Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorsKevin F. F. Quigley and Bruce Svare We founded this journal believing that Fulbright experiences have a profound effect on the participants and those experiences have an enduring but often unexamined impact. We also believe that the Global Fulbright Community has untapped potential to make more progress in…
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The Intersection of Different Worlds: A Turkish Fulbrighter’s Experiences in the United States
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorErcan Karakoç AbstractI was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2010-11. During my visiting period, I taught modern Turkish history while introducing Turkish culture and controversial issues in my country to the Chatham community. These experiences allowed me to grow as an academic and…
Continue ReadingRacketeering, Unions and The Loss of Public Trust
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorRobert Jaquay Murder in the Garment District: The Grip of Organized Crime and the Decline of Organized Labor in the United States by David Witwer and Catherine Rios. David Witwer was a Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in History at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 2022. Murder in the…
Continue ReadingThe Connectedness of Sourdough Culture
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorIsaac Oluseun Adejumo Sourdough Culture: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers by Eric Pallant, who was a Fulbright Scholar to the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Israel) in 2001 and to Lancaster University (UK) in 2016. My wife, a microbiologist, a bread lover, and…
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Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorKendra Reynolds The Sauna is Full of Maids by Cheryl J. Fish who was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tampere, Finland, in 2007. Opening with an epilogue quoted from the Finnish National Epic, the Kalevala, Cheryl J. Fish’s collection invites us to venture over thresholds, both geographical…
Continue ReadingThe Surprising Legacy of Playboy’s Hugh Hefner: Eight Conversations on The First Amendment
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3 (2023) AuthorBrian Semujju The First Amendment Lives On: Conversations Commemorating Hugh M. Hefner’s Legacy of Enduring Free Speech and Free Press Values by Stuart N. Brotman, the Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications Technologies at the University of Helsinki, 2012-13. Stuart N. Brotman is the Alvin and Sally…
Continue ReadingExpressions of Interest: Themed Issue on Creating Sustainable Futures
Fulbright Chronicles is pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest for contributing an article or commentary for publication in a themed issue on focused on “Creating Sustainable Futures.” The world is currently facing an environmental crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Deforestation, pollution, and overconsumption are disrupting the delicate balance of our ecosystems. The consequences are…
Continue ReadingFrom Italy to the United States: Reflections on a Fulbright Teaching and Cultural Experience in Pittsburgh
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2 (2023) AuthorFlavia Cavaliere Abstract I was a Distinguished Italian Fulbright Chair at the University of Pittsburgh. A key purpose of the Fulbright Program is to serve as a cultural ambassador to one’s own country. I shaped my syllabus to dispel stereotypes about ‘Italianicity’ and to enable my students to…
Continue ReadingMy Fulbright Awards in Pursuit of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2 (2023) AuthorMaria Cristina Montoya Abstract The Fulbright mission supports quality education, fosters service and advocacy for all people’s needs. The values of diversity and respect are at the core of Fulbright when providing opportunities for global mutual understanding. My Fulbright missions in Colombia focused on Collaborative Online International Learning…
Continue ReadingA College Administrator’s Fulbright Trip Through France: Discovering What Our Educational Systems Can Learn From Each Other
Fulbright Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2 (2023) AuthorClaire Phillips Abstract As a participant in the 2022 International Education Administrators award trip to France, I took advantage of the opportunity to compare and contrast French and American higher education systems, using the dual lens of someone who worked and studied in France, along with my current…
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