Category: Articles

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 2 (2022) AuthorHabiba I. Atta Abstract I was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in 2021 at Rutgers University in New Jersey. My research was aimed at isolating hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from contaminated soil samples. I was able to isolate bacterial species that have the ability to degrade a variety of aromatic hydrocarbons…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 2 (2022) AuthorWilliam P. Schonberg Abstract As part of the Australian Department of Defense, the Defense Science and Technology Group provides science and technology support to safeguard Australia and its national interests. In this paper, I hope to share not only my thoughts on those experiences and how they affected…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 2 (2022) AuthorJonathan Hollander Abstract During Fulbright tenures in India (1992) and Malaysia (2011), collaborations led to the creation of choreography, bilateral exchanges and the launching of an arts council. The Fulbright awards served as catalysts for the flourishing of relationships that have continued to grow and produce outcomes in…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 2 (2022) AuthorSusan Opp Abstract As a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Mauritius in 2021-2022, I was able to learn a great deal about Mauritian students and public service in this country. Teaching undergraduates about public sector ethics provided an opportunity to internationalize my teaching approach and helped me…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 2 (2022) AuthorCharles David Crumpton Abstract Crumpton was a Fulbright Scholar in Thailand in 2021-2022, which built on previous Fulbright Specialist experiences in Brazil and Thailand, and continued his five-decade global journey in responsive and inclusive local governance. The 2021-2022 Scholar Grant involved collaboration with refugee Myanmar scholars to visualize…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorsKevin F F Quigley and Bruce B Svare Fulbright alumni know that “seeing” the world is just the first step. The enduring relationships, empathy and understanding that develop have been the legacy of the Fulbright Program for over 75 years. Today, we face great challenges in our world….

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorDerek R Peterson Abstract My scholarly vocation was vitally shaped by the people I knew in 1993 and 1994, when I was a Fulbrighter in Kenya. In this short essay I focus on two dramas: first, Kenyans’ efforts to build culturally coherent communities that could reliably act in…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorJames Arvanitakis Abstract We have seen what can best be described as a U-turn in US political positioning: From street protests and outpourings of grief in support of Black Lives Matter (BLM) following the murder of George Floyd, to a moral panic about ‘critical race theory.’ How did…

Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorJane Smiley Abstract I have been to Iceland twice—first, for about eight months, in 1976-77, on a Fulbright, and second, a couple of years ago, when I was invited to return and celebrate all of us Fulbrighters who got the chance to spend time in Iceland. This is…