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….
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Making History in Kenya, 1993-94
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…
Continue ReadingLiving Blue in a Red State: Understanding the Trump Phenomenon and the Conservative Backlash
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…
Continue ReadingIceland Made Me
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…
Continue ReadingHow My Fulbright Journey in Ireland Helped Lead to the Founding of the Water’s Edge Museum
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorBarbara Paca Abstract The author received a Fulbright Scholar Award to Ireland in 1995-1996. Fulbright scholar awards are about fulfilling your dreams. My goal was to investigate the artistic and scientific achievements of a circle of eccentric 18th century artists and land improvers in Ireland. This experience equipped…
Continue ReadingA Fulbright Experience with Faculty Development in Thailand Universities
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorCeleste M Brody Abstract Based on the experience of creating programs to facilitate faculty development in Thailand universities as a Senior Fulbright Scholar (2006-2007), the author shares her insights from these efforts to reform higher education. She worked with Burapha University as the administration developed the first teaching…
Continue ReadingWhy the Fulbright Program Really Matters
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 1, Number 1 (2022) AuthorMiro Cerar Abstract The goals set forth in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development show that the pursuit of the right knowledge and action is no longer just a matter of human welfare. It has become a question of the survival of our civilization. This cannot be…
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