainability in hawker centres (government-run prepared-food markets). While existing policies appeared to prioritize the preservation of hawker centres’ form, hawkers desired the preservation of their function and utility….

Food Dome Dietary Guidelines: My Fulbright Research on Mapping Obesity in the Gulf Region

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 2 (2026) AuthorAlexander Woodman AbstractMy Fulbright research at Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain was mixed-method research that focused on a better understanding of the relationship between Gulf medical students’ knowledge and attitudes about Food Dome dietary guidelines (FDDG). In this article, I share the qualitative findings of my research. Medical…

How A Taiwan Fulbright Broadened A China Scholar’s Horizon

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 4, Number 2 (2026) AuthorHilary A. Smith AbstractFor decades I had conducted research abroad primarily in the People’s Republic of China, until a 2024 Fulbright award to Taiwan reoriented my perspective. Living and doing research in Taiwan gave me a new understanding of Chinese history and identity that both shaped my latest…