Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorsMolly Hamm-Rodríguez and Megan Jeanette Myers Abstract The authors represent a Fulbright US Scholar and a recipient of the Fulbright Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) award. We initially met at a community event on the Dominican-Haitian border in 2012 and, a decade later, reconnected during our Fulbrights in…
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A Fulbright Experience: The Irony of an Event
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorRosina Claudia Krecek Abstract My first public health teacher was my mother, a nurse in underserved communities of southern Florida, US. Her captivating cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) filled our evenings at home. Fifty years later, I prepared my keynote address, “One Health and NTDs” as a…
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Fulbright Fellow to Fulbright Faculty: My Circuitous Passage from Chengdu to Ho Chi Minh City
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorMark E. Frank Abstract Over the past five years, I went from being a Fulbright Research Fellow in China to becoming a member of the history faculty at Fulbright University Vietnam. I reflect on the barriers facing similar US exchanges with China today, and the new opportunities for…
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How Fulbright Believed in Me When No One Else Did, and How I Had to Break the Mold to Pass this Gift On
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorItto Outini Abstract The Fulbright program changed my life. As a blind woman who spent six years homeless, I struggled to find anyone who would invest in me. In 2017, Fulbright sent me to America to study for my Masters. In 2022, I received a ‘Fulbright in the…
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Mapping Social Vulnerability in the Aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake: A Fulbright Specialist Journey in Nepal
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorKaren S. Barton Abstract As a Fulbright Specialist to Nepal, my goal was to help the Institute for Crisis Management Studies in Kathmandu survey and map communities affected by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, the largest natural disaster to impact the nation in recorded history. This paper shows how…
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The Art of Diplomacy: Making Foes into Friends
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorSally Shelton-Colby Abstract My Fulbright at Sciences Po in Paris enabled me to research how France and North Vietnam, which had been at war for years until France was defeated, were able to rebuild their relationship into the strategic and economic partnership it is today. The principal conclusion…
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Recruiting Foreign Scholars via the Fulbright Program
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorRagupathy Kannan Abstract As a three-time Fulbrighter, I narrate my experiences of bringing students from my overseas host institutions to my home state of Arkansas, and how this has built lasting international collaborations in keeping with the Arkansas senator’s vision. KeywordsRecruiting • outreach • graduate programs • international…
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My Fulbright Specialist Award in Japan: Global Exchanges for the Advancement of Plant Biology and Food Security
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorGokhan Hacisalihoglu Abstract This commentary provides an overview of my Fulbright experience in Japan, and how it changed my world view and advanced my career trajectory. The lectures were well-received, offering a good balance of STEM and STEM-learning topics. Fulbright opened new avenues for me to contribute to…
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Fulbright is All About Education
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) AuthorsKevin F. F. Quigley and Bruce B. Svare Since its inception nearly 80 years ago, the purpose of the Fulbright Program has centered on education and its lasting impact on peace and prosperity. This focus has not changed in spite of challenges of access, affordability, controversies over curricula,…
Continue ReadingFulbright Chronicles Seeks Book Reviewers
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1 (2023) If you’re interested in reviewing books for Fulbright Chronicles and have experience reviewing non-academic, general interest books, please send your contact information, details about your Fulbright award(s), academic discipline, previous publications, as well as any particular interests that will help match you with the right book to Erika J. Waters…
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